Arts and Entertainment Events at Indiana University
Feb. 22-March 8, 2006
This is a sampling of arts and entertainment events occurring at Indiana University. For a complete list, visit: http://www.events.iu.edu
Barry Gealt: New Work
Now-March 10, noon to 4 p.m., School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1201 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- Barry Gealt, a professor at Indiana University's School of Fine Arts since 1969, created these new paintings while on sabbatical in Paradise Valley, Utah, Barfleur, France, and Owen County, Indiana, from July through December, 2005. These rhythmically abstract renderings of three distinct landscapes bring the viewer in contact with the wilderness of a mysterious and meditative natural world. For more information, visit http://sofa.fa.indiana.edu.
Beings: A Preview to Human Nature
Now-March 10, noon to 4 p.m., School of Fine Arts Gallery, 1201 E. Seventh St., Bloomington -- The exhibit features four Midwest artists reinterpreting scientific discoveries and addressing their related ethical and moral issues in unique visual ways. Artists Elona Van Gent, Richard Krueger, Richard Grey and Reggie Stump utilize paintings, prints, photographs, video projections and installation pieces to tackle humanistic, cultural and ethical concerns related to nature and biotechnology. The exhibit is the first in a series of exhibits and events called Human Nature, to be presented at the SoFA Gallery in 2006 and 2007. For more information, visit http://sofa.fa.indiana.edu
Arts Weeks 2006: "Our Town"
Feb. 23-March 4, various times, Bloomington -- ArtsWeek 2006 is the ever-growing, annual campus-community arts festival in Bloomington. This year, there will be a world premiere opera, along with everything from a ubiquitous community art project to concerts by touring headliners such as the Urban Bush Women and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. There will be the best in literary readings, too, featuring poets J.D. McClatchy, Campbell McGrath and Marianne Boruch, and fiction writers Adam Langer and Mary Kay Zuravleff. For more information, contact Sherry Fisher via e-mail at safisher@indiana.edu or visit http://www.artsweek.indiana.edu/
Comedy of Errors
Feb. 24-26 and March 2-5, Williams Theatre, Ft. Wayne— Remember the last time you were totally clueless? When we're clueless---and we all are from time to time---we're inclined, like the characters in Comedy of Errors to start wandering. In this rollicking, uproarious production, you'll see them do just that---wandering to strange lands looking for family, wandering away from home looking for love. They even end up wandering into the arms of people they think they know but really don't! So, welcome to a world devoted to the comedy of human error! Tickets are available for this production, which is directed by Larry L. Life and was written by William Shakespeare. For information or tickets, call (260) 481-6555.
Jacobs School of Music with a "Naming Concert"
Feb. 24, 4 p.m., Auer Hall, Bloomington -- Indiana University will celebrate the official moment at which the IU School of Music takes on its new identity as the Jacobs School of Music with a Naming Concert. Following remarks by IU President Adam W. Herbert, Jacobs School of Music Dean Gwyn Richards and David H. Jacobs Jr., son of donors Barbara B. and David H. Jacobs, the public concert will feature a brass ensemble, the Pro Arte Singers and a chamber trio, with musicians representing students, faculty and alumni. The naming concert follows the announcement on Nov. 17, 2005, of the largest single gift for a school of music at a public university and, at the time, the largest single gift ever given by individuals to IU. More information about the naming weekend can be found at http://music.indiana.edu
Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater: Our Town -- World Premiere
Feb. 24-25, March 3-4, 8 p.m., Musical Arts Center, Bloomington -- Indiana University Opera Theater is home to the world premier of American composer Ned Rorem's transformation of Thornton Wilder's famous play, Our Town, into an opera. Our Town, the play, opened on Broadway Feb. 4, 1938, and is well-known for its unconventional elements, including the absence of scenery, the direct address to the audience by the character known as the "Stage Manager," and the kaleidoscopic use of time. Tickets are $15 to $35 and $10 to $20 for students. For more information, visit http://music.indiana.edu, or call for tickets at (812) 855-4733.
She Stoops to Conquer
Feb. 24, 25, 27 through March 4, 7:30 p.m., Ruth N. Halls Theatre in the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Bloomington -- The Washington Post calls this play "a full-blooded comedy of the sexes." Lust, deceit, befuddlement and disguise abound in the long-beloved Restoration comedy featuring sumptuous visuals, exquisite costumes and well-turned phrases designed to amuse audiences of all ages. Department of Theatre chairperson Jonathan Michaelsen writes, "One of the finest English comedies ever written, She Stoops to Conquer combines humor with a delightful view of human nature. Truly a gem of the English speaking canon, this play has been performed consistently since it first held the stage in 1773. With a combination of sparkling dialogue and brilliantly drawn characters, She Stoops to Conquer creates a wonderful world which never ceases to please." For more information, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~thtr or call for tickets at (812) 855-1103.
