Disney’s new film is darker than its viewers might expect. It is compelling and, in the end, rewarding. Walt Disney Pictures has broken new ground with “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” (rated PG). The film does not carry the PG-13 rating of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, but this movie is much darker.…
Phoenix Theatre turns 30 this season
Like a person trying to hush up hitting the big 3-0, the Phoenix Theatre will not be planning an elaborate party for its 30th anniversary this season. The reason is much different, however. Planning its anniversary season was much like laying out any other season, said Bryan Fonseca, producing director for the Phoenix. Since the…
Children make music through community school
Twelve-year-old Selin Oh has been a part of the Butler University community longer than most Butler students. For three years, Selin’s mother drove her to Butler every Saturday to rehearse and study music through the Butler Community Arts School. The BCAS is an initiative of the Jordan College of Fine Arts that provides instruction in…
Bulldogs board their broomsticks
Butler University is entering the magical world of Hogwarts and Harry Potter by establishing its first ever quidditch team this year. Quidditch is a fictional sport played by wizards on broomsticks in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series. The game consists of seven players: three chasers, two beaters, a seeker and a keeper. The objective of…
Boyd to play monumental piano piece
On Sept. 4, Butler University’s Kate Boyd will be performing the renowned “Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano” by American composer John Cage in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Cage’s birth. Boyd, the head of the piano department in the Jordan College of Fine Arts, spent her semester-long sabbatical last spring mastering the piece.…
Debate team hopes to attract new members with open call
Butler University and the College of Communication are calling for all sharp-tongued students with a knack for public speaking to come check out the newly resurrected debate team. The team has a legacy of competition across the Midwest, and each year Butler students are presented with the opportunity to become a part of this tradition.…
More events to be ticketed this spring
Butler University community members will see an increase in the number of ticketed art events next semester with the opening of the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, administrators within the Jordan College of Fine Arts said. “We think,” JCFA Dean Ronald Caltabiano said, “that we will be able to charge…
From NYC to Butler: ‘Seven’ celebrates women
Performers from Butler University and from the Phoenix Theater take on the lives and hardships of women from around the world in their production of “Seven.” The documentary play “Seven” will be performed at Butler University’s Lilly Hall Studio Theatre next week from Sept. 5 through Sept. 8. Though there will be performances of the…
The men behind the Butler blooms
In an obscure office on the corner of 52nd Street and Boulevard Place, past the Apartment Village, sit two men. Their names are James Conner and Kevin Steckbeck. You probably have not heard their names before, but you have seen their handiwork. For the past 25 years, these two men have been responsible for all…
Art review: “Snapshot”
In this era of Instagram and iPhoto, it is difficult to imagine a time when photography was a practice exclusively for professionals. The dawn of amateur photography in the late 19th century, following the invention of handheld cameras, is the subject of a special exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art this summer. “Snapshot: Painters…