Oklahoma City University’s Wanda Bass School of Music invited students to “attend the tale of Sweeney Todd”, for this year’s first main stage musical production. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber on Fleet Street is a dark and thrilling musical that successfully transported its viewers into the macabre world of 19th-century London. Auditions for this production…
OCU CARE Celebrates Diversity with 4TH Annual Color Cabaret
Oklahoma City University Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity (CARE) presented their first major event of the year, Color Cabaret, last Wednesday September 13th. Color Cabaret is an annual musical performance dedicated to showcasing performers of color. This year was the 4th annual cabare which serves as a fundraiser for the organization. The night was…
El Sistema, Project 21 Collaboration Concert
On March 12, Project 21: Music of the 21st Century held a historic student performed and composed concert in cooperation with local nonprofit music organization, El Sistema, titled the Project 21: El Sistema Collaboration, with a record breaking 30-piece concert. For this concert, Project 21 paired with El Sistema Oklahoma, a 3-12th grade after-school conservatory that…
Fasting for Spiritual Growth; Ramadan Begins
Considered one of the holiest months of the year for the Muslim community, March 23 marks the ninth month of the lunar calendar and the beginning of Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from food and drink, including water during the sunlit hours of the day. This means they only eat or drink prior to dawn…
Next Arts for March
Friday, March 3, OCU Stripped, “Ride the Cyclone” Petree Recital Hall, Free Admission Thursday, March 9 – Saturday March 11, Star Dance Company “MOVE! Dance for the World of Entertainment” Kirkpatrick Auditorium, Tickets Required Thursday, March 23 – Sunday, March 26, Stage II, “Ada and the Engine” Black Box Theatre, Tickets Required Thursday, March 30,…
Winter Choral Concert Showcases Broad Vocal Talents
On February 28, the four OCU choirs combined for their Winter Choral Concert, led by Dr. Randi Von Ellefson and Professor Tony Gonzalez with collaborative artists John L. Edwards, Jean Shackleton, and Donald Tullius. The University Chorale started the concert with, “Even When He is Silent” by Kim Andre Arnesen, directed by student conductor Raeslyn…
Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ reveals cast’s talent
From February 17-19, OCU Opera and Musical Theatre performed their first spring mainstage opera, “The Magic Flute” directed by Cynthia Stokes. The opera is by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from a libretto, a book of texts to be sung for a performance, by Emanuel Schikaneder. The show premiered on 30 September 1791, just two months before…
Fine Arts plans full spring performance schedule
OCU is a university where the arts can be found almost anywhere at any time, with over 10 concerts, not to mention over 10 productions, all happening in the past semester.
The upcoming semester has no plans of slowing down with over eight concerts, 10 theatre productions, a dance production, as well as events planned for specific musicians and art exhibits in the Norick Art Center.
Star Dance Company to debut Holiday Spectacular
The Oklahoma City University Holiday Spectacular dance show will be the inaugural performance for the newly forged Star Dance Company of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Entertainment. Performances will occur Dec. 8-11, with performances on the 8th, 9th, and 10th happening at 8 p.m., and performances happening on the 10th and 11th…
43rd Vespers set for two weekend performances
On Dec. 9 and 10, OCU’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music will combine more than 250 choral singers and instrumentalists for the 43rd annual Christmas Vespers concert. The Friday performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Oklahoma City First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25th Street. The Saturday performance is a 4 p.m. matinee. Tickets…
‘Monsters’ is ‘biggest, wildest, most exciting’
From Dec. 8-11, OCU Theatre will continue their Mainstage season with “She Kills Monsters.” The 8th through the 10th will have performances at 8 p.m. and the 10th and 11th will have matinee performances at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for the performances for $15 at www.okcu.edu/tickets or at (405) 208-5227. The play is a…
Stage II Season Presents “An Enemy of the People”
The OCU School of Theatre presented “An Enemy of the People” by Henrik Ibsen from March 24-27 as part of their Stage II season.
Norick Art Center Honors Women’s History Month
The Norick Art Center will be celebrating Women’s History Month through exhibitions and panel discussions.
OCU Gallery presents exhibit lineup
Within the Norick Art Center, just north of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music, lies the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery.
Alumnus finishes Clara Luper Mural
An art alumnus has completed a canvas painting of civil rights activist Clara Luper.
Gallery: A Bright Room Called Day
On April 8th, the School of Theatre held their last dress rehearsal for their final mainstage production of the semester: “A Bright Room Called Day.” The show was streamed live from the Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center to a virtual audience on April 9 and 10, and was directed by Luke Eddy, assistant…
Gallery: How To Tie Dye
Photographer Mackenzie Shaw creates a guide for Tie Dye!
Retraction: Norick Art Center shows work of local artist
The editorial staff of Student Publications would like to apologize for and retract inaccuracies in reporting which were published in the March 31, 2021 copy of The Campus and on the MediaOCU website on March 31.
RETRACTED Norick Art Center shows work of local artist
The Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery within the Norick Art Center has a new exhibition on display.
Gallery: Neighborhood 3 Dress Rehearsal
Editor’s Note: Some items and sentences have been altered to reflect Student Publications’ in-house style, as well as AP style guidelines as of 11/11/20 at 2:43 p.m. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the School of Theatre held their first dress rehearsal for the recent show Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom. The rehearsal was held in the…
Gallery: The Women of Lockerbie
On Oct. 16, the School of Theatre opened their Stage II season with “The Women of Lockerbie” in the Burg Theatre. The show was streamed online, and actors maintained physical distance throughout the performance.
Gallery: Spamalot
On Oct. 9th and 10th, the Wanda L. Bass School of Music held a masked and socially distant production of the hit musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot: Socially Distant Concert-ish Version.” As of Nov. 11, 2020, this gallery was updated to correct the spelling of a cast member’s name.
Gallery: Artist Talk
On Thursday, September 24th, artist Holly Wilson gave a talk on her work, Native Thoughts in Contemporary Art, at the Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery. Students attended both on Zoom and in person.
Students begin work with motion capture room
Last year, the School of Visual Arts was given over $100,000 to build a motion capture room in the Norick Art Center.
New art gallery showcases obscure photography
The new photography exhibition is not your typical art gallery.
Gallery: Die Fledermaus
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music presented Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus.”
