14 Oct 2019
Carson Center’s Fleming has work selected for Cedars-Sinai permanent collection
Lincoln, Neb.—Jesse Fleming, assistant professor of emerging media arts in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at Nebraska, had his video work, titled “Jane the Baptist,” acquired by the permanent collection of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
14 Oct 2019
Theatrix opens season with 'Smokefall'
Lincoln, Neb.--Theatrix, the student-run theatre company within the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, begins its 2019-2020 season with Smokefall, written by Noah Haidle and directed by University of Nebraska student, Ethan Greenlee.
Performances are Oct. 17-19 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. All performances take place in the Lab Theatre in the Temple Building at 12th and R streets.
24 Sep 2019
Nebraska Repertory Theatre begins season with 'The Legend of Georgia McBride'
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Nebraska’s Actors’ Equity Association professional regional theatre, opens its 2019-2020 season with "The Legend of Georgia McBride" by Matthew Lopez.
19 Sep 2019
Filmmakers Jeffery, Petersen present next IGNITE lecture Sept. 20
Lincoln, Neb.--Independent filmmakers Alexander Jeffery and Paul Petersen will present at the next IGNITE colloquium on Friday, Sept. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Rm. 101. The event is free and open to the public.
IGNITE is a weekly colloquium for all Carson Center students, which will involve guest lectures, workshops and seminars around creative and professional development. The Center is located at 1300 Q St.
16 Sep 2019
Carson Center to host film festival Sept. 21-22
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts is one of the sponsors of this year's Lincoln Arts Festival this weekend, so it's the perfect opportunity to shine a light on our outstanding students, past and present, with a student filmmaker festival!
See the incredible work of Michaela Wadzinski, Adam Vincent Turner, Alexander Jeffery, Elizabeth Baquet, Mattie McIntosh, Victor Collazo Vargas, Natalia Hernandez, Luke Spinner Tidball, Connor Huggett, and many more.
STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL
16 Sep 2019
Nebraska Repertory Theatre single tickets on sale now
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Nebraska’s Actors’ Equity Association professional regional theatre, is pleased to announce that 2019-2020 season single tickets will go on sale Aug. 8, 2019. Single tickets, as well as season packages, the best value, are available by contacting the Lied Center Ticket Office at 402.472.4747 or 800.432.3231 or at the ticket office window at 301 North 12th Street Lincoln NE between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
13 Sep 2019
New faculty begin this fall
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts welcomes the following new faculty this fall:
Katie Anania is assistant professor of art history in the School of Art, Art History & Design. She comes to Nebraska from Georgia College, where she was assistant professor of art history. Prior to her work at Georgia College, Anania was a 2018 Wallace Fellow at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy.
13 Sep 2019
Carson Film enjoys success on film festival circuit
Lincoln, Neb.--The most recent film in the Carson School Film Series, "The Healing of Harman," has enjoyed success with several awards and entry into several film festivals since its premiere last fall in Lincoln and Los Angeles.
“I had more than 20 mentees, including three students that I promoted to producers, and I would tell them ‘Awards are never the goal, but they get your work seen, which leads to other work,’” said Julie Uribe, a lecturer in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film who served as executive producer and co-wrote the screenplay.
09 Sep 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
IGNITE to feature Cunningham, Donahue on Sept. 13
Lincoln, Neb.--Award-winning, New York-based artist and producer Kevin Cunningham and director and producer Tom Donahue will be presenting at the next IGNITE colloquium at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
Cunningham and Donhue will each present during the event from 12:30-1:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13 in the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Rm. 101. The Carson Center is located at 1300 Q St. The event is free and open to the public.
04 Sep 2019
Carson School presents Globe Showcase
Lincoln, Neb.--The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film presents “The Tale of Two Kings: A Restaging of scenes from ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Richard II’ from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre" on Monday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.