JCFA ~ a community of artists. A
community of artists preparing for careers as performers,
professionals, scholars and teachers. With programs in arts
administration, dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts,
the Jordan College of Fine Arts combines nationally recognized
conservatory-style programs with a curriculum rich in the liberal
arts. As a cultural leader in Indianapolis, the Jordan College of
Fine Arts collaborates with professional programs and companies
both nationally and internationally.
2009 Performing and Visual Arts Fairs
Look for Butler University's Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre
and Arts Administration representative at these 2009 Performing and
Visual Arts Fairs.
Mahler Project - Germanic Creative Expression
Butler University and the American Pianists Association, the
German Consulate, Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), Indianapolis
Opera, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Max Kade Center at IUPUI
and WFYI will present a series of events throughout 2009-2010 to
honor the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Gustav Mahler
(July 7, 1860), commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall (Nov. 9, 2009) and celebrate Germanic creative
expression.
The full range of commemorative events is still being planned
for the 2009-2010 school year but it is scheduled to include the
following. Questions? Call (317) 940-9231.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Film at the IMA: Metropolis
7 p.m., The Toby at the IMA
Tickets: $9 public/$5 IMA member/Students free with ID (available
at door only)
Purchase tickets at www.imamuseum.org/, by calling
(317) 955-2339 or at the door.
Metropolis (dir. Fritz Lang, Germany, 1927, 153 min, shown
in 35mm)
Perhaps the most influential of all silent films, Lang's sci-fi
masterpiece, written by his wife Thea Von Harbou, is set in the
dystopia of 2026, when the populace is divided between workers who
must live underground and the rich who enjoy a city of splendor. A
man (Gustav Froehlich) from the upper class abandons his privileged
life to join oppressed workers in a revolt. The film had by far the
largest budget of any film to date, and has endured as a work of
innovative cinematic innovation and imagination, from his modernist
set designs to breakthrough special effects. There will be a short
pre-film talk by Butler University Fairbanks Professor and
Department of Media Arts chair Kenneth Creech, and Ensemble 48 will
perform the live soundtrack. This program is presented in
collaboration with the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Butler Choirs and Symphony Orchestra play Mahler Symphony No. 2
(Resurrection)
3 p.m. Clowes Memorial Hall
Free of charge
At 2 p.m., to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall (Nov. 9), people who were present at the event will
discuss the experience in a pre-concert panel discussion. On the
eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the
Butler Symphony Orchestra, Butler Chorale, University Choir and
soprano Nancy Davis Booth will perform Mahler's second symphony,
the Resurrection, a musical tribute to the rebirth of
hope. A reception will follow the concert.
Thursday, Nov. 19
Lecture: "German Immigrants and their Contributions to Cultural
Life in Indianapolis"
7 p.m., Damenverein Room, Athenaeum (401 East Michigan St.)
Free of charge
During the second half of the 19th century, many immigrants from
German-speaking countries arrived in Indianapolis and made a
significant and lasting impact on the cultural landscape and civic
life of Indianapolis. Families such as the Vonnegut's, Lieber's and
Frenzel's contributed much to the economic growth of the city.
Claudia Grossmann, IUPUI German program director, will highlight
contributions of German immigrants to the city prior to WWI.
Friday, Feb. 12-Saturday, Feb. 13
Butler Ballet presents the annual Midwinter Dance
Festival
8 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
Ticket prices range from $28.50 to $14.50.
Butler Ballet's annual mixed repertoire concert will include Dark
Elegies, choreographed by Antony Tudor and first produced by the
Ballet Rambert at the Duchess Theatre, London, in 1937. Set to
Mahler's Kindertotenlieder ("Songs of Childhood Death"),
Dark Elegies is widely recognized as one of Tudor's seminal works
that greatly influenced all contemporary ballet.
Saturday, April 11
Butler Wind Ensemble Concert
3 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall
Free of charge
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the wind ensemble presents a
concert of "Entartete Musik," the so-called "decadent music,"
banned by the Nazis. In a huge exposition of propaganda, the Nazis
vilified any music written by Jews, Blacks, Slavs and anything that
smacked of jazz or jazz influences. Under the brutal regime of the
Third Reich, composers of Jewish heritage had to flee for their
lives, and in some cases died at the hands of the Nazis. The
concert will include A Little Threepenny Music by Kurt
Weill; the Concerto for String Quartet and Wind Ensemble
by Ervin Schulhoff; La Creation du Monde by Darius
Milhaud; Intrada by Berthold Goldschmidt; and the
Symphony in Bb by Paul Hindemith.
Past Mahler Events
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009
Leadership
through the Arts Forum: Alessandra Comini
"The Two Gustavs: Mahler, Klimt, and Vienna's Golden Decade,
1897-1907."
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Laban Movement Choir Performance
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
School of Music Ensemble Showcase Concert
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009
Poetry Reading by Norbert Krapf, Indiana Poet Laureate
"Buried Treasures: Recovering German Heritage through Poetry and
Music."
Friday, Oct. 2 and Sunday, Oct. 4
Indianapolis Opera presents Ariadne auf Naxos
Saturday, Oct. 3
Film at the IMA: The Rape of Europa
Tuesday, Oct. 6
Faculty Artist Recital: Mary Anne Scott - "Mahler ... and More"
Wednesday, Oct. 7 - Sunday, Oct. 11
Butler Theatre presents Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk
Circle (Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis)
Sunday, Oct. 11
WFYI TV 20-1
"Germans in America"
Sunday, Oct. 11
Butler Symphony Orchestra plays Mahler Symphony No. 4
Sunday, Oct. 18
WFYI TV 20-1
"Germans in America"
Friday, Oct. 23
Film at the IMA: The Rape of Europa
Thursday, Oct. 29
Film at the IMA: Nosferatu
Thursday, Oct. 29
WFYI TV 20-1
Film The Rape of Europa