Luminaries
The Center’s weekday speaker series, Luminaries, meets at 2 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every other month for presentations about the performing arts. Tickets for the presentations are $10 and include light refreshments. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Fifth Third Bank Box Office at 317.843.3800.
2024-25 schedule
2 p.m. presentations followed by light refreshments
Aug. 27, 2024 | The Intersection of Visual and Performing Arts with Lyndsay Moy
The term Gesamtkunstwerk, popularized by German opera composer Richard Wagner, translates to “total work of art” and refers to the thrilling synergy created by the coming together of design, performance and a live audience. Opera as an art form exemplifies this idea, merging the worlds of music and art into a feast for the senses. Join professional opera singer and visual artist Lyndsay Moy as she speaks about her work as a painter and performer, sharing stories and lessons from her experience at the intersection of visual and performing arts.
Sept. 24, 2024 | History and Mystery of the Pipe Organ with Rob Heighway
Rob Heighway has spent half of his life building pipe organs, and he has stories to tell. His will cover a bit of the history and enlighten us about the “hidden” world of pipe organs. He’ll discuss different types of pipe organs and the challenges of an industry that requires expertise in high-end woodworking, metalworking, solid-state control systems, and music. We’ll see the role pipe organs play in the musical, mechanical, architectural and spiritual worlds as both a fascinating machine and an inspirational musical instrument.
Nov. 26, 2024 | A Life of Art with Gregory Glade Hancock
Gregory Glade Hancock, Executive Director for Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, the resident professional dance company at the Center for the Performing Arts will share his journey through a life of art. Mr. Hancock will relate stories of how he surrounds himself with art and how he has taken personal experiences and challenges and transformed them into beauty. He will also discuss his creative process and how he draws inspiration from the world around him.
Jan. 28, 2025 | The Music and Lives of African American Classical Composers with Trevor Conerly
African American composers have made important contributions to the world of classical music, often blending lush harmonies originating from jazz, hymns and spirituals into classical form. Along with their beautiful pieces, they also have their lives, stories and accomplishments to tell as well. Join saxophonist Trevor Conerly and pianist Andrew Brown as they perform several rich musical pieces while highlighting the lives, challenges and stories of their composers. Don’t miss this unique pairing of musical performance and musical history.
March 25, 2025 | Choreographing Dance Narratives – What Inspires My Creativity with Iris Rosa Santiago
Iris Rosa Santiago is an Afro-Puerto Rican immigrant who attended college at Indiana University Bloomington and taught there for 43 years. Her presentation will focus on various ideas, philosophies, thoughts, feelings and lived experiences that inspire her storytelling in the dance discipline. Dance narratives can be political, historical, social and cultural, and this provides a plethora of material from which to choose. She will share some videos of past choreographic pieces that illustrate her creative work.
May 27, 2025 | A Day to Remember ... Doris Day with Mary Anne Barothy
Mary Anne Barothy takes us on her sentimental journey from growing up in Indianapolis in the 1950s-1960s to following her “Day dream” – working for and living with America’s sweetheart, Doris Day. Barothy served for four years as Day’s personal secretary in the 1970s while the actress was filming her hit TV show at CBS, then lived with the screen legend in her Beverly Hills home for two years.
For more information on the series, contact Julia Shildmyer at 317.819.3516 or JShildmyer@TheCenterPresents.org.
