Q&A with Thomas Kernan: New Jacobs School outreach initiative takes performances on the road
Thomas Kernan, the Ted Jones Assistant Dean for Artistic Operations at the Jacobs School, is partnering and collaborating with arts leaders around the state to share performances throughout Indiana.
Hanging prominently in the Jacobs School of Music is a vibrant portrait of creativity—a large-scale collaborative painting crafted by the school’s dancers, merging the worlds of visual art and movement.
The Metropolitan Opera opened its new season featuring The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a coproduction with the Jacobs School of Music. A group including the dean and principal cast members from last year’s premiere at the MAC traveled to NYC to cheer on their colleagues performing in the show.
Jacobs in LA is not only the name of a dynamic new initiative the Jacobs School launched in spring 2024, it is also increasingly a culture and a state of mind.
Music and science have always had a close connection. But the structure of the modern university can sometimes hinder a relationship between the two. The Jacobs Music and Mind Lab helps bridge the gap.
