Category: Theatre & Dance
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Available to Stream February 27-28
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The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Theatre and Dance will present its production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in a virtual format on Saturday, February 27 at 7 p.m. and Sunday February 28 at 3 p.m. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead focuses on two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Framed by scenes straight from…
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Making Dances Course Adapts, Creates Despite Pandemic
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The January Term course in the Department of Theatre and Dance combined technique, theory, and creation.
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Healing Waters: Lydia Francis ‘11 Talks Christmas in Christ Chapel and Teaching as an Alum
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The alumna has created scenic designs for Christmas in Christ Chapel for five years, and will return to the classroom this spring.
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Adaptability: Theatre and Dance Students Hold Online Performances
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The Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance will host a series of virtual performances this weekend.
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Whodunit? Gustavus Theatre Puts on Murder Mystery Radio Show
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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…
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Touch in a Pandemic: Gustavus Alum Performs in TEDxMinneapolis
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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…
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The Arts at Nobel Conference 56
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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…
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Harnessing innovation to create dance during COVID
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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…
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Gustavus Theatre and Dance Embraces Online Theatre With 48-Hour Theatre Project
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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…
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Gift provides new seating in Anderson Theatre
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The Evelyn Anderson Theatre got a major upgrade this summer: brand new seats. A $20,000 gift from Marion Myrland Johnson x’51 and John Johnson made the purchase possible. The previous seats were the originals installed when the theatre was built in the 1970’s nearly a half century ago. Now thanks to the Johnsons, along with…