Calendar of Events May 1 & 8

What I Didn’t Learn in

College, 2:00 pm in Pipe

Dreams Studio Theatre

May 2—14

Annual Undergraduate

Student Art Show, Perkinson

Art Gallery

Tuesday, May 3

Millikin-Decatur Symphony

Orchestra Lullaby Concert,

6:00 pm at Decatur

Public Library, 130 North

Franklin St.

May 4—7

Blood Wedding, 7:30 pm in

Albert Taylor Theatre

May 6, 7, 12, 13 & 14

What I Didn’t Learn in

College, 7:30 pm in Pipe

Dreams Studio Theatre

Saturday, May 7

Jazz at Lock, Stock and

Barrel with Boss Trio,

3:30-5:30 pm

Rhythmic Circus—Feet Don’t

Fail Me Now!, 7:30 pm in

Kirkland Fine Arts Center

Sunday, May 8

Blood Wedding, 2:00 pm in

Albert Taylor Theatre

Friday, May 13

Art Crawl, 6:00 pm at Lock,

Stock and Barrel, The

Winery, and Donnie’s

Homespun Pizza

Saturday, May 14

Jazz Bash at Lock, Stock &

Barrel, 2:00-6:00 pm

Thursday, May 19

Faculty Art Show featuring

Annette Russo,

5:00-7:00 pm in Perkinson

Art Gallery

Saturday, May 21

Jazz at Lock, Stock & Barrel

with Craig Russo Latin Jazz

Project, 3:30-5:30 pm

Saturday, May 28

Jazz at Lock, Stock & Barrel

with Diversity, 3:30-5:30 pm

Department of Theatre and Dance

What I Didn’t Learn in College Rated—PG13

May 1 @ 2:00pm

May 6 & 7 @ 7:30pm / May 8 @ 2:00pm

May 12, 13, 14 @ 7:30pm

Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre

Tickets: $12

Set in 1979 Chicago, a shy guy who has just graduated from a small liberal arts

college is filled with theories and judgments about how the world should be. Aware

he needs to learn more about life, he decides to move into a group house with a

bunch of beer guzzling, frat types. And he ends up learning more than he expects.

This is also an entirely new play by playwright Rich Orloff from New York City!

Check out Pipe Dreams website: http://www.pdtheatre.org/

Art Department

Annual Art Department

Student Show

May 2-14

Perkinson Art Gallery in

Kirkland Fine Arts Center

Open Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm

Reception and Awards Presentation

Thursday, May 5, 5:00-6:30 pm

Perkinson Art Gallery

The Annual Student Exhibition is a juried show

featuring a variety of outstanding works by Millikin

students. Areas represented include: painting,

drawing, sculpture, ceramics, design, photography,

printmaking, and mixed media.

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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra

Lullaby Concert Tuesday, May 3, 6:00 pm

Decatur Public Library Free and open to the public

The MDSO’s student string ensemble and BabyTalk present a free program of music, stories, and fun for families with very small

children. Wear your PJ’s!

School of Music Senior Recitals

Sunday, May 1 in Kauper Hall

Senior Instrumental Recital, Phillip Tsigolaroff, trumpet, 2:00 pm

Senior Voice Recital, Phillip Lopez, baritone/bass, 7:30 pm

Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 pm in Kaeuper Hall

Senior voice Recital, Meganna Elizabeth Miller, soprano

Friday, May 6 in Kaeuper Hall

Senior Voice Recital, Tim Gorski, tenor & Caitlin Paul, mezzo-soprano, 6:00 pm

Senior Voice Recital, Andrew Gust, tenor & Anastasia Tomanek, mezzo-soprano, 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 8 in Kaeuper Hall

Senior Voice Recital, Abigail Karnes, soprano, 2:00 pm

Senior Voice Recital, Cate Sulla, soprano, 4:00 pm

Senior Voice Recital, Chloe Pedersen, soprano, 6:00 pm

Senior Voice Recital, Amy Mazzeo, soprano, 7:30 pm

Friday, May 13, 7:30 pm in Kauper Hall

Senior Instrumental Recital, Kendra Berryhill, violin

Sunday, May 15, 7:30 pm in Kaeuper Hall

Senior Instrumental Recital, Jared Rixstine, piano

College of Fine Arts Patrons Society

The Millikin University College of Fine Arts Patrons Society was

created to benefit the over 600 Millikin student-artists participating in nearly

20 degree programs. Membership dues provide budget support and help create

special projects which might otherwise go unfunded. The society’s mission is to

bring together the university and individuals who believe in the promotion and

support of the fine and performing arts and the student-artist at Millikin

University. If you would like more information about the Patrons Society, you

can visit the web at: www.millikin.edu/patrons-society, or you may also

contact us by phone at the College of Fine Arts 217-362-6499.

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Department of Theatre and Dance

By Frederico Garcia Lorca

Directed by Denise Myers

Original music is being composed by Dr. David Burdick,

which will be preformed live by Dr. Burdick and

Professor Manley Mallard

Wednesday, May 4—Saturday, May 7, 7:30 pm

Sunday, May 8, 2:00 pm

Albert Taylor Theatre

Tickets: $12-$14

A love triangle threatens the union of two barren families. Illuminated by the Moon and tracked by Death, surging passions and rebellion are exposed in this classic Spanish drama. Will the bindings of fate be cut by love or by a tiny knife?

