Fine arts
Abigail B. Colodner: Let's try to talk about dance
- Jessica Boullion
BY ABIGAIL B. COLODNER
Dance is hard to talk about. We don't often need to talk about movement in the first place, especially the movement of bodies, because explaining what we mean is usually as easy as doing it. "I was like ... " usually suffices.
But when you try to describe or to discuss dance, imitation is sometimes impossible and so we need some sort of specialized vocabulary to describe it, right?
A difficult 'Tale' told with Roman ease
BY CATHERINE SMYKA
If someone told you to check out a play about an ancient Roman myth using 16 actors and pieces of colored cloth as the only props and scenery, you might hesitate. But the Department of Musical Theatre had no apparent trouble holding its audience's attention with such a pared-down premise. Last weekend, the department performed Ted Hughes's "Tales from Ovid," a collection of Roman myths by the poet Ovid, in its first studio performance at the Walgreen Drama Center's Towsley Studio.
Men in tights
- Christina Choi
BY ABIGAIL B. COLODNER
Wainwright keeps young dance company on its toes
Reconsidering Eve's V-Day 'Monologues'
- Christina Choi
BY ANDREW SARGUS KLEIN
Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" stirs up a lot talk, and that's a good thing. It's the cornerstone of V-Day, a worldwide movement dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.
Since its inception in 2001, V-Day has raised more than $30 million. "The Vagina Monologues" is performed in thousands of theaters both big and small around the world. It's a singular event in theater, and the more press it gets, the better. This year, as always, proceeds from the show will go to Safehouse, a woman's shelter.
T&D department 'Conquers' with class
BY WHITNEY DIBO
"It's just like a modern sitcom, almost like 'Everybody Loves Raymond,'" said director John Neville-Andrews - not exactly what you'd expect to hear about this weekend's Theatre and Drama Department production, "She Stoops to Conquer." First performed in 1733, Oliver Goldsmith's aging script might masquerade as a prim and proper comedy from centuries ago, but don't be too quick to judge this play by its genre.
Low on cash? Shepard's 'Starving' is free
BY ABIGAIL B. COLODNER
When something from a class catches our attention, the really good student in us should grab hold of it for closer study.
Student composer looks high and low
BY CATHERINE SMYKA
The audience at the eclectic Collage Concert at Hill Auditorium on Jan. 20 enjoyed a diverse group of performances and performers, including choirs, orchestras and rock bands.
Only two of the show's pieces, however, were original compositions, and one of them was written and performed by Alex Temple, a second-year School of Music graduate student.
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