IU professor Hildegard Keller brings voices in history to life through multimedia experiences
Post courtesy of newsroom intern Amanda N. Marino: A dance costume hangs inside a section of tables in the Lilly Library. It is a wood sprite from the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, worn during funeral ceremonies, and professor Hildegard Keller chose to hang it there when designing her portion of the “Performative Book” exhibition. […]
100-year-old published poem reveals spirit, skill of pioneering IU student Carrie Parker
Last summer, Indiana University Archives director Dina Kellams happened upon the name of IU’s first female African American student in a brief newspaper story. At first, IU knew little more than her name: Carrie Parker. Kellams continued her research, often on her own time, and piece by piece an extraordinary story fell into place. News […]
IU Cinema to screen silent film with world premiere orchestral score by Ari Barack Fisher
Saturday night at the movies often means seeing a new film. But on Feb. 20, the Indiana University Cinema audience will be hearing an old film in a new way. “The Return of Draw Egan” will be a one-night film event featuring the world premiere of a full musical score composed by Ari Barack Fisher, […]
Perfect evening in Brown County: ‘Utopia’ pairs writers with The Liberation Music Collective
In a perfect world, the finest musicians might not have to think about new ways to bring their art to the public. And that’s the point of “Utopia: 21st Century Reflections on the Pursuit of Perfection.” Even with the best of intentions, utopia is a concept. And in the real world, Indiana University’s music students […]
Jacobs School graduate Laura Sisk takes home Grammy for work on Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’
Update: Post reflects winners at the Grammy Awards When the Grammy Award for Album of the Year was announced Feb. 15 in Los Angeles, a certain Indiana University alumna might have been holding her breath. Laura Sisk, a 2010 graduate of the Jacobs School of Music, was nominated for her engineering work on Taylor Swift’s smash pop release […]
Hollywood veteran and IU professor Robby Benson to speak at IU Cinema
In 2010, Robby Benson was teaching at New York University. With one class left in the semester, the veteran of film, television and Broadway learned he needed heart surgery, again, and immediately. Repairs to his valve defect were failing. Benson missed his class. Instead, he was off to The Cleveland Clinic for a fourth open-heart […]
IU students share universal language of dance in Panama with Movement Exchange
Indiana University Bloomington students Dana Vanderburgh and Clare Donohue are international movers and shakers. They rang in the new year as “Dance Diplomats” in Metetí, Panama, along with other members of Movement Exchange from Butler University and the University of Cincinnati. From Dec. 29 to Jan. 5, the students participated in an outreach program built around […]
