Category: 2019-20 Season

A lively band of six musicians plays various instruments, including drums, tambourine, saxophone, trumpet, and upright bass, while smiling and clapping in a warmly lit room celebrating the spirit of Harlem 100.

Defining Centennial Anniversary in Harlem 100

After World War I, African-American neighborhoods in uptown Manhattan came together. Cities such as Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New York became a haven in the 1920’s it became a culprit for arts in African-American culture: this became the Harlem Renaissance. Imagine...

A close-up of a human eye, with a red triangular light overlaying the lower half of the image, evokes a dramatic and mysterious effect reminiscent of Winston Smith’s surveillance-filled world in 1984.

10 Questions with Winston Smith from 1984

By Jordan Howard For 70 years, George Orwell’s uneasily prescient novel 1984 has both unmoored readers from recognizable reality and helped them ruminate on the society they see. An influential, evocative work of fiction that’s timeless and timely, 1984 finds everyman Winston Smith unexpectedly...

Close-up of an ancient, weathered bronze statue of Odysseus from Greek mythology, his hollow eyes seemingly filled with questions. The head is tilted and partially illuminated against a textured, blue-gray background, highlighting its aged surface.

10 Questions You’ve Always Wanted To Ask Odysseus

By Kristen Day - Marketing Intern What does it take to be a hero? According to Homer's classic work, The Odyssey, it takes more than just a cape. The epic tale follows husband and father, Odysseus, as he overcomes monsters...

A diverse group of performers on stage raise their fists triumphantly, dressed in colorful, eclectic costumes under bright stage lights, capturing the vibrant energy of a RENT musical performance.

How Diversity Has Shaped 20 Years of RENT

On April 29, 1996, a musical opened on Broadway that looked and sounded unlike anything that had come before it. It told a powerful, moving, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting story of young, impoverished New York artists who were seeking to...

A woman with long wavy hair sits on a couch by a window at night, reminiscent of Margo Price’s thoughtful moments. She wears a sleeveless top, one arm resting on the couch, as a car is visible outside. The black and white image suggests an intimate Convos Q&A setting.

Convos Q&A with Margo Price

By Kristen Day Purdue Convocations is elated to kick off our 2019-2020 season with country songstress, Margo Price this Thursday in Loeb Playhouse! By now, you've definitely seen the posters, bought your tickets, and read up on the rising star....

Four artists sit together, smiling and playing instruments like a tambourine, saxophone, and upright bass against a decorative lattice. The lively scene captures the joyful spirit of the Harlem Renaissance and Harlem 100 celebrations.

Harlem 100: Artists that Steered the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance introduced America to a new style of music, dance and a way of life. It represented expression for Civil Rights in America through the arts. Harlem 100 brings together Michael Mwenso and The Shakes, Vuyo Sotashe, Brianna...

Two performers in white outfits re-create Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, holding up a large, colorful puppet with big yellow and green eyes on stage against a plain background.

Watch Eric Carle Re-Create The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Watch the beloved Caterpillar and three other stories come to life in “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show” at Purdue on November 24th!

Six people in white shirts hold large, colorful puppets—including the Very Hungry Caterpillar—by Jonathan Rockefeller, along with a bear, turtle, flamingo, fish, and beetle. All are smiling and facing the camera against a textured light gray background.

5 Questions (Mostly About Puppets) With The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Jonathan Rockefeller

Here's how Eric Carle's beloved characters come to life off-Broadway. With over 75 puppets in its stable, off-Broadway's The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a new creation appearing nearly once a minute, including bears, ducks, fireflies, a bunny, a seahorse, and, of...

Seven people stand side by side outdoors against a greenish sky, all wearing dark jackets, with neutral or serious expressions, facing the camera—capturing the cool energy found in Novalima songs and their signature dance music style.

7 Novalima Songs to Keep You Dancing All Week

By Kristen Day Have you ever been to Peru? What about a dancefloor? Thanks to the eight-member Afro-Peruvian folk ensemble, Novalima, we're headed to both! Novalima is an eclectic mix of ancient indigenous inspiration, Afro-Latino soul, danceable rhythm, and percussive...

Four men sit at an outdoor table with coffee cups, laughing and talking. Dressed in dark blazers, they’re surrounded by green plants and a colorful mural—an image reminiscent of the camaraderie found in the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

This Is How The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Channels Its Inner Romero

Joaquin Rodrigo wrote Concierto Andaluz in 1967 for the Romero Quartet, an ensemble that's known as the "The Royal Family of the Guitar." WRTI's Susan Lewis spoke with the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, whose members were mentored by the Romeros. The...

A person of unknown gender ties a red string around a stack of papers labeled Act Two on a table, preparing or organizing documents, suggesting that race and language are irrelevant to the task at hand.

Nassim: Explore Themes of Language, Race and Gender through Total Improvisation

Imagine entering a theatre and the only set items on stage are a microphone and a sealed envelope with the actor’s name on it. You come to find out that you might know more about the program than the actor...

Yi-Nuo Wang, a woman with straight black hair and bangs, looks to the left, smiling softly against a plain, neutral background.

Get to Know Yi-Nuo Wang

Meet Concert Artist Guild's classical pianist Yi-Nuo Wang. From schools in different continents, apprenticeships with cellist Andres Diaz and the Escher String Quartet, and performing in chamber concerts, Wang is no normal pianist. At only 22 years old, she has...