Pianist from Vietnam earning kudos in state, international competitions
Discover how a Florida Gulf Coast University piano student from Vietnam is rising among the ranks in competition...
New playwrights festival shines spotlight on emerging FGCU talent
The Emerging Playwrights Festival, to be held Nov. 22-23 at Florida Gulf Coast University, will offer two rising young playwrights a rare...
From FGCU to the world stage: one student’s Irish dance journey
When Fort Myers native Meagan Urbanek was 10 years old, she danced onstage in the Florida Gulf Coast University ballroom...
Sculpture from Ian debris all about ‘creating beauty from chaos’
The creative minds and skilled hands of some Florida Gulf Coast University students and their professor have transformed the detritus...
The depths of creativity: Art meets science in the Gulf of Mexico
In the Arts Complex at Florida Gulf Coast University, three tables hold an array of ceramic artwork. Some are as tall as...
Theatre grad juggles roles working backstage and voice acting
Actors get all the spotlights and applause. But for every aspiring stage star, there are countless people behind the scenes...
Peruvian performers win national two-piano competition
A first-place finish in a national contest provided a coda of sorts for the undergraduate journey of two students in...
Opera in Spanish a First for Bower School of Music & the Arts
South American music and dance traditions share the spotlight in the first full opera sung in Spanish at Florida Gulf...
To Ask or Not To Ask: An Interview with Hamlet
FGCU360 had an opportunity to interview the main character of “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare through the voice of Barry Cavin,...
FGCU alum manages to write her own stage career on Broadway
FGCU alumna Danielle Ranno is the stage manager of “& Juliet,” a hit Broadway musical comedy that puts a new...
Senior moment: Capstone show a peak experience for art grads
Countdown to showtime Power drills buzz and hammers bang in bursts of activity fueled by excitement, anxiety and caffeine in...
The keys to success for Bower School’s piano program
Busts of Beethoven and Mozart watch over Michael Baron in his second- floor office in FGCU’s Music Building. Franz Liszt’s...