24 Oct 2019
Carson Center dedication events begin Nov. 15
Lincoln, Neb.--Experts say the U.S. economy is being rapidly reshaped by emerging media technologies, with entire industries being “vaporized” and turned into software. This new economy is fundamentally changing the way companies go to market, influence their customers and engage their audiences.
These changes demand a workforce that is both technologically adept and imaginative.
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23 Oct 2019 By Kathe C. Andersen
Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents 'The Glass Menagerie'
Lincoln, Neb.--The Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ timeless memory play, “The Glass Menagerie,” directed by the Rep’s Artistic Director Andy Park.
Performances are Nov. 6-17 in the Temple Building at 12th and R streets. For tickets and showtimes, visit http://www.nebraskarep.org.
The play follows the fragile Wingfield family: Tom, an aspiring poet; his painfully shy sister Laura; and their mother Amanda, a faded Southern belle.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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