Growing up in India, UB student Rutuja Sawant never felt like she could express herself. She struggled between the pressure to succeed academically and the lack of representation in media, but found a sense of identity through filmmaking.
International Fiesta has always been a way for UB students to display cultural pride. The annual dance competition, which will be held on Saturday, presents a variety of performances rooted in different cultures.
UB’s production of “Julius Caesar” took a modern twist on the classic Shakespearean play.
Models wearing gleaming red dresses and orange attire shined in the Black Student Union’s 51st annual Black Explosion fashion show Saturday night.
William Shakespeare is no stranger on a college campus, but students are taking his work one step further with UB’s newest reimagining. UB Theatre & Dance will present Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” at the Center for the Arts. Performances on Friday and Saturday are available to the general public. But the production isn’t without surprises.
Michael Bublé joked about singing in the shower and pretending he’s on “American Idol” Wednesday night. He asked the KeyBank Center crowd if anyone had a “shower song”of their own that they would like to sing. A fan named Nicole stepped up, sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and earned the crowd’s support.
TORONTO — Anderson .Paak is a jack of all trades. He danced, drummed and sang the night away to prove his skill in Toronto on Tuesday night.
The classic Broadway musical “Miss Saigon” brought its renewed production to Shea’s Performing Arts Center. The story takes a critical look at the Vietnam War and the impact of Western interference. The performance offers vibrant set designs and elaborate choreography in the tragedy.
Animation is typically associated with big Hollywood studios, but the art form has grown far beyond film and television. Rebel One Studios is reclaiming animation and breaking traditional stereotypes from healthcare to architecture and advertising.
Raising the bar is nothing new for director Kerry Ring. And she expects the same from her dancers every year.
Intimacy was an afterthought when Kathleen Golde first pursued theater. She said actors were expected to approach intimate scenes on their own without any guidance and situations often turned unsafe and uncomfortable for her.
John Mulaney made it clear that if someone was confident enough to interrupt his joke, he would call them out. The comedian bounced off of disruptive student comments while performing his set Saturday night. He asked their names and majors, and some had their comments turned into jokes. But the crowd was more than happy to play along.
Lennon Stella was destined for greatness. She grew up surrounded by music, was named after a Beatle and was never afraid to share her voice on YouTube at a young age.
“Beerbongs & Bentleys” rapper Post Malone received the most votes in the Student Association’s Spring Fest survey this year. Hip-hop and rap dominated the student poll. Roughly 1,000 students took part in the survey, according to the undergraduate Student Association.
Eric Huebner, at 10 years old, was sure he would pursue music. Just seven years later, he made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
After a serious car accident in Buffalo, UB student Habiba Abdelall found her comfort through art. Her focus: female nudes.
Social House is more than a social experiment. It took Scootie Anderson and Mikey Foster eight months to rack up over 65 million Spotify streams on their debut track. It took a smash hit for them to score a slot at Coachella. And it took a flight to Los Angeles for them to produce their first two number-one singles and the biggest hits of 2018 and 2019, respectively, Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” and “7 Rings.”
Gina Smith took a bus from Oil City, Pennsylvania to see “Cats” on opening night at Shea’s Theater. She had been waiting to see the show for 32 years. “When they announced the show in Buffalo, I told my husband there was no way I was missing it. He jumped up and said he was going too. This was our Christmas gift.”
February is a notoriously hard month for UB students. Classwork and bad weather return in full force, making it pretty miserable. The Buffalo music scene, despite the low morale, continues to draw in big acts for local fans. The Spectrum assembled a collection of some of the most attractive shows and events happening around the area throughout the first few weeks of classes.
Harsh winter weather can make traveling off campus a challenge. It can be hard to make it downtown to see a show with freezing temperatures and snow days.
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