Music for All summer camp moving to Ball State
The Music for All Summer Symposium will bring about 1,600 students and teachers to campus June 18-25, 2011. Ball State is
to host the camp at least through 2015.
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LOU’S VIEWS: ‘A Funny Thing’ happening at Athenaeum
In most productions of the raucous musical comedy “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” the lead
character, Pseudolus, is a just-this-side-of desperate middle-age guy with an overactive libido who could break out in a major
sweat at any moment.
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis releases iPhone app for virtual front seat
The app will feature news, past laureate recordings, videos and access to the 2010 schedule, IVCI officials said.
Kansas City arts executive named general manager of new Carmel center
Douglas Tatum, former executive director of the Arts Foundation of Kansas City, will start at the Center for the Performing
Arts July 26.
IndyFringe Festival show spotlights teen relationships
The festival has added a play called “don’t u luv me?” that explores how signs of affection can morph into
controlling abuse through text messages.
LOU’S VIEWS: The King without kitsch and other Brown County pleasures
It didn’t occur to me on the drive down Interstate 65 for a Brown County getaway that I’d be returning with praise
for an Elvis impersonator.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Stolen spotlights IRT fundraising
Steven Stolen, managing director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, reveals his favorite how-to text and secrets
for
developing donors.
LOU’S VIEWS: (Jersey) Boy wonders settle in at Murat
“Jersey
Boys” is much more than just a tribute show. It delivers the musical goods with impeccable showmanship and style.
LOU’S VIEWS: Chicago joins the ‘Billy’ club
This week, the Broadway sensation “Billy Elliot” dances into Chicago for an extended run. And, closer to home,
the Phoenix indulges in some conspiracy theorizing.
MAURER: Local diva enlightens opera
Angela Brown has a voice that reaches extraordinary heights from roots that are set deep in Hoosier soil. She is a diva with a heart as big and as soft as her magnificent voice.
Local ballet is dead; long live local ballet
A former board member of the defunct Indiana Ballet Co. is trying to start a new organization to continue the presence of
professional ballet in Indianapolis.
Local ballet company folds
A professional ballet company that formed in the wake of Ballet Internationale's collapse has closed its own doors.
Impending budget cuts prompt arts funding turf war
The staff of the Indiana Arts Commission is proposing to revamp a regional partnership system that it enacted 13 years ago
as a way to fund the arts in all 92 counties of the state.
Comedy club reopening under new ownership
New local owners of Morty’s Comedy Joint on East 96th Street plan to open the club on March 4. It has been closed since early
January.
Opera chief: Group won’t fold
Forced to cancel its upcoming production of “The Mikado,” the Indianapolis Opera hopes more cuts will help fill a $400,000
budget gap.
Carmel performing arts center raises curtain on new name
Carmel’s new 1,600-seat concert hall will be called “The Palladium,” part of a marketing effort designed to generate more financial
support for the city’s performing arts center.
Basiles give big gift to Carmel performing arts center
The center will recognize the donation by naming
the cafe and gift shop inside the 1,600-seat concert hall after the Basiles.
City’s once-thriving stand-up comedy scene fades
Crackers’ Broad Ripple and downtown locations are the only remaining comedy clubs in Indianapolis.
Carmel’s performing arts center hiring key staff
With a year to go before completion of a 1,600-seat concert hall, Executive Director Steven Libman added Jeremy Hatch as development
director.
Symphony ousts maestro, reports historic budget gap
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra experienced a year of financial and leadership shocks, as it reported a $2.8 million
budget shortfall and abruptly dismissed Music Director Mario Venzago.