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.…
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…
Arts annex hosts first art show
Paper cranes hang from the ceiling in long, colorful strands of yellows, reds and pinks. Two students criss-cross an intricate pattern of yarn on the front windows. Tables set up just when you step in contain half-installed works of art. The Jordan College of Fine Arts Annex—also known as the JCX or the annex—is almost…
LILLY HALL AFTER DARK | Students stay long after the lights go down
As the sun set on Thursday, Lilly Hall was bubbling with activity. Musical scales and melodies echoed outside the practice rooms on the second floor, classes were wrapping up in the ensemble rooms on the first floor, and the Butler Theatre was alight with people preparing for a week of tech rehearsals. “[Lilly] is my…
Admits up for next year
Butler University has increased both its number of applications received and the number of admittances extended for the class of 2016. Tom Weede, vice president for enrollment management, said that Butler has admitted about 6,300 students for next semester. “That was right around our goal for what we were hoping to admit,” he said. Weede…
Background check policy might deter potential candidates
Administrators have begun reviewing Butler University’s background check policy to evaluate its effectiveness and respond to fears that it is causing the university to lose candidates. Associate Provost Laura Behling said at the Feb. 21 Faculty Senate meeting that administrators have started to review both the cost and the time associated with background checks. The…
Learning to be human
Through movement and placement, Butler’s theater department and its chair William Fisher create a performance rife with deception, class tension and mistrust. William Fisher absentmindedly flicks his dark-rimmed glasses behind his desk. “I don’t think theater is plays,’” he says. “Theater exists, and plays are a part of theater.” Since becoming the chair of Butler’s…
The history of Apollo’s angels: Dance historian speaks as part of JCFA lecture series
In its varied forms and centuries-old tradition, ballet is an art form with no written text—until now. Jennifer Homans, dance critic, historian and author of “Apollo’s Angels: A History of Ballet,” will speak on Feb. 22 in the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall as part of the Jordan College of Fine Arts’ “Leadership Through the Arts Forum.”…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | LAS, JCFA employment rates reflect option of continued education
The article “LAS, JCFA majors have worst job outlook at Butler” in The Collegian of Feb. 8 is highly misleading and inaccurate. The article maintains that “biology, history, philosophy, psychology and dance majors had the worst outlook last year for being employed within one year of graduating from Butler, according to institutional data.” The data…
LAS, JCFA majors have worst job outlook at Butler
Class of 2012 students who aren’t considering advanced degrees will find this May that some advanced studies from Butler University translate into a job faster than others. Biology, history, philosophy, psychology and dance majors had the worst outlook last year for being employed within one year of graduating from Butler, according to institutional data. Students…