Fine Arts

Year: 2010

  • Winterfeldt to Present Hildegard Organ Recital Friday

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    First Lutheran Church music director and Assistant Christ Chapel Organist Chad Winterfeldt will present Frank Ferko’s Organ Cycle in Christ Chapel, Friday, September 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The organ cycle, based on the writings of the 12th Century mystic Hildedegard von Bingen, is free and open to the public.

  • Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theatre Opens Season at Gustavus

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    Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater (SPDT) will perform four works from its nationally-acclaimed repertory on Saturday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College’s Anderson Theatre, St. Peter. SPDT’s presentation is the inaugural event for the 2010-2011 Gustavus Artist Series and will feature the Anderson Theatre return…

  • A Bit of the Bard: Gustavus Theatre/Dance 2010-11

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season, highlighting the broad influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare-inspired production, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase and the season finale of Hamlet. The 2010-2011 dance season opens with a performance by the Stuart Pimsler Dance and…

  • Double Reed & Double Bass: Vecchione & Erdahl Making New Happen

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    Al

    “Quick! Name as many pieces as you can think of written for double bass and oboe. Sorry, time’s up.” Bruce Hodges opened the Juilliard Journal On-Line review of the Vecchione/Erdahl Duo’s cd, It Takes Two… with this question. And even the most ardent classical music enthusiast would be pressed to name one work. The Vecchione/Erdahl…

  • Gustavus Theatre Connections Strong with St. Croix Festival Theatre

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    St. Croix Festival Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Summer Season includes productions of Jean Anouilh’s To Fool the Eye, Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard’s Red, White and Tuna and concludes with the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play Proof by David Auburn. Included in the casts are Shane Jensen ’10, Christian DeMarais ’11 and faculty emeritus…

  • Belpedio Chosen for Publication in Theatre Design & Technology Magazine

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    Gustavus Adolphus College senior Erin Belpedio has been selected to have her lighting design display published in the upcoming summer issue of Theatre Design & Technology magazine. Belpedio showcased her lighting display for Falling Awake: A Physical Theatre Project, at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology’s (USITT) national conference Design Expo in Kansas City,…

  • Seham Returns to Fringe Festival with Premiere of FW: RE: Mom Update

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    Playwright Amy Seham, chair of the department and professor of theatre and dance at Gustavus Adolphus College, returns for the seventh time to Minnesota’s Fringe Festival in August with her newest play, FW: RE: Mom Update. Directed by Diane Mountford and featuring a cast of Gustavus alumni, St. Peter and Minneapolis-based actors, Seham brings her…

  • Gustavus Alumni to Perform at Minnesota Fringe Festival

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    Four Gustavus Adolphus College alumni are preparing to perform in the production of Professor/Choreographer Jeffrey Peterson’s Thinkingaview at this year’s Minnesota Fringe Festival Aug. 6-14.

  • Gustavus Theatre & Dance Season Announced

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    The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-2011 season, highlighting the influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare inspired production, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase and the season finale of Hamlet. The 2010-2011 dance season opens with a performance by the Stuart Pimsler Dance and…

  • Klitzke ’10 Cast in Shakespeare & Co. 35th Season and Fringe Festival

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    Jordan Klitzke ’10 didn’t take a break after graduation and sit around wondering what life holds for him. Instead, the Eden Prairie native moved from graduation in May to rehearsals in June for productions of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Shakespeare and Company, followed by rehearsals for his Fringe Festival…