The world of the cinema has changed dramatically over the years.
Over the past few decades, we have seen the democratization of the
cinema industry. One visit to YouTube shows the impact of relatively
inexpensive and easy-to-use movie-making technology. But the online
viewing experience stands in stark opposition and contrast to the
shared, communal experience of large-scale projection that defines
true cinema.
The very best cinema and the very best theater bring people from
varied backgrounds together to explore other worlds, to visit other
times, and to suspend their own lives for that moment in the theater.
The new IU Cinema and the renovated Department of Theatre and
Drama building, like the rest of IU's magnificent Fine Arts Plaza,
represent years of determination, dedication, and intellectual effort,
all directed toward strengthening and honoring IU's traditions in the
arts and humanities. Like the IU Art Museum, the Lilly Library, the
Musical Arts Center, and the IU Auditorium, the new cinema facility
is a symbol of Indiana's rich cultural heritage.
The cinema also represents the depth of the university's commitment
to training the next generation of scholars, performers and artists. The
best drama haunts and inspires, plumbing the depths of what it means
to be human and expanding the sense of what it means to be alive.
These are the heights of artistic creation toward which that next
generation will reach, and these are the facilities that will enable
them to reach those heights.
MICHAEL A. M
C
ROBBIE
...IU PRESIDENT
A MESSAGE FROM...
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Welcome: IU President Michael A. McRobble