Archive for Sara Cronk '22
Fine Arts at Honors Weekend
Coming to campus for honors weekend? There are lots of ways to help honor our fine arts students, from the senior studio art majors exhibition in the Hillstrom Museum of Art to the spring theatre production of Gloria, so be sure to check them out! Saturday, May 7 Theatre and Dance Honors Reception 11:45 a.m. […]
Gustavus Dance Program Recognized at ACDA Conference
"Then. Soon. Now. (a dance I found)," choreographed by Sarah Hauss and performed by Amanda Hoffman '22 (pictured) was selected for the ACDA midwest conference gala performance, along with Tessa Longshore '22's "I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss." Photo by Lauren Mayer for the spring dance concert Over spring break, dancers from […]
MacCarthy and Stockmann Win Innovative Teaching Awards
Colleen Stockmann (left) won the 2021-2022 Innovative Assignment award for their assignment "Repatriating the Parthenon Marbles." Henry MacCarthy won the award for Innovation at the Course or Curricular Level for the courses associated with the Fall 2020 production, "The Murder Mystery Hour" (Right). The 2021-2022 Innovative Teaching Awards from the John S. Kendall Center for […]
Gustavus Jazz Ensemble Launches Spring Break Tour
The Gustavus Jazz Ensemble is touring Minnesota from March 19-25. The Gustavus Jazz Ensemble embarks on its Spring Break tour on Saturday, March 19. The ensemble will tour Minnesota, playing at Jazz clubs and working with high schools across the state. A complete list of tour stops is below. The tour will feature a wide […]
New Exhibition in the Schaefer Art Gallery Takes On Surrealist Furniture
Maxwell McInnis makes surrealist furniture, blurring the edges of fine art and design. (Photo courtesy of Maxwell McInnis) Opening in the Schaefer Art Gallery at Gustavus Adolphus College on March 8 is Dress Shopping at the Davenport Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center, featuring works by artist Maxwell McInnis. Based on the experience of […]
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Searches for Meaning
PC: Ryan Weber '22 Gena King '22 and Eli Simon '24 in "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot." Who deserves forgiveness? Is forgiveness something you earn? Seeking to answer these questions and more is Gustavus Adolphus College’s latest production, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, opening February 17. Set in purgatory, […]
Gustavus Wind Orchestra Works With Award-Winning Composer Bruce Broughton
Visiting campus to meet with Gustavus students is American composer and 10-time Emmy winner, Bruce Broughton. After returning from its first tour since 2019, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra will perform its Home Tour Concert on Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Prior to the performance, Broughton will discuss his piece, “Flourishes,” which […]
Gustavus Wind Orchestra Launches 2022 Minnesota Tour
In its first tour since 2019, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra departs for its 2022 Minnesota Tour on Thursday, January 27. Following the postponement of their international tour, the band will spend four days working with high schools across the state from Ramsey to Springfield, ending each day with a concert. A complete list of tour […]
Ópera Afuera: Gustavus Alum Plays Mariachi with the Minnesota Opera
Mariachi Mi Tierra performing at Minnesota Opera's first performance of the season. From L to R: Uriel Torres, Carlos Balbuena '21, Eduardo Castro, Rosalio Castro, José Rendon, Jorge Rendo, Jenny Castro. Singer: Vanessa Alonzo Picture provided by Balbuena Carlos Balbuena ’21 recently played with the Minnesota Opera with the mariachi band, Mariachi Mi Tierra. Ópera […]
Christmas in Christ Chapel 2021 Sends Audiences Forth Singing
Gustavus Adolphus College welcomed audiences back to campus for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2021. Christmas in Christ Chapel returned with joyous song, as befitting the program name, We Shall Go Forth Singing. With safety precautions in place, Gustavus Adolphus College was able to welcome alumni, families and friends, and supporters of Gustavus music back to […]