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‘Piece by Piece’ to simplify modern dance

By Desiree Lestingi · Wednesday, March 25,2009 8:15 p.m.

“Piece by Piece: A Collection of Dances,” opening Sunday, will combine several short interpretations of modern dance, set to eclectic tones ranging from spoken word to video game soundtracks.

West Coast hip hop artist The Game performs to a packed house Tuesday evening at Jake's. The multi-platinum-selling rapper is currently on a World tour in support of his latest album, L.A.X.

The Game rocks with fans at Jake’s

By Bene Viera · Wednesday, March 25,2009 8:14 p.m.

With the room dark, the stage at Jake’s Nightclub filled with smoke as the Billboard Chart-topping rapper The Game came out in a Louis Vuitton-wrapped, Jason Voorhees-replica mask.

Be fashionably ready for your interview

By Amanda Cochara · Tuesday, March 24,2009 7:38 p.m.

It’s probably no surprise that I spent my spring break shopping. But my week’s worth of shopping trips were not about leisure. Instead, I got down to business – literally.

McCray tells his history to the audience. "The America Play" shows March 27, 28, 31 and April 4 at 7:30 p.m., and an early afternoon performance April 4 at 2 p.m..

'The America Play' seeks truth in history

By Alex Brown · Tuesday, March 24,2009 7:36 p.m.

For a penny, townspeople step up to a dark box, choose from a selection of pistols and take a shot at Abe Lincoln’s look-a-like.That is just a peek at the Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “The America Play,” which addresses the issue of finding a black identity in a history in which all major decisions were made by white men.

David Letterman marries longtime girlfriend

Monday, March 23,2009 10:59 p.m.

LOS ANGELES — David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week.

Grant deadline approaches

Monday, March 23,2009 9:53 p.m.

Artists looking to advance their careers have the chance to win a scholarship sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council.

IU play to spotlight in Ireland

By Alexandra Brown · Monday, March 23,2009 9:52 p.m.

In a single production, actors sing Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” walk on chairs and do somersaults without a single costume change or blackout.But that is just a small aspect of what makes IU independent theater project “A Picture (of Dorian Gray),” based on Oscar Wilde’s novel, a unique production. The play recently was accepted into the International Gay Theatre Festival in Dublin, which will take place May 11 to 17.

Professors bust liberal media bias

By Danielle Rindler · Monday, March 23,2009 9:50 p.m.

The myth of a liberal media bias has been busted, according to research conducted by two IU professors.

American folk musician Joan Baez talks to the audience during her performance March 13 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The singer-songwriter who champions social activism and human rights through her music played tunes spanning her 50-year career.

Folk singer Joan Baez performs in Bloomington

Sunday, March 22,2009 9:47 p.m.

Joan Baez performed to a sold out crowd at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on March 13. The folk singer has been nominated for Grammy Awards seven times, and continues to play shows after 50 years in the business.

The Game to perform at Jake’s on Tuesday

By Yahya Chaudhry · Sunday, March 22,2009 9:31 p.m.

The hip-hop beats and sentiment of modern gangster rap will envelop audience members at Jake’s Nightclub when chart-topping rapper The Game headlines with rising emcees Nipsey Hussle and Clyde Carson at 9 p.m. Tuesday.

New theater season announced

Sunday, March 22,2009 9:30 p.m.

IU Department of Theatre and Drama welcomes 8 new shows to campus

IU baroque brass ensemble to play at Boston Early Music Festival

By Amy Burke · Friday, March 13,2009 12:28 a.m.

An IU brass ensemble has been chosen as the first of its kind to play at the Boston Early Music Festival’s fringe festival, which features emerging artists.

Film, theater, dance students offered grants of up to $25,000

By Desiree Lestingi · Thursday, March 12,2009 9:18 p.m.

Undergraduates who study theater, film and music have been presented with an opportunity to receive up to a year free of college tuition since 1984. Future artists with great potential will be rewarded for their excellence.

Theater company brings ‘radical’ approaches, style to Bloomington

By Mickey Woods · Thursday, March 12,2009 9:16 p.m.

The Missoula Oblongata, a three-person, unconventional touring theater company, will come to Bloomington to perform “The Moon, The Raccoon, The Hot Air Balloon” at 7 p.m. March 17 at Boxcar Books. Admission is $5, but theatergoers can donate more to help support the group.

Concert raises awareness about suicide

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, March 12,2009 9:15 p.m.

While using music to raise awareness for a cause might not be a new concept, it is definitely effective, as BuffaLouie’s co-owner Ed Schwartzman can attest.

Former Jacobs dean wins award

By Amy Burke · Wednesday, March 11,2009 11:02 p.m.

Charles H. Webb, former dean of the Jacobs School of Music, was honored on Feb. 28 by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir by being named the recipient of the first-ever Elmer Steffen Founder’s Award.

IU graduate to star in upcoming web series

By Rachel Krasnow · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:51 p.m.

Andrew J. West, a 2006 IU graduate, has come far from his days at IU spent working at the Eigenmann food court. West is a current star on ABC Family’s “Greek” and will make his debut as the main character, “Hunter,” in an upcoming web series called “Rockville, CA” on TheWB.com on March 17.

Top-level Irish dancers re-form cultural group

By Julia Shedlin · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:49 p.m.

At a school where parties dominate the social scene, the same old music and entertainment every weekend can start to wear thin. IU students offer many alternative forms of entertainment, and the championship-level dancers in the Identity Irish Dancers could make for fun entertainment at a St. Patrick’s Day party.

The "Leprechaun", IU Sophomore Kaylee Spivey, mingles with attendees of the 1st annual Leprechaun's Birthday at the Waldron Arts Center on Wednesday evening. The event was the sixth of 35 events being held at the Center to celebrate it's 35th anniversary.

‘Leprechaun’ parties for art

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:48 p.m.

In celebration of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s 35th birthday, Bloomington resident Robert Stumpf played bagpipes outside of the John Waldron Art Center Wednesday at A Leprechaun’s Birthday. The birthday party was one of 35 events the council will put on this year.

Bloomington arts council celebrates 35 years

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, March 10,2009 11:54 p.m.

In celebration of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s 35th birthday, the council has planned 35 “unbirthday” parties between January and September, said Steve Pierson, office manager for the council.

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