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Theater students rehearse at The Center of Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive on campus.

Sounds of construction ring out at School of Music

Abigail Kinney, Reporter December 8, 2023

The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music is preparing to undergo a major renovation project with hopes of creating collaborative spaces for its students, prepping and finalizing a multi-stage construction project...

One of the dogs performing a trick at a previous event.

Four-legged friends to hit the hardwood during upcoming basketball game

Abigail Kinney, Reporter December 8, 2023

Performance Dogs of Ohio are showing off their frisbee-catching talents Jan. 17 during the halftime of the women's basketball game against Northern Illinois. A group of canine enthusiasts took their...

Theater students rehearse at The Center of Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive on campus.

New director wants to conduct new era in School of Music

Abigail Kinney, Reporter December 8, 2023

Music has always played a major part of Sarah Labovitz's world, and now she says it is the biggest pillar in her current career position.  At the age of three, Labovitz had a Fisher Price build-your-own...

KSU homecoming kickoff featured food, music and fireworks.

Saxophonists work to mentor next generation of musicians

Abigail Kinney, Reporter November 17, 2023

Saxophone Day will be presented Nov. 19 in the Ludwig Recital Hall for current middle and high school students. The saxophone is a captivating instrument from the woodwind family. It can produce mellow...

Performers sing in an opera performance in 2022.

Performers are hitting all the right notes with upcoming opera

Abigail Kinney, Reporters November 13, 2023

Performers at the Opera Theatre will present “Not/Ordinary: Scenes of Life and Love,” a compilation of opera scenes running in the Wright-Curtis Theatre from Nov. 17 through Nov. 19.  This event...

A past orchestra concert at Cartwright Hall

Orchestra strums fresh chord with new leadership, ideas

Abigail Kinney, Reporter November 10, 2023

The Kent State Orchestra has been a part of the college's music program since 1968, and although some traditions are embedded in their roots, the orchestra is modernizing and trying different things this...

Theater students rehearse at The Center of Performing Arts, located at 1325 Theatre Drive on campus.

A peek behind the scenes of the costume design program

Abigail Kinney, Reporter November 2, 2023

As students begin scheduling classes for the spring semester, they could consider taking a course that combines two worlds: fashion and theater.  Kent State's Costume Design Program takes a technical...