“It’s hopeful, it’s funny, it’s got tragedy, it’s got everything. It’s more than a show — it is a spectacle. It combines so many theatrical elements that are not traditional to musical theatre, storytelling or narrative.”
Butler film series opens with hip-hop documentary Word Is Bond
“The free event includes live performances and a post-film discussion on culture and storytelling.”
Practice makes perfect
Two new practice rooms have recently opened on the second floor of Lilly Hall in hopes of alleviating student concerns about space.
Pirouetting to Butler Ballet’s Nutcracker
It is almost Nutcracker season with Butler Ballet. Multimedia Reporter Piper Bailey gives the full scoop on this traditional holiday performance.
Campuswide corner of the sky: Butler Theatre to perform “Pippin”
Feb. 24 through Feb. 27, the musical “Pippin” will be performed in Shelton Auditorium. This is the department’s first Mainstage production that opened auditions to all majors.
Arts at the Annex
The JCA Art Department embraces its warehouse-style facility as a center for its community.
Cracking cultural appropriation: Butler Ballet updates “The Nutcracker”
Butler ballet’s 2021 rendition of “The Nutcracker” offers a new interpretation of a traditionally culturally insensitive show.
JCA students in quarantine: the show must go on
With COVID-19 outbreaks on campus, Butler Ballet dancers can be forced to quarantine and miss key performances.
Disparities between credit hours and hours spent in class at Butler
Credit hours: our faithful friend, our constant enemy. Columnist Anna Smith dives into why, for JCA kids, every credit hour is not as equal as it may seem.
Life as the Butler Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
At the beginning of this school year, my peers and I auditioned for seating placements within the orchestra, and I was appointed as concertmaster. This is the principal violin seat in the orchestra, and it has presented a whole new host of responsibilities.