The State of Art in the Region
At Ball State, we recognize the importance of experiencing the arts. And we want the community to have access to that experience. Arts Alive is an opportunity for Ball State students, faculty, staff and the greater Muncie community to experience world-class arts and artists at a fraction of the cost to see the same artists in major cities. Arts Alive is about exposing central Indiana to great art through classes, lectures, performances, and exhibits. Our performing arts facilities are beautiful and state of the art.
2026-2027 Arts Alive Schedule
Wakka Wakka Productions: Dead as a Dodo | November 4, 2026 | Emens Auditorium
The world of this show is created based on Tales from the Crypt, Dante's inferno and old Silly Symphonies cartoons.
As a species, our relationship with death has changed over time, from early humanity until the present day. In our lifetime, the birth and growth of Al, gene editing and bio-technology have all thrust us into new realities and ideas of what is possible. Science is now looking at resurrecting the extinct.
Dead as a Dodo engages with this new present, and the future that will come of it. In a mostly cartoonish way, it exposes our most basic fears and desires, wrestling with our need for love, our fight for survival, and our quest for immortality.
Wakka Wakka Productions is a multi award-winning international theatre company based in New York City and Oslo. In January of 2024, Wakka Wakka premiered Dead as a Dodo at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Dead as a Dodo is the third and final piece of Wakka Wakka’s trilogy, ANIMALIA, which began with Animal R.I.O.T. in 2019 and progressed with The Immortal Jellyfish Girl in 2024.