The Art of Being Human
We explore the ideas and art that define cultures, and we search for the essence of the human condition across borders and throughout history.
From philosophers like Aristotle and Plato to writers such as Shakespeare and Steinbeck, and geniuses like Beethoven, Leonardo, and Michelangelo, we engage our teaching and research with the human events that shape the world. And our students learn lessons about themselves and about what it means to be human that accompany and enrich their lives beyond NAU.
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We are the hub for cultural engagement in Flagstaff. We bring the artists, thinkers, entertainers, and performers to the stage for events that inspire and enlighten. Find an upcoming event that interests you and join us in exploring these human connections.
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CAL Film Series First Movie of the Semester
CAL Film Series The 2019 Spring CAL Film Series Youth in the Movies: Troubled Youth! NAU’s College of Arts and Letters Film Series, which is co-sponsored by the Cline Library and the School of Communication, promotes understanding and appreciation of cinema through Northern Arizona University and the greater Flagstaff community. Before each movie, a local film expert offers a short introduction to set the film in its historical, artistic, and cultural…
Art Museum Presents: Circuitous- Sculpture by Todd Volz
Exhibition Dates: February 5 – March 30, 2019 Artist Presentation: Date and Time TBA Solidly grounded in the Steampunk aesthetic, Volz’s skillfully crafted Post-industrial ceramic sculptures and functional objets d’art evoke the fantastical. For more information click here.
State Street Ballet's "The Jungle Book"
Water, Air, Earth, and Fire, the four natural elements, intertwine in this dazzling adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic collection of stories. State Street Ballet brings to life the complexities of the jungle and the personalities of its creatures, through movement, music, and the dynamic storytelling of some of life’s greatest moral lessons. Choreographed by State Street Ballet’s Founder and Artistic Director Rodney Gustafson, with an original score by Czech composer and conductor Milan Svoboda, The…
Department of Theatre presents: Meet Kevin Willmott- Film Director and Screenwriter
Celebrating Black History month! Join us to meet Kevin Willmott American Director and Screenwriter! Coming to NAU Campus on Jan. 31st to our Playwriting class in the Clifford E. White Theater. All students are welcome to attend. Can't make it? FREE SCREENING of "BlackkKlansman" on FEB 1ST. with Q&A afterward.
Kitt Recital Hall Gala Opening Weekend concerts -Jan. 18-20
NAU orchestrates new era for northern Arizona music lovers. Enjoying and performing live music in northern Arizona is reaching a high note with the opening of the Northern Arizona University Kitt Recital Hall on the Flagstaff campus during the weekend of January 18-20, 2019. Built with great sound in mind, a team of music-loving architects and renowned acousticians designed the 255-seat hall to be filled with an “acoustical warmth.” “The design and its various wood…
NAU Theatre Announces Story-Driven 2018-2019 Season
From an overgrown garden in England to a post-apocalyptic world and more, unusual tales told in unique ways are set for the 2018-2019 Department of Theatre season at Northern Arizona University. “We will add our special touches to a season that includes far-reaching topics told with compassion, joy and humor,” says Theatre Chair and Director Kathleen M. McGeever. The season launches with the children’s classic The Secret Garden, a universal story for…
Lost gloves find a home in ‘Remnants’ art show at NAU Riles Gallery
Two Flagstaff artists are working hand in glove to exhibit their work at Northern Arizona University. “Remnants: Drawing & Photographs of Found Gloves,” a new art display at the NAU College of Arts and Letters Riles Gallery (Bldg. 15), features fine art photography and sketches of found work gloves. Eric O’Connell began photographing gloves in 2008. He is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the NAU School of Communication, where he teaches…
Mark Your Calendars for our Main Speaker Event 2019
Martin-Springer Institute Presents: Masha Gessen- The Future Is History Sunday, January 27, 2019, 7 pm, Prochnow Auditorium International Holocaust Remembrance Day The imagination of individuals and entire societies are shaped by the stories we can tell about what we remember. Having lived as a journalist in Moscow, with family ties to Polish and Russian Jewry during the Holocaust and Stalin’s reign, Gessen explores issues of political choice. Masha Gessen is the author of the National…