Interlude - August 25
August 25, 2020
Meet the staff, visit Oz, free flicks online and more
Welcome back to Interlude, your twice-a-week update on the Center’s events and the best in arts, entertainment and enrichment opportunities online.
Meet some folks who enjoy Serving You
We’re excited today to launch a new video series, Serving You, sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis. Each episode features a brief and lively interview with a member of the Center’s staff, hardworking and creative people who strive to bring you the best in performing arts, entertainment and enriching experiences.
To kick off the series, here’s a backstage visit with Tim Todd, the Center’s Director of Production. Think of him as the ringmaster who oversees sound, lighting and other technical aspects of a performance, as well as the care and feeding of artists. Enjoy the clip!
There's no place like ... Michael Feinstein’s archives
"A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others." ― The Wizard of Oz
Eighty-one years ago today, audiences went to the movies, paid 23 cents, got comfortable in their seats, and were astonished to see a sepia-toned farm transform into a dazzling Technicolor world over the rainbow.
Join our favorite music preservationist, Michael Feinstein, on a video tour of his personal collection of artifacts and other treasures from The Wizard of Oz. (You can even celebrate the anniversary of the film’s release by singing along with him on classics like "If I Only Had a Brain/Heart/Nerve," written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg.) Enjoy the tour!
This week in performing arts history …
August 23: Gene Kelly, who made dancing on the silver screen an art form all its own, is born in 1912 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you’ve visited the Palladium’s Robert Adam Room, you’ve seen a rare item from the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Songbook Archives: a full-sized billboard advertisement touting Kelly’s starring role in the 1951 MGM musical An American in Paris. (It’s actually composed of 24 separate posters, each 27 by 41 inches.) The film, directed by Vincente Minnelli with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, was among a series of classic musicals screened at the Palladium in 2012.
Attention, film buffs
Like many organizations that usually host fun and enlightening public events, Indiana University Cinema has begun presenting its film screenings, filmmaker Q&As and other activities online. The offerings range from foreign features to arts and historical documentaries, often accompanied by expert commentary, most free or low-cost.
A full schedule of upcoming events is on the IU website.
