Culture

  • School of music premieres new work for inauguration

    The Butler University Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of an orchestral commission by renowned composer Akira Kobayashi next week. The concert is part of the inauguration celebration for new Butler University President Jim Danko. The piece, entitled “Astraea,” was written specifically for the BSO and accompanies the “Fire of Desire” art symposium at…

  • Happy birthday, Mr. Vonnegut

    After celebrating our president’s inauguration this weekend, be sure to blow out a candle for Butler University’s  most famous student. No, we’re not talking about Gordon Hayward or Shelvin Mack, we’re talking about Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut. The author of such novels like “Cat’s Cradle” and “Slaughterhouse-Five” was enrolled at Butler for a short time…

  • A very public performance: dancers take to the streets

    A group of 20 dance majors from the Jordan College of Fine Arts will illustrate what it means to be a body in motion and perform among the crowds of the Indianapolis City Market and the Circle Centre Food Court Nov. 4 and 5 as part of the 2011 Spirit and Place Festival. Dance Professor…

  • Dance students explore Indian culture

    Butler Theater’s new production of an ancient Sanskrit farce, “The Priest and the Prostitute,” premieres Thursday in Lilly Hall. Director Kunju Vasudevan’s vision of the 1,400-year-old play drums up more than just a provocative title. The Christel DeHaan Visiting International Theatre Artist is teaching and directing at Butler University this fall, along with Bhasi Puligara,…

  • Theater students give life to old plays

    The Butler Lyric Theatre is presenting two, one-act operas from the 20th century later this week. Samuel Barber’s extremely short opera “A Hand of Bridge” starts the program off for the group, followed by Giacomo Puccini’s 50-minute “Gianni Schicchi,” the most frequently performed work of his Il Trittico trio of operas. Nicole Vasconi, a sophomore…

  • Family Matters (So show them a good time on Parents Weekend)

    It’s time for parents’ weekend at Butler University, and the Butler Collegian wants to make their visit as enjoyable and action-packed as possible. While campus is offering a football game and some activities for little brothers & sisters, we wanted to include our favorite Indy locations for freshman parents new to the city or the…

  • Clowes brings the kitchen to campus

    If you’ve ever seen Iron Chef America, then you’ve seen men clad in eccentric costumes running around chopping the heads off fish. Jonathon Sawyer, a sous chef on the show, won’t be chopping off any fish heads when he and celebrity chef Robert Irvine make their debut at Clowes Memorial Hall Nov. 16 for a…

  • Holiday invites students to a diverse celebration

    With the Latin American holiday of El Dia de los Muertos fast approaching, some Butler University students and Indianapolis institutions are preparing to celebrate the cultural heritage of Central Indiana’s Latino population. El Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican tradition that is celebrated in multiple forms across most…

  • A showcase of talent

    Dance students in the Jordan College of Fine Arts are coming together to create pieces independently choreographed  to illustrate images of hope, love, loss and human connection. As part of the Student Choreography Showcase, the dancers created original pieces  representative of the complexities of life. Taking place Oct. 27 and 28 in Lilly Hall 310,…