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National Music Museum brings artists to Vermillion
There isn’t a lot of space in the National Music Museum, as each square inch is filled with fascinations of all sizes. If you look hard enough, you can find lutes that date back to well before the Revolutionary War, Johnny Cash’s personal guitar and a huge assortment of weird instruments nobody plays anymore. The […]
Local show features student and regional art
Vermillion resident Caitlin Collier is showcasing her private collection of artwork comprised of pieces by former University of South Dakota students and regional artists. Collier’s collection includes a wide variety of media, including an oil painting, two photographs, a carved and painted wood piece, prints and mixed media pieces. “The goal is to showcase what […]
Drumming to their own beat
The University of South Dakota’s Caribbean Coyotes are out to show people how musical drums can be. Their most recent performance at USD was March 11, where the Flying Pans from Central College in Iowa performed with USD’s steel drum ensemble. Traditionally, steel drummers play a type of music called “Soka,” or what is more […]
USD’s Improv Club creates space for students to express their goofy side
Whether it’s french kissing badgers to being half person, half cat, anything goes with the University of South Dakota’s Improv Club. With the help of Cody Hull, President Breanna Bietz brought USD’s Improv Club to life. “We’re an easy going group of people, and when we get together, we are able to be creative, goofy, […]
Local businesses and USD commit to sustainability
Vermillion has a population of 10,706 according to the 2011 census, and many of those people are trying to come together for the greater good of the community.buy amitriptyline online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/amitriptyline.html no prescription The University of South Dakota has moved forward in an effort to preserve a sense of responsibility to the community with the […]
Group to feature harpist
The sound of strings will echo through the Knutson Theatre Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. as the University of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra presents their winter concert. They will be playing pieces highlighting each section, including one featuring guest harpist Grace Gering of Freeman, South Dakota, and another piece featuring solos by the concert master, […]
Guest pianist wows small audience
Sitting in the small Colton Recital Hall, the few, but excited crowd members waited for pianist Kevin Ayesh to perform. Ayesh has received degrees from both the University of Texas and the University of Maryland, and is a professor at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia. Music students, professors and members of the community came […]
Confessions of a director
Assistant Professor Raimondo Genna has had a lot of experience directing plays. After taking part in several productions at San Diego State University, he came to the University of South Dakota where he directed “Top Girls.” The seasoned theatre veteran said the most common misconception about being a director is that he has absolute power. […]
Beyond the curtain: The behind-the-scenes world of stagehands in theatre
When it’s time for lights, camera and action, a lot of people get lost in the glitz and glamour of the actors on stage and screen. But there is a lot more to it than meets the eye, especially for productions at the University of South Dakota. A hardworking group of stagehands work on scenery, […]
Silent Laughter: A play by the University of South Dakota Theatre Department
The clock has just struck 6 p.m. and cast members of “Silent Laughter” begin their daily, physically extensive warm-up which includes stretching, jumping and running soundlessly across the stage in as many different characters as possible. Mashing up the iconic works of actor Charlie Chaplin and other silent films from the renowned 1920s, the University […]