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updated July 24, 2009
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Rose-Hulman Performing Arts Series Features Dazzling Shows
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Since opening Hatfield Hall in 2002, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
has used the spectacular state-of-the-art facility to attract some of
the world’s grandest performing arts groups and shows to dazzle Wabash
Valley residents.
The tradition will continue during the 2009-10 school year, when Rose-Hulman’s
Performing Arts Series hosts world-renowned classical and popular
musicians, beautiful ballet shows, dazzling Celtic-themed shows and
unique Shakespeare theater presentations. There will also be
entertaining science discovery shows and side-splitting comedy shows.
“We strive to bring diverse and entertaining groups to Rose-Hulman for
the enjoyment of the campus and area community. This year’s nine-show
lineup should be a delight to the eyes and ears,” states Bunny Nash,
Rose-Hulman’s director of performing arts.
The series features classical guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, the Celtic
music/dance group The StepCrew and the Moscow Festival Ballet presenting
the classics “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Coppelia”, and Actors From The
London Stage performing “Romeo & Juliet.”
There is a family theme to this year’s series with siblings from The 5
Browns performing on five Steinway grand pianos on stage and the family
Bluegrass band Cherryholmes performing its popular Christmas show.
Tickets for the series can be ordered by mail until September 7 through
a ticket request form in the series promotional brochure or by printing
the ticket form from the series website
(www.rose-hulman.edu/performingarts). Brochures can be requested by
contacting Nash at Bunny.Nash@rose-hulman.edu or (812) 877-8875. She
cautions that several shows may sell out in advance.
Details about the series shows are:
Comedian Mike Birbiglia |
Comedian Mike Birbiglia
September 16 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $17 Students
One of the nation’s top stand-up comedians comes to Rose-Hulman after
having two critically-acclaimed albums, three Comedy Central specials,
and appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with
Conan O’Brien and The Bob & Tom Show. Birbiglia’s “Secret Public
Journal” blog examines his habit of “making awkward situations even more
awkward” and his 2008 off-Broadway show, Sleepwalk With Me, chronicled
his sleep disorder. His 2007 CD of favorite stories was hailed as
“Comedy Album of the Year” by Time Out New York and Time Out Chicago.
Tommy Emmanuel |
Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel
October 2 – 8 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $17 Students
Australian Tommy Emmanuel is one of the finest guitar players in the
world with an energetic, emotional style that spans a career of over 40
years. This two-time Grammy nominee has an unique “finger style” that’s
akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all 10
fingers. He has released 16 albums, amassed thousands of fans worldwide
and played with hundreds of musical legends. Legendary guitarist Chet
Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to pick up the guitar.
Decades later, Atkins became one of Tommy’s biggest fans and honored him
with the title of “Certified Guitar Player” for his lifetime
contributions to the instrument –- an honor shared by only three other
people the world.
Butterfly: The Story Of A Life Cycle
The Hudson Vagabond Puppets
October 6 – 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5 All Seats
This show takes a microscopic look at the insect world on the big stage.
With the Hudson Vagabond Puppets, the audience will follow the Monarch’s
butterfly’s incredible transformation from tiny egg to glorious
butterfly and a 1,500-mile journey to Mexico, meeting a host of
creatures along the way, from the lowly earthworm to the majestic
dragonfly. The puppeteers borrow from traditional Japanese Bunraku style
of puppetry, becoming mere shadows of the enormous figures they bring to
life. Song, dance and beautiful scrolling scenery help make this
scientific foray enjoyable for children and adults.
The StepCrew, Celtic Music/Dance
November 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $17 Students
The StepCrew perform a new, high-energy style of dancing that combines
Irish, Ottawa Valley and Modern Tap with some blazing fiddle work.
Composed of six outstanding dancers backed by a five-piece band, The
StepCrew takes Celtic dance to the next level, moving from modern
interpretations of traditional Celtic music and dance to completely
original musical compositions and choreography. This Celtic-inspired
show features top talents who have danced and played with the
Chieftains, Seven Nations and Bowfire.
Cherryholmes’ Christmas Show
December 6 – 7 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $17 Students
With its roots based in bluegrass, Celtic and jazz music, Cherryholmes
has stormed to the top of the music world since winning the 2005
International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertain of the Year Award
and becoming popular performers at the Grand Ole Opry. From gospel to
old-time mountain and country tunes, the family band’s live shows
highlight the talents of its six members, including twin fiddles, Irish
step dancing, classic country yodeling and old-time claw hammer, in
addition to dynamic bluegrass.
The Moscow Festival Ballet
* The Sleeping Beauty
January 4 – 7:30 p.m.
* Coppelia
January 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Students For One Show $40 Adults; $30 Students
For Both Shows
Legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei adchenko, realized his dream when he brought together the classical
elements of the Bolshoi and the Kirov Ballet companies in an independent
new company, The Moscow Festival Ballet. This 50-member company will
treat audiences to two different ballets in two nights. With lavish
sets, beautiful costumes and thrilling classical dance, relive the drama
and magic of your favorite childhood story, The Sleeping Beauty. The
following evening, delight to the comic ballet Coppelia, a lighthearted
rendering of love, loss, mistaken identity, revenge, reconciliation and
a wedding with the promise of happily ever after.
Doktor Kaboom, Science Comedian
February 2 – 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5 All Seats
Doktor Kaboom is an uproariously funny, over-the-top scientist with a
driving passion to share his outrageous theories. From chemistry to
catapults, no area of science is safe from Kaboom’s relentless quest for
knowledge. This will be a sidesplitting journey of increasingly
spectacular (and often successful) experiments designed to involve,
excite, educate and entertain.
The 5 Browns, Classical Piano
February 12 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $22 Adults; $17 Students
When The 5 Browns sit down to perform on their five Steinway grand
pianos, their eyes lock, a silent signal passes between them and in an
instant the twenty-something siblings are transformed from “regular”
kids to musical dynamos that deliver on their dream to wake up classical
music. Flawless in precision and steeped in passion, classical music’s
first family of piano virtuosos has moved to the top of the nation’s
classical music charts, first in 2005 with “The 5 Browns” (eight weeks
at #1) and the next year with “No Boundaries” (#1 for 21 weeks).
Actors From The London Stage
Performing “Romeo & Juliet”
March 19 – 7:30 p.m.
March 20 – 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10 Adults; $5 Students
A production by Actors From The London Stage doesn’t require elaborate
costumes or massive sets to impress audiences. One of the oldest
established touring Shakespeare theater companies in the world, the five
professional British actors stage a production as simple as possible –-
a few chairs, minimal lighting and some carefully selected props. The
actors, each playing a variety of roles, rely on the inventiveness of
their acting, the power of the text and the imagination of the audience
to bring Shakespeare’s words to life. Actors with this truly unique
program hail from such prestigious theater companies as the Royal
Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Nash notes that making the quality of this year’s series possible has
been Rose-Hulman’s Student Government Association, the Indiana Arts
Commission/Arts Illiana, and corporate sponsors Rockwell Collins, First
Financial Bank, Eli Lilly’s Clinton Laboratories, Terre Haute Savings
Bank, J Ford’s Black Angus, WTHI-10, Duke Energy and Dever Distributing.
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