Alumni Blog

Category: Arts

  • Sten Severson ’95

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    Erin Wilken

    Sten Severson ’95 is part of the group Acme Sound Partners, which was recently nominated for their third Tony Award. Acme Sound Partners was nominated for Best Sound Design of  a Play for their work on Fences, starring Denzel Washington. This is their third nomination in as many years, and the sound design Tony has…

  • Gusties in “Footloose”

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    Erin Wilken

    Chad Anderson ’08 and Nickie Kromminga ’98 are currently performing in “Footloose” at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre until 7/31.

  • Gustie Night at the Fringe

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    Erin Wilken

    For decades, hundreds of Gustavus theatre  and dance students, alumni, and faculty have performed and participated in the Minnesota Fringe Festival. This year is no exception, with the department officially represented in Keiko Kasza’s A Mother for Choco (& Other Mother Stories), a Kid’s Fringe piece developed by Amy Seham and Anne Sawyer-Aitch, in collaboration…

  • Bill Holm Tribute

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    Erin Wilken

    Friends of acclaimed writer Bill Holm ’65, who died unexpectedly in February, will gather for a tribute Thursday, May 7, 7-9 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Around a dozen presenters, including Phil Bryant (English), Joyce Sutphen (English), Doug Huff (philosophy), Larry Owen (English, emeritus), and Athena Owen Kildegaard ’82, will give brief tributes or readings; John…

  • Gustavus Choir Tour

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustavus Choir Tours West Coast March 21-28.

  • “The Other Shore” Performance

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    “The Other Shore,” written in 1986 by Nobel prize-winner Gao Xingjian (and immediately banned by the Chinese government), is an expressionist exploration of conflict between society and the individual. The Gustavus production features impressive ensemble acting, lively dance movement, and amazing shadow puppetry. Shows are Feb. 19, 20, and 21 at 8 p.m. and Feb.…

  • Music Tours This Week

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    The Gustavus Wind Orchestra and the Gustavus String Orchestra are touring this week. The GWO is currently touring Colorado and South Dakota and will return for a home concert in Christ Chapel on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. The GSO is touring Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin, returning to campus for a concert on…

  • Music Ensemble Tours

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    Both the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and the Gustavus String Orchestra will be touring at the end of January and beginning of February. The Wind Orchestra will tour mainly in the Denver area, but will also make two appearances in South Dakota. The String Orchestra will travel from Stillwater through Iowa, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, and…

  • New Exhibitions Open at Hillstrom Museum of Art

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    The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus is hosting two new exhibitions until Friday, Jan. 30. Illusion and Certainty will be on display concurrently with Come On!: American Posters from World War I. Illusion and Certainty includes 50 paintings by New York artist Martin Weinstein and Come On!: American Posters from World War I consists…

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel celebrates a Joyeux Noël

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    Tickets are available for Christmas in Christ Chapel 2008, Joyeux No