Year: 2020

Healing Waters: Lydia Francis ‘11 Talks Christmas in Christ Chapel and Teaching as an Alum

Dec 17, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

The alumna has created scenic designs for Christmas in Christ Chapel for five years, and will return to the classroom this spring.
Five Questions with Filmmaker Scott Fitzloff ’06

Dec 10, 2020

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Fine Arts Office

The California-based filmmaker has worked on everything from television commercials to feature-length documentaries.
Two Virtual Performances Set for This Weekend

Nov 30, 2020

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jakin

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music will present two virtual concerts this weekend. Along with the upcoming Winds of Christmas performance on Tuesday, December 8 and the premiere of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday, December 19, the weekend concerts represent the culmination of an unusual semester marked by the COVID-19 pandemic—with musicians wearing…
Adaptability: Theatre and Dance Students Hold Online Performances

Nov 30, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

The Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance will host a series of virtual performances this weekend.
Bringing the Dinosaurs Back to Life: Alumni at the Intersection of Art and Science

Nov 20, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

Most of us don’t get to say we work with dinosaurs for a living. For Gustavus art alum Tim Quady ’91, however, dinosaurs are just part of everyday life. Twenty-three years ago, he started Blue Rhino Studio, a custom design and artistic fabrication studio that does work for natural history museums around the world. While…
Whodunit? Gustavus Theatre Puts on Murder Mystery Radio Show

Nov 9, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

While the “Golden Age” of radio may be long past, the Department of Theatre & Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is bringing radio performance back in its fall show, The Murder Mystery Hour: A Double Bill of Radio Thrillers. This audio-based production streams online November 13 and 15. “When we were choosing what we were…
Touch in a Pandemic: Gustavus Alum Performs in TEDxMinneapolis

Oct 19, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

Gustavus Dance Alumnus Patrick Jeffrey ’10 is part of the company of dancers from the Black Label Movement performing in the virtual TEDxMinneapolis event “Adaptation” on October 23. The piece, How Do We Touch, When Touch is Gone, was filmed in late September under strict COVID safety guidelines that allowed dancers to be in contact…
The Arts at Nobel Conference 56

Oct 4, 2020

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mklein3

The move of Nobel Conference 56: Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology to an online format has opened the door to a new level of creativity from fine arts students involved with the conference. While preparations for this year’s conference began well before COVID-19 hit, they continued to evolve right up until the performances were…
Harnessing innovation to create dance during COVID

Sep 30, 2020

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mklein3

These days it’s a rare opportunity to see dance live, in person, and safely in Minneapolis. Thanks to the creativity of a Gustavus professor, the choreography of several alums, and a $10,000 grant, this weekend it’s possible. Inbox@Artbox opens at 7:30 p.m. October 1 and runs October 4 at Off-Leash Art Box in Minneapolis. The…
Gustavus Theatre and Dance Embraces Online Theatre With 48-Hour Theatre Project

Sep 23, 2020

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Sara Cronk ’22

Over the weekend the Department of Theatre & Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College presented its “48-Hour Virtual Theatre Project.” Student directors Sam Peters ’23 and Miranda Johnsen ’21 each created a short online theatre piece in 48 hours and presented it via Zoom. The directors were given the theme “Protest” in class Friday afternoon. They…