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Cirque Dreams

Cirque Dreams lights up stage

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From double-jointed break dancers to acrobats performing death-defying acts, “Cirque Dreams Illumination” provided a visual feast to a packed house Friday at the IU Auditorium.



IU Essence

IU Essence dancers shine on campus

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Without official sponsorship from the University, Essence has been managed and coached solely by students. Even without a staff sponsor, Essence has been able to perform for large audiences without any funding from the school. Last year, the group performed at BET’s “Spring Bling,” and tentatively in January, they will return to BET to perform on the daily music video countdown show, “106 & Park.”



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‘Cirque Dreams: Illumination’ lights up IU Auditorium

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Acrobatics, magic and fantasy will make the way to Bloomington at 8 p.m. Friday at the IU Auditorium.  “Cirque Dreams: Illumination" was produced by Cirque Productions, the first American company to perform European “cirque style” for the theater and on tour, according to the Web site, www.cirqueproductions.com.


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Dancing to a different beat

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From hip-hop to ballet, contemporary dance majors will do it all during “Unfolding Elements,” the IU Contemporary Dance Program’s final performance of the semester. The showcase will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the John Waldron Arts Center and is free, but gift donations will be taken to benefit Bloomington’s Middle Way House.



Chime

Chimes of Christmas ring in holiday season

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Making their way through the cold and flurries, students, faculty members and families throughout the Bloomington community gathered to hear IU’s annual Chimes of Christmas. An hour before the curtain opened, the auditorium was glowing with faces ready for festive cheer.


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Beautiful, dirty, glam

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A belly-baring Britney Spears dropped jaws in the ’90s as a school girl destined for detention, wearing a skimpy pleated mini-skirt and a strategically tied oxford shirt. While back in the day that image had every middle school boy drooling, standing in a lineup with some of pop culture’s current heavy hitters makes it seem so “Sunday school.”


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A ‘Silent Night’ Auction

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It’s Tuesday afternoon, and the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art gallery is going through a transition. Ladders and construction tools are scattered on the floor of the west gallery, while the first pieces of art are mounted on the center gallery walls.


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Comic makes personal life funny

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He’s performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” had his own “Comedy Central Presents” one-hour special, and this weekend, Tommy Johnagin  will return to the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club to entertain local audiences.


African American Dance Company

Final project: dance concert

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The African American Dance Company will perform its annual Studio Concert  at 7:30 p.m. today in the Willkie Auditorium. The concert will showcase dances depicting different aspects of environmental justice, the theme of the African American Dance Company class  this semester.



Singing Hooisers

Hark the herald Hoosiers sing

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The IU Auditorium will soon be filled with songs of holiday cheer when the Jacobs School of Music puts on its annual Chimes of Christmas performance at 7:30 p.m. today.


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BAM reaches out to music lovers

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New nonprofit group Bloomington Area Music aims to connect people involved in the Bloomington music scene into a network that can support and promote local music efforts together.



Aaron Neville

Neville sings at BCT

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Though the rain didn’t leave Bloomington with a winter wonderland, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater was filled with holiday spirit Tuesday as Aaron Neville and his quintet took the stage for their third annual holiday tour.


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Fearlessness in performance

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However, my glory on stage has been limited to those high school productions. I am the first to admit I don’t have the talent – let alone the guts – to pursue any sort of vocal or musical performance.


Sex/Death

Bloomington Playwright Project brings ‘Sex/Death’ to stage for 7th year

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“The Dark Alley Series shows things that are too edgy for the main stage,” he said. The BPP will be presenting “Sex/Death XXX” at 10 p.m. today until Saturday and Dec. 14 to 16 at the BPP. “Sex/Death” is a combination of nine short plays featuring one-night stands, homicide, fetishes and imprisonment.