The Bloomington Ballet Ensemble has completed a 4 week virtual instruction program with the Washington County YMCA! In 2020, the Jacobs Ballet Program engaged in their first collaboration with the Jacobs Community Engagement Initiative. These activities included two separate three-week sessions teaching introduction to ballet, creative movement, and chair movement at the Washington County and… Read more »
Month: March 2021
Fifth House Ensemble to Continue Collaboration with JSoM Community Engagement Initiative
“Nothing about us, without us.” Melissa Ngan shared this quote during her keynote speech at the November 2020 Jacobs School of Music Community Engagement Summit. “It really is not equitable to create public facing programs without public participation…there should be participation from the public in every aspect.” These sentiments summarize much of what Melissa has… Read more »
IU Student Alex Tedrow to Score Collaborative Documentary Film
Alex Tedrow, a current Jacobs School B.M. composition student, was recently hired to compose an original score for The Addict’s Wake, a feature-length documentary in production that examines the deep scars that addiction to meth and opioids leave on the user and on the community as a whole. The film takes place in nearby Brown… Read more »