Metamorphoses
Feb. 28, 3-4 p.m., Room 150 of the IU Kokomo Main Building, Kokomo -- Christopher Staines of Actors From The London Stage (AFTLS) will offer a free one-man show of Metamorphoses. Meaning "changing shapes," Metamorphoses presents the Roman poet Ovid's stories of ancient gods, goddesses and the humans they manipulate. British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes translated Ovid's verses for this modern script acclaimed for its power and edgy passion. For information, call (765) 455-9258.
Urban Bush Women at the IU Auditorium
Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington -- Bold, fierce, athletic and artistic are just a few of the words Urban Bush Women use to describe themselves. Founded in 1984, the Brooklyn-based, all-woman performance ensemble produces compelling dance theater based on women's experiences, African American History and cultural influences of the African Diaspora. Signature works include "HairStories," about black women and their hair, and "Girlfriends," a sassy tribute to female bonding. Tickets are $12.50 to $32.50. For more information, visit http://iuauditorium.com or call (812) 855-1103.
Indiana University Art Museum Max Beckmann Watercolors on Exhibition in Europe
Now-May 8, Frankfurt, and June 26-Sept. 17, Bilbao— Two of Indiana University Art Museum's Max Beckmann watercolors are represented in major international exhibitions in Europe this spring and summer. The Watercolors, opens at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, (March 3-May 28, 2006) with a subsequent venue at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, (June 26-September 17, 2006). Two works -- The Snake King
and the
Stagbeetle Queen (1933) and Landscape in Upper Bavaria (1936) -- from the Indiana University Art Museum's collection will be included in this show. Both works were gifts to the IU collection from the Bernhard and Cola Heiden Collection. For more information, contact Heidi Gealt at (812) 855-1039 or gealta@indiana.edu.
Comedian Daniel Tosh
March 2, 7:30 p.m., Hoosier Room, New Albany -- Comedian Daniel Tosh is one of the most requested comedians in the country. He has been on Jay Leno and David Letterman and has been a featured guest on Bob and Tom. He also has been on Comedy Central on Friday Night Stand-Up and had his own taped special. Purchase tickets through the Information Desk (UCN-101) or at the door. For more information, visit the University Center Web site at http://campuslife.ius.edu/spc or e-mail Kayla Nichols at kacnicho@ius.edu.
Private Collections in America/The Thompson Collection
March 3-April 1, Herron School of Art and Design, 735 W. New York St., HR 224, Indianapolis— For the first installation of Herron Galleries new Focus Series, the gallery will present highlights from the John and Norma Thompson collection. The Thompson collection is considered one of the finest in the country and is largely concentrated on works by African Americans. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours: Open everyday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit the Herron School of Art and Design's Web site at http://www.herron.iupui.edu
The Merchant of Venice
March 4, 8 p.m., Havens Auditorium, Kokomo -- This Shakespearian comedy of romance and suspense is presented by Actors from the London Stage (AFTLS). AFTLS is the oldest established touring Shakespeare theater organization in North America. Tickets are free for those with IU Kokomo student and/or staff IDs, $5 for students holding IDs from schools other than Indiana University, and $10 for general admission. Tickets are available by calling (765) 455-9258 in advance or at the Havens box office on performance night. AFTLS's five touring actors will meet with IU Kokomo classes and present workshops the week before the performance. Information on other events is available at http://www.iuk.edu/~koocm/feb06
Black Spirit: Works on Paper by Eldzier Cortor
March 7-May 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington -- This exhibit features 18 prints in a wide variety of media and three early drawings exploring African-American painter and printmaker Eldzier Cortor's interpretation of the black American experience. The experience is portrayed in a variety of settings, from Cortor's WPA-period portrayal of the working class in Chicago's South Side, to his study of African retentions in the former slave cultures of the southern United States and Caribbean, to his focus on the allegorical, black female figure in his later works. For more information, visit http://www.artmuseum.iu.edu or e-mail Emily Powell at emjpowel@indiana.edu.
The Snake King and the Stagbeetle Queen (1933).
