KEVIN VOGEL | Arts, Etc. Editor “A fairy tale about a mother’s love, which is able to overcome any obstacles to save her enchanted sons.” Thus begins the description of the Russian fairy tale play “The Two Maples,” from the Theatre for Young Spectators in Khabarovsk, Russia. Here in the U.S., the story is completely…
Three JCA Factions, One Show
BREANNA MANLEY | Staff Reporter Butler University’s theatre, dance and music departments are banding together for one night as part of the 2014 ArtsFest. On Thursday, the departments will collaborate with one another to present “The Soldier’s Tale” under the direction of theatre professor Owen Schaub at 7:30 p.m. in the Schrott Center. Composed by…
Butler Symphony Orchestra to Perform with Opera Soloist Angela Brown During ArtsFest
BRITTANY GARRETT | Staff Reporter Murder, scandal and drama will take center stage for the Butler Symphony Orchestra’s next concert tomorrow. The concert includes “Scheherazade” and highlights from “Porgy and Bess,” featuring operatic soloist Angela Brown. Brown travels extensively and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, the National Opera of Paris, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra…
Designation Shows Butler University Doesn’t Just “Leaf” its Trees up to Nature
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…