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Flying high

By Jaime Cohen and Jaimie Cohen · Thursday, Nov. 20,2003 12:23 a.m.

With grace, agility and style, Bernadette Pace glides gently through the air. She pulls herself into splits over the trapeze bar and dangles upside down before reaching out her hands in order to be caught. At 60 years old, this trapeze artist lives for free-falling. Set in the deep woods of her backyard, Pace practices her art on a genuine highflying trapeze with her local group, the High Flyers. She fell in love with the trapeze in the Denver YMCA in 1970 and has been perfecting her tricks ever since. In 1983, she relocated to Bloomington and knew she could not live without continuing her passion. "I was so addicted," Pace said. "I knew I'd just die if I didn't have one."

Students find global inspiration

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, Nov. 20,2003 12:18 a.m.

Continent to continent, every week is fashion week. Designers present collections in Portugal, Spain, Britain, Los Angeles, New York, and now, Australia. International fashion weeks are growing, and designs from around the globe have begun to influence American culture and college students.

Series presents classic films to modern generation

By Josh Hamm and Joshua Hamm · Wednesday, Nov. 19,2003 12:12 a.m.

In the era of HBO, DVDs and MP3s, Americans have the means to enjoy a classic Hollywood film in the comfort of their homes. But once upon a time, the only place to catch a movie in Bloomington was downtown at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. With the creation of the Golden Age of Hollywood film series and the renovation of the theater, the golden age of Hollywood has returned to Bloomington.

Comics crash academia

By Claire Blaustein · Wednesday, Nov. 19,2003 12:12 a.m.

"Indiana Review," a literary journal published by IU, is currently working on its upcoming summer issue. While they normally print works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, this time they plan to give their readers something they might not expect -- a comic book. IR often includes visual art in its biannual issues, but this is the first time it will include an insert of comic art.

Around the arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003 3:02 a.m.

Music. Dance. Theater. Choreography. Performance Art. The nationally acclaimed act STOMP has been called all of the above. STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy and utterly unique. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments -- matchboxed, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps -- to produce a wide array of rhythm.

Photo exhibit accents the 'ordinary'

By Olivia Morales · Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003 3:01 a.m.

Picturing the everyday, a theme prevalent throughout the work of Bloomington photographer Tom Stio, is the subject of a new exhibit called "Parallel Universes," which is on display at the Buskirk-Chumley Textillery Gallery, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., until Nov. 29.

Local dance troupe promotes elegance

By Stacey Laskin · Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003 2:57 a.m.

Dressed in '80s attire, members of the Windfall Dance Company opened their show "Gasping for Breath" with a workout video parody of modern dance over the weekend. The show ran Friday and Saturday night in the Rose Firebay Theater of the John Waldron Arts Center, featuring dancers from the Windfall Dance Company, the Windfall Youth Ensemble and Parallel Differences, a high school-aged group of dancers directed by graduate student Shauna Steele.

'Septet' performs, honors legend

By Michael Beal · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:17 p.m.

Bear's Place and the Al Cobine Septet celebrated the late jazz composer Hoagy Carmichael Thursday night on what would be Carmichael's 104th birthday.

Kings challenge gender with drag show

By -Jenny Kobiela · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:16 p.m.

The B-Town Kings show started 20 minutes late Friday night with a crowd packed in Collins' Coffeehouse. Bloomington's only drag king troupe lip-syncs to masculine songs while acting out the song.

Love story draws praise from audience

By Jill Sankey · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:15 p.m.

The Ruth N. Halls Theatre was filled Friday evening for the Department of Theatre and Drama's production of "Romeo and Juliet." The audience included a combination of Bloomington residents and IU students.

Feminist choir to hold house concert

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Friday, Nov. 14,2003 10:42 a.m.

A local singing group called the Bloomington Feminist Singers will perform at 7 p.m. tonight at 928 S. Ballantine, the home of one of the group's members.

Fashion goes upstream

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Friday, Nov. 14,2003 10:41 a.m.

There have been two revolutions in fashion history.

Effron conducts 'Falstaff' with finesse

By Sonja Kuhnau · Friday, Nov. 14,2003 10:39 a.m.

Tap, tap, tap. David Effron clicks his baton against the podium. The flowing melody abruptly breaks off mid-swell and 65 musicians' heads turn expectantly upward.

'Falstaff' showcases talents of veteran conductor

By Eric Anderson · Friday, Nov. 14,2003 10:38 a.m.

Tonight at the Musical Arts Center, the IU Opera Theater will open its production of Giuseppe Verdi's comedic masterpiece and final opera, "Falstaff."

Writer to speak about new book

By Jamie Swhier · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 2:12 a.m.

Author Diane S. Bauden will read from and discuss "A Saving Solace," her new book about two women's struggles with loss and love, at 7:45 p.m. tonight in the Oak Room at the IMU.

Faculty to discuss composer's pioneering spirit

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12:24 a.m.

Composer Claude Debussy's spirit of musical pioneering was part of a discussion at Sunday's faculty recital in Auer Concert Hall, the first of a three-recital series entitled, "Debussy Festival: A celebration of the music, art, and era of Claude Debussy."

sLowlife plant/art exhibit presented at SoFA Gallery

By Matt McNabb · Thursday, Nov. 13,2003 12:24 a.m.

Five planters sit in one corner. Each planter contains the same plant at various stages of its growth. On the wall behind the plants are a collection of shelf fungi. In the adjacent corner, a plant sits inside a terrarium on top of a laboratory bench.

Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 12,2003 1:04 a.m.

The Indiana Review is holding a Masters of Fine Arts poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Monroe County Library Auditorium. The two readers will be Kyle Dargan and Tolu Jegede. Dargan, a second-year graduate student, will release his first collection of poems called "The Listening" in fall 2004.

Distances put IU at advantage

By Alex Witteveld · Wednesday, Nov. 12,2003 12:52 a.m.

The NCAA regional and national meets are the only two left for the No. 11 men's cross country team this year. Heading into these meets, the Hoosiers believe they have a distinct advantage over the other competitors, an advantage they have not had yet this year. All of the races this year have been at the 8K distance, but the last two have been bumped up to 10K. Because of the type of training that the team does, they believe the increase in distance can only help them. "I feel it is an advantage for us over other teams, since our training is more mileage and aerobic oriented and strength oriented versus speed or anaerobic oriented," IU coach Robert Chapman said. "I think that training also gives us a psychological edge. Some teams are worried about hanging on for another 2K, while we embrace the extra distance."

Surviving member of Broadway trio keeps on writing

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Wednesday, Nov. 12,2003 12:20 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Since the death last year of her writing partner Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden has carried on alone, attending rehearsals of "Wonderful Town," which she co-wrote with Adolph Green and Bernstein and working on a new book about her legendary collaboration with the effervescent Green.

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