Kudos for Dance at Millikin

Congratulations to the students who attended the American College Dance Association’s East Central Regional Conference, held at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, March 4-8. Dance at Millikin was well-represented in numerous classes, performances, and auditions. Dancers performed pieces from this year’s Solstice concert, “Appearances” and “Go There,” in the adjudication and informal concerts, respectively. They received positive and helpful feedback from audiences, adjudicators, and colleagues throughout the region. In all, 29 schools attended. Most notably, Fabricio Seraphin’s self-choreographed solo, “Steps” was chosen by the adjudicators to be performed on the conference’s gala concert. To have a piece chosen for the gala upon the first trip to this organization’s concert is a huge accomplishment. The other schools

presented in the gala are large state universities with dance major programs, many of which have graduate programs in dance as well. Those schools were: Wayne State University, Millikin University, SUNY Fredonia, Grand Valley State University, The Ohio State University, Western Michigan University, National Taiwan University of Sport, University of Michigan, and Kent State University. An impressive group in which to be included! Thank you to Matt Albrecht, who also attended the conference, facilitating the technical needs and sharing the experience with student lighting designer, Therese O'Shaughnessy. As the students will attest during their presentation at the Celebrations of Scholarship, this was a life-changing experience for many of them. Students who attended, danced, performed, designed lights, carried costumes and set pieces, etc. are listed below. Please congratulate the following students on representing Millikin in a most extraordinary way!!! Keila Hamed-Ramos, Molly Will, Ariana Shelton, Maurice Randle, Ben Locke, Therese O’Shaughnessy, Shay Davis, Catherine Cable-Barber, Fabricio Seraphin, Darius Lee, Josh Miller, Patricia Bales, McKena Silva, Cassidy Burroughs, Emilio Canals

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School of Music

Game of Trombones Monday, May 9, 6:00 pm

Kaeuper Hall Free and open to the public

"Game of Trombones" is the Millikin Trombone Studio semester recital in Kaeuper Hall.

The program will feature the MU Trombone Quartet and Trombone Ensemble. Musicians will include Dakari Bass, Donna Bull, Eric Dawson, Griffin Etchison,

John Robinson, Gary Shaw, Joe Tiemann, Joey Wachtel, and Ryan Wood Music by Kazimier Serocki, Gordon Jacob, Eric Whitacre, Vaclav Nehlybel, and Giovanni Martin Ceasare I.

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Kirkland Fine Arts Center

Rhythmic Circus

Feet Don’t Fail Me Now! Saturday, May 7, 7:30 pm

Kirkland Fine Arts Center

Tickets: $25-$40

“They bring the furious funk...and tap their way into everyone’s hearts!” - Star Tribune

Rhythmic Circus has quickly risen from an underground percussive-dance phenomenon to an innovative live performance company known for transforming their tap shoes into instruments of rhythm. Home grown hoofers from Minneapolis hit the road with a trunk

full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band, ready to burst onto the stage with FEET DON’T FAIL ME NOW!. “Heatbox” the human beatbox, joins the swinging’ seven-piece funk band to accompany each tap, shuffle, and stomp with a clang, riff and refrain. It’s easy to see why this troupe was a 2012 winner of the Edinburgh Festival “Spirit of the Fringe” Award. In this joyous parade of genre-hopping music and hard-hitting percussive dance, you’ll be jumping out of your seat and dancing to the beat!

Check our their website: http://www.rhythmiccircus.com/

School of Music

Friday the 13th Art Crawl Presented by the Millikin B.A. Music Capstone Class

Friday, May 13

6:00 pm-midnight

No cover charge

Features music, spoken word, and art by students and the

Decatur community. Stops include The Winery,

Lock Stock and Barrel, and Donnie’s Homespun Pizza,

all located in the heart of Millikin’s campus town.

All proceeds will be donated to Heart & Soul, a special needs choir.

Check out their Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/HeartAndSoulChoir/

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Art Department Faculty Art Show

CATHAR(T)SIS

By Annette Russo

Thursday, May 19

5:00-7:00 pm

Perkinson Gallery in

Kirkland Fine Arts Center

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CFA Performance Learning

In late April, the Department of Theatre and Dance

took nine BFA performance majors to Chicago for

an exciting professional development experience

that introduced them to some of the leading players

in the Chicago theatre, film and television market.

Meeting with representatives from The Goodman

Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Drury Lane

Theatre, Gray Talent, Claire Simon Casting, Shirley

Hamilton Talent, and Actors Equity Association as

well as individual directors and choreographers,

these students demonstrated a standard of

preparation and professionalism that has become

synonymous with the Department of Theatre and

Dance. This quintessential Performance Learning

experience is designed to help students make the

transition from their academic to professional lives

and they all made a tremendous first impression on this competitive market. The Department of Theatre and

Dance congratulates all nine of these students: Kristin Brintnall, Lexis Danca, Lexi DeSollar, Anna Dvorchak,

Shayla Rogers, Nathan Spees, Shalyn Welch, Molly Will, Emma (Rainey) Right who are pictured with Chicago

Director/Choreographer, Amber Mak.

Patrick Sutton, Director of the Gaiety School of Acting in

Dublin, Ireland, paid a visit to Millikin last month.

During his visit Mr. Sutton engaged students in an

insightful master class in acting technique as it pertains to

the works of Irish playwright, Samuel Beckett. Attended

by 30 students and faculty members, Mr. Sutton’s class

received very positive feedback from participants.

As part of Millikin’s continued efforts to increase study abroad

opportunities for students, Mr. Sutton’s visit also included

conversations with faculty regarding potential opportunities for

Theatre students interested in an international experience at the

Gaiety School, (Also known as the National Theatre School of

Ireland). Alumni of the Gaiety School of Acting include Olivia

Wilde, Aiden Turner, and Colin Farrell.