Fine Arts

Month: August 2013

  • 43rd Season of Gustavus Artist Series Announced

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    Al

    When Baritone Robert Merrill’s performed at the dedication of the new Gustavus recital hall in 1971, the hall named after his friend and colleague Tenor Jussi Björling, a tradition of bringing world-class artists and performers to the Gustavus Adolphus College campus took root. Since Merrill’s performance in the fall of 1971, nearly 200 actors, dance…

  • Parker Quartet, Esther Wang & Justin Knoepfel Featured at Bridge Chamber Music Festival

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    Al

    For thirteen year, artistic director and founder David Carter has brought the Bridge Chamber Music Festival to Northfield and with it a series of concerts which include internationally acclaimed artists and some of the region’s finest talent. This summer, season 14, which opens August 20 with the Parker String Quartet, will not disappoint. Gustavus pianist…

  • Fringe Festival Names Clocked One of Sixteen Audience Picks

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    Al

    Each year at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, productions with the highest attendance at each venue are selected as “Audience Picks” and an additional performance is added to its schedule. CLOCKED, one of this year’s Fringe Festival events produced by Ben Kolis (Theatre Honors ’12), Renee Guittar (Dance Honors ’12) and Sarah Jabar (Dance ’10), earned…

  • Shane Jensen ’10 Returns to Minnesota for Newest Film The Way The Crow Flies

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    Al

    For some graduates, a move off of the campus following graduation includes a move back home for a time of soul-searching, reflection and discovery, a time to consider a path for the next step in their journey. While this move may not fit into their original master plan, it does provide some time to determine…

  • St. Croix Theatre Festival Features Kim Braun ’11 & Ethan Bjelland ’12

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    Al

    The annual St. Croix Theatre Festival in St. Croix Falls, Wisc., has opened for another season and, again this year, includes some familiar names from the Gustavus Department of Theatre & Dance and the Department of Music. The festival, based in a 1917 vaudeville playhouse overlooking the St. Croix River, has a full schedule planned…

  • Gusties to Light Up the Stage at Fringe Festival in August

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    A number of current and former Gustavus students will be performing, directing, and producing at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival, which will take place August 1-11 at various locations in Minneapolis. Circe: A Musical Odyssey is written and directed by alumna Maggie Sotos ’09, who returns to the Fringe Festival after her debut show, Troy!…