{"id":111334,"date":"2024-07-25T08:52:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&p=111334"},"modified":"2024-07-25T08:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T12:52:11","slug":"2023-2024-highlights","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2024\/2023-2024-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of CFA’s 2023-2024 Academic Year, a Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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From captivating and vibrant exhibitions, concerts, and performances both on campus and at renowned venues to impactful conversations and events with our students, alums, and artists around the country, CFA’s 2023-2024 year is one for the books!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n
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As we embark on a new academic year at Boston University College of Fine Arts (and an exciting new chapter at BU with Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam<\/a> beginning her tenure as the University’s 11th president), we’re taking a moment to reflect on the highlights of CFA’s 2023-2024 year!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jump ahead to a semester!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Summer Destinations? CFA, Broadway, and Abroad!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Stefano Meo as Rigoletto and members of the chorus in Opera p\u00e5 Sk\u00e4ret\u2019s\u00a0Rigoletto. Photo by Andreas Hylth\u00e9n<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rigoletto\u00a0director Leslie Swackhamer (front right) invited Susan Mickey (front left) to design the opera\u2019s costumes. Behind them are the students Mickey brought with her: Duncan Michael (CFA\u201925) (from left), Gregg Wiggans (CFA\u201925), Yao Kuang Lee (CFA\u201925), and Dante Gonzalez (CFA\u201924). Photo by Andreas Hylth\u00e9n<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Traveling to Sweden for a professional opportunity in costume designing and directing was an experience shared among a handful of BU School of Theatre students last summer. Directing student Gregg Wiggans<\/strong> (CFA’25), and costume design students, Yao Kuang Lee<\/strong> (CFA\u201925), Duncan Michael<\/strong> (CFA\u201925), and Dante Gonzalez<\/strong> (CFA\u201924) spent last July in the countryside of rural Sweden, working with Opera p\u00e5 Sk\u00e4ret on the company’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ballet Bag\u00a0(2021), a 2021 soft sculpture by Rose Nestler, one of 13 contemporary artists whose work was featured in\u00a0STUFFED. Photo by Julian Massari (ENG\u201926)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Photo by Greg Mills. Pictured, from left to right are BU alums Jillian Oliver, David Lurie-Perret, John Zdrojeski, Greg Bird, and Alex Wyse<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Over the summer, the exhibition STUFFED<\/a><\/em> was on view at BU Art Galleries’ Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery. It featured works by 13 female artists who use pliable materials in new ways. And in New York City, a Terrier-heavy Broadway show was playing at the Belasco Theatre. From the cast to design to production, eight BU alums were involved in the Tony-award-winning show Good Night, Oscar<\/a><\/em> starring Sean Hayes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FALL 2023<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fall in Love With New Works, Classic Works<\/em>, and our Community of Alums & Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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i love you and i always will, or charlie’s play. Photo by Sarah Coleman (CFA’24)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023 BU Fall Arts Fair. Photo by Emily Wang (COM’26)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Actors Russell Hornsby (CFA’96) and Michelle Hurd (CFA’88) speaking at BU College of Communication’s symposium, Black Media: Reflecting on the Past and Reimagining the Future. Photo by Emily Wang (COM’26)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

BU School of Theatre’s 2023-2024 season kicked off with the movement-based show, i love you and i always will or charlie’s play<\/em>, which ran at BU’s Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre on September 9 and 10, 2023. BFA Theatre Arts performance alum Tommy Vines<\/strong> (CFA’24) was the show’s producer, director, playwright, and lead actor! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That same week, BU hosted its annual BU Fall Arts Fair, where students are invited to explore all the arts that BU and Boston offer through conversations with members from BU Arts Initiative, BU arts programs, academic units, and selected Boston area arts organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later in the month, during BU’s Alumni Weekend, actors and Terrier proud alums Russell Hornsby<\/strong> (CFA’96) and Michelle Hurd<\/strong> (CFA’88) returned to BU for the College of Communication’s symposium Black Media: Reflecting on the Past and Reimagining the Future<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 CFA Distinguished Alumni Awards. Photo by Doug Levy<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2023 CFA Distinguished Alumni Awards. Photo by Doug Levy<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On Thursday, September 21, the CFA community  \u2013 students, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff \u2013 came together to celebrate and honor three inspiring BU alums: multifaceted artist Joseph Pereira <\/strong>(CFA\u201996), artist and educator Adrienne Elise Tarver<\/strong> (CFA\u201907), and playwright and director Chay Yew<\/strong> (COM\u201992). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BU’s annual Fringe Festival<\/a> also kicked off around this time! The decades-long collaboration between BU School of Theatre and BU School of Music: Opera Institute expands to uplift new and unique works in music and visual arts in addition to producing new and rarely performed works of opera and theatre. Spurred by the dynamic and diverse programs within CFA, the 27th annual Fringe featured additional programming from BU School of Visual Arts and School of Music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alice Tierney, a co-production of BU Opera Institute and School of Theatre. Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet, presented by BU School of Theatre. Photo by Rodrigo Larios<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hydrogen Jukebox, a co-production of BU Opera Institute and School of Theatre. Photo by Jacob Chang-Rascle<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The cast of\u00a0Priscilla, a next stage workshop, by Edward Sturm (CFA\u201924)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Gutter, presented by BU School of Visual Arts and its MFA Visual Narrative Class of 2024. Photo by Wenbin Huang (CFA’25)<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t