Author: Andre Estanislao Existentialism and the confrontion of death, two very somber and serious subjects, were rendered light-hearted and more palatable in last weekend's staged theatrical performance of Eugène Ionesco's "Le Roi se meurt" ("Exit the King") at the new Château Performance Space. The ...
Author: RICHARD LAWLESS Oh, Canada, where would critically acclaimed music be without you? There would be no Arcade Fire, no Godspeed You Black Emperor, no New Pornographers and no Cowboy Junkies. And most importantly of all, there would be no Leonard Cohen or Neil Young. Yes, Canada, that mysterious ...
Author: Eliza Hulme "This is what we want to show you. An exploration." So went the production notes in the program of this past weekend's Zoo offering, "Culture Shock." The show, encompassing the senior work of Liz Hammett, investigated themes of language, isolation and connection using material that ...
Author: [no author name found] Last Saturday, Hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean came to Middlebury College for the annual spring concert. With 1,500 ticket sales and 1,200 fans in attendence, the concert was called a big success by members of the Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB).The concert ran ...
Author: STEPHANIE DOSCH If you want a go to the movies but can't decide what mood you're in, "Kung Fu Hustle" might be for you. Combining live-action and computer-generated martial arts, slapstick comedy, Tarantino-style blood and guts, a dash of cartoonishness and a little Buddhist mysticism, Stephen ...
Author: Jodie Zhang and Lauren Smith The Middlebury Campus: How long have you been creating art?Jackie Laryea: I've been drawing since I was seven, so it's been more than half of my life. My sister Alice was always drawing and doing art and because I wanted to be around her, I started to draw too. Then, ...
Author: Lauren Smith Aliens, decapitations, Cupid and Greek mythology all figure into the work of Christian A. Johnson Artist-in-Residence Will Villalongo in his current Johnson Gallery exhibition of work completed during his residency. The show consists of five cut velour pieces, one acrylic and cut ...
Author: RICHARD LAWLESS Beck is 35. In rock star years, that's like 62. He's slowed down a bit, taking three years rather than one in between albums and he may not be as crazy as he used to be, but after all, he's still Beck, and he's one of the most important musical figures of the past decade. He ...
Author: STEPHANIE DOSCH I'm from Seattle, and I must admit that spending a beautiful afternoon watching the Mariners at Safeco Field is one of my favorite summer activities. I don't really "do" sports, but I follow the Ms somewhat - especially when they're good - and always considered myself a fan. ...
Author: Josh Axelrod This weekend's production of Eve Ensler's '75 play "Necessary Targets" begins with two women meeting for the first time in a posh psychiatrist's office. J.S. (Lauren Turner Kiel '07) and Melissa (Laura Harris '07) immediately rub each other the wrong way since J.S. is a naive upper-class ...
Author: Jessica Jorge Were you stressed with exams and papers last week? Did you have to read an entire novel in one night? Or, did you miss New York City and the Bronx? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions then you should have been at the "Boogie Rican Boulevard" one-woman performance by ...
Author: Lauren Smith The Middlebury College Performing Arts Series presented the internationally renowned Takacs Quartet Friday night at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. The string quartet performed a selection of Beethoven compositions to the crowded concert hall in a performance that came alive ...
Author: Richard Lawless Posthumous albums are always a touchy subject. This is especially true when considering the posthumous release of a rock icon like Joe Strummer. Should the album be handled with kid gloves because of its sentimental value? Surely no rock critic would feel uninhibitedly comfortable ...
Author: Tom McCann A routine a capella practice was rudely interrupted when a flaming ping-pong ball was thrown to the ground in a blind panic. Rolling across the carpet, it set fire to a nearby couch, and once the blaze had been extinguished, the Mamajamas had found the name of their latest CD - Burning ...
Author: Margaret Ray On Sunday evening, an audience of students, faculty and families was treated to the vocal and guitar talents of Bill Simms Jr. as he teamed up with Vermonter Mark LaVoie on harmonica for "An Evening of Blues" in the Center for the Arts. The Blues is an old and extremely influential ...
Author: STEPHANIE DOSCH Fin is a dwarf. No, not the Snow White kind with six buddies and a beautiful princess to hang out with. In fact, Fin has only one friend, and when he dies at the beginning of "The Station Agent," leaving his companion an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey, Fin (Peter ...
Author: Lauren Smith Students in Assistant Professor of Studio Art Hedya Klein's printmaking course, ART 0316, are displaying their intaglio prints in the Johnson Memorial Building's Pit Space. The prints will be on exhibit until April 14. The exhibit, sponsored by the Program in Studio Art, is free ...
Author: Margaret Ray Finally, something else to look at besides all that blank space. Fine, maybe that hasn't been the most pressing issue on everyone's mind recently with the spring workload piling on, but rejoice! We're getting a mural in the new library. The mural, to be called "L'Art d'Ecrire" ("The ...
Author: STEPHANIE DOSCH I know what you're thinking. "Oh great, not another stupid Jane Austen remake." Or perhaps "I hate Jane Austen." Or maybe you're of the "I love Jane Austen!" school of thought. Any way you look at it, there is a little something for everyone in Gurinder Chadha's latest movie, ...
Author: RICHARD It's fun to hold personal vendettas against artists. In late 2003, when I interviewed the Rapture, and was treated like an inconsequential idiot, I made sure to routinely bash their much-acclaimed album "Echoes" in whatever writing outlet I had access to. But before you throw the red ...