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Erica Hunter

Erica Hunter

WFIU Arts and Culture Reporter
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Recent Posts by Erica Hunter:

culture interview  |  July 1, 2009

The B-town Comedy Festival

Similar to the popular show, “Last Comic Standing,” comedians go head to head and are eliminated each week.

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 interview  |  May 25, 2009

A Festival Of Plays

The Bloomington Playwrights Project hosts its first festival featuring eleven different plays ranging from traditional comedies and dramas to absurdist humor.

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 interview  |  May 22, 2009

Dancing For A Cause

The Aurthur Murray Dance Studio hosts its 3rd Annual “Dancing with the Celebrities” featuring six local Bloomington celebrities showing off their dance moves.

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visual arts interview  |  May 11, 2009

Boxcar Books Shows Off Staff Art

Boxcar Books, a non-profit, volunteer run organization which provides another venue for local artists to showcase their work, is turning the tables and showing off staff artwork, Friday May 8th.

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visual arts interview  |  May 1, 2009

Indiana University Printmakers’ “False Impressions”

Four graduate students from Indiana University’s Hope School of Fine Arts show off their artistic expression with “False Impressions,”a two-day exhibit, beginning May 1st, that examines printmaking through the context of installation. Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Althea Murphy-Price explains how the students used the space to help create the art.

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visual arts interview  |  April 21, 2009

Photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto

Indiana University’s Art Museum features fifteen black-and-white photos by world renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto in the exhibit, “Transcendent.” Curator, Nan Brewer describes Sugimoto’s artistic style.

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visual arts interview  |  April 14, 2009

The Paintings of Patrick Donley

The Wandering Turtle Art Gallery features acrylic artwork from Kentucky artist and musician Patrick Donley.

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culture podcast  |  April 1, 2009

African American Dance Company Showcases Dance Styles Of The African Diaspora

Indiana University’s African American Dance Company hosts its 35th annual spring concert. Using dance to create different moods while relating the human condition in the African Diaspora, the dancers mix jazz, modern, and ballet in the performance. Iris Rosa, professor and director of the dance company explains to WFIU’s Erica Hunter why they integrated a political theme into the show.

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dance feature  |  March 27, 2009

Indiana Univeristy Ballet’s “Variations on a Russian Theme”

Indiana University’s Ballet Theater closes its season with “Variations on a Russian Theme,” a performance which includes a modern version of the classical ballet, “Swan Lake.” Michael Vernon, IU’s ballet department chair explains why audience members will love this performance

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jazz podcast  |  March 27, 2009

The Future of Jazz in Bloomington

Take a glimpse into the future of jazz in Bloomington on Friday March 27th at the 5th annual musical showcase of young jazz performers. Monika Herzig co-founder of Jazz from Bloomington describes the style of music people will hear by these young performers

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