GRETCHEN MAYER | STAFF REPORTER Carmina Burana is performed often by various ensembles. However, it is not often staged. On April 19, 2015, John Perkins led the Butler Chorale, University Choir, Women’s Chorus and 45 children from the Indianapolis Children’s Choir’s Bel Canto ensemble along with two pianists, percussion section and soloists through “fortune’s wheel.”…
Off the Floor
SHANNON ROSTIN | STAFF REPORTER The lights came up to reveal a nearly empty stage, with the exception of a large metal structure and three poles. Performers in Jagged showcased a captivating performance that combined modern lyrical and pole dance and shifted the initial sentiment of the audience. Students and members of the community witnessed…
Crime and Punishment
KATHERINE SHELTON | STAFF REPORTER As one enters the dimly lit blackbox theatre, one finds a stage floored with wooden planks sandwiched between two areas for seating. On the far end of the stage is a staircase that leads to nowhere and two chairs hung on the wall beside it, as if floating. One can…
Carmina Burana
ASHLEY WALDEN | STAFF REPORTER Amidst the festivities of Artsfest, the buzz of excitement is amplified in Lilly Hall as Jordan College of the Arts singers prepare the final Artsfest performance, “Carmina Burana.” “Carmina Burana” is a cantata of 25 movements of choral music with medieval Latin text by Carl Orff. Orff composed the masterwork…
Dance dance revolution
ALEX TARNOWSKI | STAFF REPORTER An enormous crowd gathered at the Howard L. Schrott Center for Performing Arts Sunday evening to watch a fusion of show tunes and musical theatre dancing. “Song and Dance!,” part of the 2015 Butler Arts Fest, combined the music, singing and dancing of five Broadway musicals. The show featured a…
The new sex talk
NATALIE BLOOM | STAFF REPORTER This week, Butler University expanded its horizons on gender and sexuality through the discussion “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Vagina Monologues.” The event was hosted by Demia, Butler’s feminist and social justice group. This year, Demia plays a particularly important role on campus with the Indiana legislative decisions that have…
Progressive Lenses
WESLEY SEXTON | STAFF REPORTER Tuesday’s concert, featuring Progressive Lenses, was a distinct change of pace from the types of concerts normally heard at the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts. However, as a part of the Butler University ArtsFest theme “Outlaws and Outsiders,” it fits. Several well-experienced Butler music faculty members joined forces…
Glory road
SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Senior Ellie Glorioso-Wible seems destined to play the cello. She was born into a musical family and grew up around the sounds of the piano, violin and cello. Glorioso-Wible started playing piano when she was just 3 years old. “I remember there was a day in church when I saw…
Without struggle, there is no strength
CAMERON ALFORD | CO-ASST. CULTURE EDITOR Sacrifice shapes Cristina McNeiley and her story. McNeiley, a sophomore criminology and sociology major from Munster, Indiana, knew she would make her mark at Butler University. When she first visited campus, she loved it, but she also noticed a lack of diversity. “When you come here, you are going…
It takes two
SHAUNA KASKE | STAFF REPORTER Sarah Macey and Meredith Burns may seem to be a normal pair of best friends, but as aspiring professional musicians, they are anything but average. Sarah Macey, a Chicago native, started playing the viola in fourth grade but she did not begin lessons until she was 13. Meredith Burns, originally…