Semester in Review

It has been quite a semester, complete with outstanding performances, exciting art exhibits and film festivals. And, since it’s the last week of classes, we thought we’d pack this post with as many fun images and videos of student work as we could!!

Let’s get to it, shall we?

We kicked off the semester with a little party we like to call the Arts Bash. Still don’t know about the U & the Arts Pass? Click here.

The cast from Pioneer Theatre’s “In the Heights” performed a piece (Image by Amelia Walchli)

Students from our Musical Theatre Program, in the Department of Theatre, performed (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Live to Dance Club performed (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The U of U Marching Band entertained students, staff, and faculty as they enjoyed a hot dog and a cup of shaved ice (Image by Amelia Walchli)

~~~~~~

Then, we honored our alumni and students at the Distinguished Alumni Assembly, which featured student performances from across the College of Fine Arts.

Dean Raymond Tymes-Jones kicked off the Distinguished Alumni Assembly (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The U of U Wind Ensemble performed Machu Picchu: City in the Sky (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Modern Dance Department’s Performing Dance Company (PDC) danced “Life Raft” (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Ballet Department performed Swan Lake-Divertissement (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Theatre Department performed “Queenie was a Blonde” from “Wild Party” by Andrew Lippa (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Theatre Department also performed “The Flesh Failures/Let the Sunshine In” from “Hair” (Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Art and Art History Department also brought their students’ work to the stage with this video set to Brian Eno and Robert Fripp’s “Baby’s on Fire.”

~~~~~~

Then, the Film and Media Arts Department held their 2012 F&MAD Festival. The film festival is a juried student festival of films created in University of Utah Film & Media Arts Department production courses. Ten excellent pieces of student work were selected by the jury. Hans Glassman was the winner of the 2012 F&MAD Festival. Watch his film.

Nightly Dates by Hans Glassman, winner of the 2012 F&MAD Festival.

Our Entertainment Arts & Engineering undergraduates and graduate students were hard at work designing video games this past semester. The video games our undergraduates create for their senior capstone project will be completed in the spring, so be sure to check back then. In the meantime, here is a trailer for a video game one of our graduate students in the EAE program created. It is expected to be published next semester. For more video game trailers, click here.

People who worked on Zodiac: Original Concept – Kevin Smith; Game Design – Josh Lee; Art Lead – Ashley McMillan; Environmental Artist/Animator – Michelle MacArt; Technical Artist – Jorge Elola; Composer – Michelle MacArt; Sound Effects – Christian Merrill; Programming Lead – Pace Sims; Programmers – Jorge Elola, Kevin Smith, Anurag Bhagwat; Contract Engineers – Dan Priestly, Chris Bright, Felix Lau; Production Lead – Brandon Karratti; Producer – Sterling Pierce

~~~~~~

Suddenly, we were in performance season!! A season complete with interesting, provocative and thought provoking works.

The Ballet Department put on several awesome performances (Showcase, Swan Lake, Ballet Ensemble), which ranged from classical to contemporary and showcased intricate choreography as well as our ballet students’ skill and talent. Here are few pictures from their production of Swan Lake, performed by Utah Ballet.

(Image by Luke Isley)

(Image by Luke Isley)

The Modern Dance Department staged several fantastic performances (Performing Dance Company, Graduate Thesis Concert, Student Concert I) that showcased our modern dance students abilities and talent through interesting and intricate choreography. Here are a few photos from the PDC performance.

(Image by Amelia Walchli)

(Image by Amelia Walchli)

The Theatre Department was also busy producing interesting and provocative works. They put on The Comedy of Errors, Vernon God Little, Geography Club, Sweeney Todd and ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore. What a great season! Check out video from Geography Club.

Geography Club

The School of Music had an awesome concert season. Here is video of the University of Utah Chamber and A cappella Choirs’ Fall Concert. Below, you can watch and listen to one of the many songs these students performed.

University of Utah Chamber & A cappella Choirs Fall Concert, “America the Beautiful”

~~~~~~

Our Art students were busy creating intricate art works and challenging our conceptions of art and art exhibits. The Art & Art History Department even held several shows at the Gittins Gallery, including A Priori and Dual Immersions Murals.

A Priori, Sculpture Club Exhibition (Image by Amelia Walchli)

A Priori, Sculpture Club Exhibition (Image by Amelia Walchli)

Dual Immersion Murals (Image by Amelia Walchli)

Dual Immersion Murals (Image by Amelia Walchli)

~~~~~~

It’s been a busy semester for our fine arts students. In front of (and behind) the camera, on stage, in the studio and behind the scenes.  A big, HUGE thank you to all our fine arts students whose dedication, commitment and passion made this semester so memorable.

We’re looking forward to next semester!!

 

Arts Bash 2012–Recap

I’m still feeling it – it being the energy, creativity, enthusiasm, and support that you brought to the 2012 Arts Bash last week. The overwhelming campus support for the College of Fine Arts made this an event to remember.

On this beautiful, summer day students, staff, and faculty alike were treated to ice cream, snow cones, hotdogs, prizes as well as interesting and important information about the College of Fine Arts.

We proudly showcased the talent of our College of Fine Arts’ students. Ballet, Modern Dance, Theatre, and Music all gave great live performances! Students were also able to pick up free t-shirts and have them screen-printed with original designs from our Art students. The Film-Entertainment Arts and Engineering program set up stations where students could play some of their original video games. The Film department also provided hands-on demonstrations with DSLR cameras and interested students were able to sign up to audition for film projects.

These are just a few of the many activities that took place during the Arts Bash. We would love to hear about YOUR Arts Bash experience. Please share your memories, pictures and thoughts with us. 

If you missed these live performances and other College of Fine Arts’ activities, don’t worry, they were just a taste of the many impressive events that are scheduled for the 2012-2013 academic year. Using the U & the Arts Pass students get free admission to all College of Fine Arts Events. For details about the other benefits of your U & the Arts Pass visit:  http://bit.ly/U53jjE

You can check out the extensive calendar of events at: http://bit.ly/Nl2d4P

Thank you for your continued support of the College of Fine Arts. I am looking forward to an amazing year that mirrors the feelings garnered at the Arts Bash.

–Liz Leckie, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, College of Fine Arts

This slideshow requires JavaScript.