MALLORY DUNCAN | Arts, Etc. Asst. Editor Butler University’s newest recognition will make people pause and think twice about the trees on its campus. For the second consecutive year, Butler has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA. Out of the 55 campuses in Indiana, Butler makes up one of the eight college and university…
Indianapolis Opera Closed for Repairs… And No One Cares?
KEVING VOGEL | Arts. Etc. Editor Last week, the Indianapolis Opera announced it was cancelling its final production of the 2013-2014 season, Benjamin Britten’s “Albert Herring.” The 2013-2014 season was supposed to be a turning point for the company. It would have been a four-show season featuring all 20th-century operas, three of which were Indianapolis…
Student Prepares to Perform Senior Recital
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Between 30 and 40 senior recitals are taking place this spring semester, according to the JCA calendar. Senior recitals are a requirement for all performance and education majors in the School of Music. Students participating must get their programs typed and sent to the School of Music and are responsible…
Butler Ramping Up For ArtsFest 2014
VANESSA STAUBLIN | Staff Reporter Jordan College of the Arts students and professors are preparing for the second annual ArtsFest, which begins next month. ArtsFest is a 14-day event, held at Butler, celebrating the arts. Freshman theatre major Sarah Tam said the festival covers all different aspects of the arts, including music, visual art, dance…
Conference is First of its Kind at Butler
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Filmmakers, journalists and scholars will present 10 exhibitions on the topic of “Engaging the Community” at Butler University starting April 1. The exhibitions are part of the first Conference on Ethics and Public Argumentation, presented by the College of Communication. “We have some great speakers from a number of…
One-minute Plays Offer Snapshot into the Lives of Hoosiers
KEVIN VOGEL | Arts, Etc. Editor What kind of story could you tell in one minute? Could you make us laugh? How about cry? Could you blast a paradigm, present a life-changing idea or capture the essence of a generation? This was the challenge put forth to 25 Indiana playwrights ahead of the first Basile…
Opera Takes to the Sky
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter The Butler Opera will take its performance of “Il Mondo della Luna” (“The World on the Moon”) as close to the moon as possible on Butler University’s campus. The 75-minute show will be staged in the Holcomb Observatory. Thomas Studebaker, assistant professor of voice and director of the lyric theatre…
Senior Recital Highlight: Hannah Varnau, composition major
MALLORY DUNCAN | Asst. Arts, Etc. Editor The Butler Collegian spoke with senior composition major Hannah Varnau about her upcoming senior recital. BC: Talk about you, your major and your senior recital. HV: I’m a composition major, and we have lessons and classes about writing music. This recital is a culmination of what I’m most…
Indianapolis insists on innovation
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter The entire Indianapolis arts community is about to undergo a makeover. The Indianapolis Museum of Art is preparing to start the first event of the new Innovative Museum Leaders Speaker Series this Thursday. It will bring in an assortment of leaders in the art field to talk about their work…
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BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter A bag of Fritos, a bottle of Gatorade, a computer and a pencil make up the ideal workspace for graphic designer Joel Fuller to produce some of his best artwork. In fact, the sophomore Art + Design major still has his very first childhood comic book and sketch pad, complete…