‘The America Play’ keeps audience thinking
“The America Play,” written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, opened to a nearly full house March 27 at the Wells-Metz Theatre.
“The America Play,” written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, opened to a nearly full house March 27 at the Wells-Metz Theatre.
Soulja Boy, who became famous in 2007 for his hit single “Crank That,” will be performing April 24 – the day of the women’s Little 500 race – at the tailgate fields.
The IU Ballet Theater will present “Variations on a Russian Theme,” which combines a shortened version of Tchaikovsky’s 19th-century classical ballet “Swan Lake” and the world premiere performance of “My Eyes Opened” by Pennsylvania Ballet choreographer-in-residence Matthew Neenan.
The Windfall Dancers, an 11-member company, will perform their concept of them – envy, sloth, gluttony, greed, lust, pride and wrath – this weekend and next weekend at the troupe’s annual show. The content is not suitable for young children because of rough language, according to Tom Slater, the director and a choreographer for the show.
The owner of a now-closed Manhattan art gallery with a star-studded clientele was painted when a thief who stole $88 million from art owners, investors – including tennis great John McEnroe – and a bank.
Tim Hardy has testosterone to thank for getting his teenage mind interested in acting. After years spent studying in a boy’s school, getting to act in a play with girls sounded fantastic.
Three graduate students are on a mission to dispel misrepresentations of Turkish women through the power of film in the fifth annual Bloomington Turkish Film Festival.The films will run at 8 p.m. every night from Thursday to April 4.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
LOS ANGELES — David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week.
Artists looking to advance their careers have the chance to win a scholarship sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council.
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.
The myth of a liberal media bias has been busted, according to research conducted by two IU professors.
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 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.
IU Department of Theatre and Drama welcomes 8 new shows to campus
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.
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.