A Pair of Puccinis

Scores by GIACOMO PUCCINI

Libretti by GIOVACCHINO FORZANO

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023 | 7:30 P.M.

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2023 | 2 P.M.

Virginia Rogers Theatre | $20

Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica) and Gianni Schicchi are two one-act operas written by Giacomo Puccini at the height of his powers as an opera composer. Suor Angelica is a tragic tale of loss and repentance depicting life in a convent; Gianni Schicchi is a rousing comedy with a title character who first appears in Dante’s Inferno. The divine juxtaposition of tragedy and comedy is sure to make an opera lover out of you! Both operas will be sung in English.

Perkinson Gallery Exhibitions

A*C*E* Annual High School Art Exhibition

OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Reception: Saturday, November 19, 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Area high school teachers select works from their most talented students for this exhibition, which is part of a continuing effort to showcase the talents of our young Central Illinois artists to the local community. Awards and scholarships will be presented at the reception.

Remnants

AUGUST 29-OCTOBER 28, 2022

Reception: Thursday, September 8, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.

An exhibition of intaglio on relief prints by Casey Wilen, a Millikin alumnus and art teacher at MacArthur High School in Decatur. Both industrial and lyrical, his multiple layered prints — and some of the objects and plates he uses to make them — will be displayed.

School of Art & Creative Media Faculty Biennial Exhibition

JANUARY 30-MARCH 3, 2023

Reception: Thursday, February 16, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.

A variety of works produced by Millikin faculty artists, including traditional 2D and 3D art, photography, graphic design, animation, video and multimedia.

Abstract

Works from the Permanent Collection

NOVEMBER 29, 2022-JANUARY 20, 2023

Selected artworks from the Millikin University permanent collection showcase some of the hidden treasures collected over the years.

Geometries:

Organic Architecture & Design

Archives Collection

March 6-April 14, 2023

Reception: Thursday, March 9, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.

Carefully curated examples of “abstract geometries” from the world-renowned Organic Architecture and Design Archives will comprise a unique exhibition guaranteed to dazzle. Susan Jacobs Lockhart, artist and former board member of Taliesin Associated Architects, says: “Abstract geometries are a universal language; their resonance tells a story of color and form, touching each viewer in an individual way to excite, uplift or challenge.”

Annual Student Art Show

APRIL 24-MAY 5, 2023

Reception: Thursday, May 4, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Drawings, paintings, video, graphic design, prints and photography created by Millikin student-artists will be exhibited and adjudicated by the faculty, with awards for exemplary student work.

48 Hour Film Challenge Premiere

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022 | 4:00 P.M.

University Commons, Banquet Room A

Student teams will write, shoot and edit a short film in 48 hours. Celebrate the final films at the premiere in the University Commons Banquet Room A. Top awardwinning films will move on to compete in the film challenge at Millikin’s Images in Motion Festival in the spring.