CAMPUS ENRICHMENT

ESKENAZI PARTNERSHIP

This past season, one of our neighbors, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, reopened and we collaborated with them to offer patrons the opportunity to enjoy unique experiences at the museum followed by a show at the Auditorium. For Les Misérables, patrons were offered live music, a French Impressionism tour, a wellness experience about symbols of strength, and, of course, some French cuisine.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

IU Auditorium was proud to launch Open Air Venues for the 2020–2021 school year. These outdoor spaces have allowed us to provide opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to enjoy live performances and even present their own events in safe and socially distant outdoor environments. During the fall semester, we hosted more than 300 events of all types and sizes for more than 12,000 student, staff, and faculty attendees.

GROUP SALES

Prior to the 2019–2020 season being cut short, we welcomed 25 groups through our doors as part of our group sales efforts and we were on pace to outperform our total amount of groups from the previous year (28). Despite the shortened season, we did generate nearly $11,000 more in revenue from group sales in 2019–2020 and if the pace continued with two major Broadway titles remaining on the schedule, we would have had our best group sales total in Auditorium history.

“This was so cool! I loved getting to hear from the artists before they performed and hearing their unique opinions about their instruments and their music making styles.”

– INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENT AFTER ATTENDING THE FLECK, MEYER, HUSSAIN LECTURE DEMONSTRATION

– INDIANA UNIVERSITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE STUDENT AFTER AFTER ATTENDING A MASTERCLASS WITH BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY

“I really enjoy it when the dance majors have opportunities to work with outside dancers and teachers. They can bring an insight to the profession that our regular professors do not have, and it can give great networking opportunities as well, which are essential to a future career.”