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Selections from the UIndy Permanent Collection
Nov. 9- Dec. 4
9:00 AM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Gallery

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Finale Concert of the UIndy Instrumental Conduction Workshop
Saturday, November 21
4:00 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Saturday, November 21
8:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles
Sunday, November 22
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Sunday, November 22
8:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra: Bach Project
Monday, November 23
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Baroque, Handbell & Piano Ensembles
Monday, November 30
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Voices of Worship
Tuesday, December 1
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

African Drum Ensemble
Wednesday, December 2
7:30 PM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Student-Directed Theatre Productions
Thursday, December 3
8:00 PM
Esch Hall
Studio Theatre

Performance Spaces

Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center

The Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center is an educational arts facility located at the entrance of the University of Indianapolis campus. This signature architectural structure houses a two-tiered performance hall, a superior art gallery, practice rooms, art studios and classrooms, and a lecture hall equipped with state-of-the-art learning technology.

The building is named for international businesswoman Christel DeHaan—arts patron, community leader, and chair of the Board of Trustees at the University of Indianapolis. Her magnanimous gift to the university led to the construction of the facility.

Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

The luminary within the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center is Ruth Lilly Performance hall, named in honor of a member of the venerable Indianapolis family whose generous philanthropy through the years has nurtured higher education and the arts.

The Viennese-style hall is "unparalleled in acoustical quality," according to its engineer, and similar in features to the great halls of Europe. Every detail of construction maximizes the acoustic performance. Whether five persons or 500 are seated, sound fills the hall as though the performance hall is full.

Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery

The Art Gallery in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center is adjacent to the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall; its high ceiling and natural light makes it ideal for displaying a wide variety of works. The gallery presents a new exhibit about every thirty days, and major local and regional artists are the focus of most exhibits. Occasionally, the Department of Art and Design hosts major juried competitions that encourage artists from around the country to exhibit in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery. The major focus of the gallery program is its teaching mission regarding students of art and design.
 

Esch Hall Theatre Spaces

Ransburg Auditorium

Ransburg Auditorium, located in Esch Hall, is our main stage theatre and host for many community performances and events. It seats 780 in a traditional proscenium arch configuration and includes fly, wing, and backstage space. This theatre is used for larger scale productions. Although the theatre seems large, it has a surprisingly comfortable and intimate atmosphere for the performers. Renovated in 1997, Ransburg Auditorium has been an essential part of campus and community life. In addition to theatrical productions events, Ransburg holds conferences, band and choir concerts, dance productions and lectures.

The backstage facilities include a well-equipped scene shop, costume and prop facilities, and ample dressing and make-up rooms.

Studio Theatre

The Studio Theatre is a flexible three-quarter or thrust black box-style space, seating approximately 80. The Studio is used as a classroom, a performance space for faculty-directed productions, a showcase for acting and directing scenes, and a space for student-generated performances such as the Student Directed Productions. The studio can be reconfigured into a proscenium set-up, but its "standard" use is in a thrust configuration. This space also allows students an opportunity to enter the world of design in a less overwhelming scale than Ransburg Auditorium. In addition to department functions, the Studio Theatre has been used by various producing organizations in the city, including the Edyvean Repertory Theatre and the Phoenix Theatre.

Many Studio productions offer younger and less experienced student actors, designers and technicians the opportunity to "get their feet wet" in a smaller, less formidable space.