News: College of Fine Arts
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Legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena Radchenko directs in this production of the Marius Petipa classic.
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College Magazine ranks UNLV Dance eighth in the top 10 of nationwide, four-year dance programs.
![W. Kamau Bell Curve headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/wkamaubell.jpg?itok=D-rrAKmp)
Comedian, political satirist, and host of CNN's “United Shades of America” visits UNLV Feb. 5; tickets are free.
![dozens of red roses](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/wc.romance%20%281%29.jpg?itok=m3PewF3J)
UNLV faculty perform chamber works of love and romance from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
![Alison Victoria planes a countertop](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/AlisonVictoria.jpg?itok=Q27iswlk)
2008 Alumna Alison Victoria starts her second show about her first love.
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The Essentially Ellington organization is focused on the perpetuation of jazz in schools, promoting jazz as a true American art form.
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This traveling exhibition explores the intersections among a network of more than 50 Los Angeles-based queer Chicanx artists.
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The abstract mandalas of UNLV alumnus James Stanford demand close inspection. A new art book collects his works.
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Enjoy subterfuge, shenanigans, and sonnets through Dec. 9.
![UNLV Jazz](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Jazz1%20Outside%20Smiles.jpg?itok=FGRHCafp)
The festival features guest artist and renowned trumpeter Allen Vizzutti.
![Holly Lay Making Faces, Rug Hook Yarn](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Holly%20Lay%20Making%20Faces%2C%20Rug%20Hook%20Yarn%2C%202018_main.jpg?itok=G64hsOUB)
Meet the MFA candidates and visit their studios where they will share recent work.
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The event includes refreshments from culinary students at Mohave High School and a pre-show performance by the Valley High School Ballet Folklórico.