From the category archives:

Lotus Backstage

Jacob Edgar: Music Voyager, pt. 1

11 August 2011

Jacob Edgar is the world-traveling host of the PBS series Music Voyager. Lotus director Lee Williams caught up with Jacob on August 4th as he was getting ready to film a new season, and the two chatted about what it takes to track down and present great music from around the world.

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First Impressions: Grad Assistant Wesley Lovell

21 January 2011

Before his assistantship with us had even started, Wesley Lovell dived in as a volunteer during the 2010 Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. “I had a blast,” he recalls. “When I start something, I tend to throw myself into it whole-heartedly.”

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Festival Wild Child — The Lotus Arts Village 2010

3 November 2010

When she’s not directing our development efforts, Deborah Klein coordinates Lotus visual arts projects. Here’s Deborah’s look back at this year’s fab festival Arts Village.

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First Impressions: Grad Assistant Kathryn Rudolph

22 October 2010

Kathryn arrived in Bloomington in late August to start the IU Arts Administration graduate program – and her graduate assistantship with Lotus. Lucky for us, she’s an old hand with music festivals.

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Lotus Recaps: A Day in the Park

20 October 2010

At the festival, a lot happens before a set of music even begins. A key player behind the scenes is the stage manager: a busy trouble-shooter with a walkie-talkie, a volunteer T, and an ID tag.

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