Archive for December 2009

December 1, 2009

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Classical Music Highlights for December

We’ve got quite the lineup for December; from the German Baroque to imaginings of the composers of yesterday if they happened to have written today's songs.

December 1, 2009

interview

Celebrate the Holidays With The Terre Haute Symphony

although, I’m quite familiar with the music from Messiah, we have a new arrangement of one of pieces that I’m looking forward to sharing.

December 2, 2009

interview

‘Parentheses of Blood’ A Brutal Drama

“Actually, the first time I saw Sony Labou Tansi’s Parentheses of Blood it was in French, but I just knew that I had to direct it,”

December 3, 2009

interview

The Bloomington Burlesque Brigade Struts Their Stuff

Pole dancing, fan dances, and all things burlesque have come to Bloomington. It’s a phenomenon that has grown far beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations.

December 3, 2009

feature

Welcome To Amateur Hour: The Democratizing World Of Karaoke Bars

WFIU’s Josephine McRobbie visited a local karaoke night to find out just what makes this form of entertainment so ubiquitous.

December 8, 2009

interview

Child’s Play: Aesthetics, Gender, and Children’s Clothing

A new exhibition considers a category of objects that, admittedly, one most often encounters in a heap on the floor.

December 8, 2009

interview

Holiday Magic, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic ’09

Cary Boyce has a setting of the traditional , ‘Lo, How a Rose ere Blooming.’ We’ve promised to try to make our performance just as beautiful as his vision.

December 8, 2009

review

Parentheses of Blood

It’s a strangely interesting mix. The final feel is a bit as if the Midwest met Euro-African sensibility and the result is something like a grim Monte Python.

December 9, 2009

feature

The Wylie House Garden: Curating A Living History

Upon first glance, the Wylie House looks like any other antebellum house museum. But it's the museum's heirloom garden that draws seekers of living history.

December 10, 2009

feature

A Latin American Christmas

A Latin American Christmas

Get ready for some warm and sunny music of the season and a lot of good cheer from many lands south of the border and even south of the equator.

December 10, 2009

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An Early Music Christmas

An Early Music Christmas

Join host Angela Mariani for an hour of early music which invokes the spirit of the season.

December 15, 2009

interview

Bloomington Is Alive with ‘The Sound of Music’

When I take on a character, I try to find the theme the through connection to it

December 15, 2009

interview

Writer Dan Greenburg changes careers, gets hugged by his readers

From Playboy to The Zack Files, former men's magazine writer now gets accolades and hugs from ten-year-olds

December 22, 2009

feature

canopy of lights over the bloomington courthouse square

Bloomington Sparkles: The Downtown Holiday Canopy of Lights

The Canopy of Lights celebrates more than just the holidays; in many ways it’s a paean to Bloomington’s dynamic downtown.

December 24, 2009

review

Cardinal Stage Company’s ‘The Sound of Music’

...a moving, lovingly and cleverly staged love story about personal growth, heroism and the healing of a family.

December 29, 2009

interview

Trio Settecento Returns with ‘A German Bouquet’

We did feel that the repertoire itself called for different instruments and so we did a lot of experiments.

December 30, 2009

feature

Year In The Arts: Our 10 Most Popular Arts Stories of 2009

As 2009 winds down, we're taking a look back at all that's happened in the last year. Here are some of the most popular stories we covered.

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