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The country music ride endures at 8 Seconds Saloon

April 25, 2024

Since 1999, 8 Seconds has been the place to catch rising country stars onstage and to show off boot-scooting moves on the dance floor.

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Carmel’s Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre to revisit frontier days

January 18, 2024

Dave Lindquist

February performances of “The Wild Wild West” are planned at the Florence at the Academy of Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre.

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Apartments, dance group headquarters planned for 42nd and College

July 18, 2023 |

Mickey Shuey

In cooperation with city development officials, Midtown Indianapolis Inc. is making headway on a project to create low-cost apartments on both sides of 42nd Street, as well as retail space and a new home for Kids Dance Outreach.

Dance Kaleidoscope hires Joshua Blake Carter as artistic director

May 31, 2023 |

Dave Lindquist

Atlanta native Carter becomes the fifth artistic director in Dance Kaleidoscope’s 50-year history.

Dance Kaleidoscope reels in the years with the Beatles

March 16, 2023 |

Dave Lindquist

‘Magical Decades Tour’ show mixes songs popularized by the Beatles with hits by other artists in multiple decades.

Dance Kaleidoscope’s David Hochoy to retire after 32 years in role

October 27, 2022 |

Dave Lindquist

Hochoy, Dance Kaleidoscope’s artistic director since 1991, helped the company establish its studios at Circle City Industrial Complex.

Dance Kaleidoscope seeks donors for Circle City Industrial Complex home

November 17, 2021 |

Dave Lindquist

Executive Director Kim Gutfreund, who’s led Dance Kaleidoscope since June, and long-running artistic director David Hochoy announced Tuesday a $2 million capital campaign.

Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ cancellations hits dance companies hard

October 12, 2020 | Associated Press

The economic vulnerability inherent in arts organizations is exacerbated when they rely on a major seasonal event—like “The Nutcracker”—for large portions of revenue, said Amir Pasic, dean of the School of Philanthropy at IUPUI.

Review: Dance Kaleidoscope’s ‘A World of Christmas’ proves more sacred than Santa-fied

December 1, 2017

Sweet spot in eclectic program occurs when its internationally inspired holiday travelogue hits Spain, Jamaica, and Benin.

LOU’S VIEWS: Art for art’s sake–while helping the community, too

May 26, 2017

What would happen if, say, a playwright, a video artist, a sculptor and a musician got together for a few weeks to try to create something without concern about who would see the final product … or even if there were a final product?

Lawsuit accuses strip club operator of exploiting dancers

March 13, 2017

A company that owns more than a dozen strip clubs around the country, including one in Indianapolis, is facing a federal lawsuit over allegations that it exploited its dancers by requiring them to pay fees in order to work.

Arts organizations count on holiday shows to subsidize riskier programming

November 23, 2016

In the not-for-profit arts world, the bottom line is dependent on earned income, grants, philanthropic donations—and tried-and-true Christmas offerings.

Star Plaza Theatre in northwest Indiana to remain open

November 4, 2016

The owners of a 3,400-seat theater in northwest Indiana that has featured top entertainers such as Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have changed plans and won't demolish the facility.

Head of Carmel performing arts center to depart for Chicago

August 4, 2016

Over her four-year stay, Tania Castroverde Moskalenko has helped stabilize the sprawling arts organization and find a sustainable mix of programming.

Longtime nightclub known for drag shows closing

June 14, 2016

Talbott Street Nightclub, which opened in 2002 on the city’s near-north side, announced it will quit serving patrons June 25.

Live Nation’s deal to buy Old National Centre unravels

December 8, 2015

The group that owns the landmark entertainment and hospitality venue in downtown Indianapolis has decided not to sell the building after Live Nation made an offer late last year.

Butler corrals performing venues under new executive director

September 9, 2015

The hiring of Texas arts administrator Ty Sutton is part of a strategy to streamline ticketing and booking at campus venues and enhance Butler’s presence as an arts destination.

LOU’S VIEWS: Romance rules at the IRT for ‘What I Learned in Paris’ and ‘Ray and Ella’

April 2, 2015

Lou Harry reviews Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “What I Learned in Paris” (through April 12) and Dance Kaleidoscope’s “Ray & Ella.”

LOU’S VIEWS: Great A&E expectations with 15 high-hopes picks for 2015

December 31, 2014

A wordless “Peter Pan,” pianists in competition, and a musical “Idiot” among potential highlights in coming months.

LOU’S VIEWS: 2014 in A&E

December 23, 2014

Orangutans, ancient arriors, a fair lady, a great bicycle race, and more offered highlights of the year in Indy-area arts and entertainment.

‘Yuletide’ plays critical role in symphony’s fiscal strategy

December 4, 2014

The tap-dancing Santas, reindeer puppets and carol arrangements fulfill an essential role supporting the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s bottom line.

Carmel’s Center for the Performing Arts ups ambition after stemming red ink

November 6, 2014

Nearly four years after the Center for the Performing Arts’ Carmel high-profile debut, its second full-time CEO says the startup has stabilized operations and is ready to grow its eclectic mix of programming.

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