Convos Stories

May 22, 2014

Fieldwork: An Alan Lomax Centennial Residency

Featuring Jayme Stone/The Lomax Project Friday/Saturday, March 27-28, 2015 Beginning in 1934, with cumbersome—and now quaintly-primitive—recording equipment loaded in the back of his car, the young Alan Lomax (1915-2002) travelled down the dusty byways and backwaters of the United States...

April 24, 2014

LIFE IN COLOR TICKET REMINDER

PRINT YOUR TICKETS EARLY! Due to technical maintenance required by the location of the event, you will NOT be able to print your tickets after 2:00pm the day of the show. After 2:00pm, un-printed tickets will be available at the Stewart Center...

April 23, 2014

The Making of a Classic

It was September 26, 1957, and something great was coming that evening: a Broadway musical unlike any that had come before. “I thought West Side Story was going to be a flop,” says Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book of...

April 17, 2014

LIFE IN COLOR: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Life In Color outdoor concertThe LIFE IN COLOR tour UNLEASH featuring Adventure Club, David Solano, Machine Gun Kelly, Cash Cash, Spyder Logic and White Vinyl Sky The concert, sponsored by the Purdue Student Concert Committee to celebrate Grand Prix week, will take place Friday, April...

March 11, 2014

SXSW Review: BORN TO FLY features STREB

By John Gholson Late in the documentary Born to Fly, "pop action" choreographer Elizabeth Streb mentions wanting to expand the brand name recognition of her dance company. This film should certainly help. I'd never heard of Streb before this (not that...

March 7, 2014

Shakespeare’s Tragedies: Everybody Dies.

Want more Shakespeare? See HAMLET on March 29 at Loeb Playhouse!

March 3, 2014

The Acting Company: Where Are They Now?

Did you know acclaimed actors Rainn Wilson (The Office, The Rocker, Super) and Jeffrey Wright (Broadway’s Angels in America; James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, No Time to Die) performed at Purdue with The Acting Company?

Did you know acclaimed actors Rainn Wilson (The Office, The Rocker, Super) and Jeffrey Wright (Broadway’s Angels in America; James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, No Time to Die) performed at Purdue with The Acting Company?

February 24, 2014

PROGRAM NOTES: Simone Dinnerstein, piano

This is a program that explores time and counterpoint. Bach’s 15 Two Part Inventions are pieces that he wrote in 1723 as a guide for keyboard players.  It shows how to play counterpoint, beginning with two voices, one in each...

February 20, 2014

PROGRAM NOTES: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

PROGRAM NOTES As young men, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Piotr Tchaikovsky (born four years apart) represented opposite tendencies in Russian music.  The former started his professional life as a naval officer, largely self-taught in music who, together with his colleagues in...

February 6, 2014

The legacy of world-renowned orchestras at Purdue

Several weeks ago, the Journal and Courier wrote a feature article about Purdue Convocations and its history. Going through the performance archives was definitely a trip down memory lane! Since 1902, Purdue Convocations has presented some of the world’s top...

February 6, 2014

Lucky Plush faces reality in “Cinderbox 2.0”

Reality shows are ubiquitous on television and in pop culture these days. But though we view them with a more knowing and wary gaze than we did when The Real World and Survivor took over the airwaves, our attention hasn’t...

January 9, 2014

A small dinner with a big impact

If you’re reading this in an email or blog post from Convocations, chances are you’re the sort of person who needs your art fix. Convocations delivers it, with over 30 shows each year in multiple genres—and the Friends of Convocations...