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‘Live @ the Bema' concert draws crowds in its first year

By Clifton Lyons | August 13, 2012

James Peng / The Dartmouth Staff On Sunday, Programming Board and the student-run FM station 99 Rock co-sponsored the "Live @ the Bema" concert, concluding Fieldstock weekend with an afternoon of performances by New York musician Brent Knight, local bands All About Gladys and the Chris Kleeman Band and the student band TOAST.

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Summer classes take advantage of Hood Museum resources

By Amelia Acosta | August 13, 2012

Access to the Hood Museum of Art's extensive collection for both academic and personal use has proved an invaluable resource for students and faculty members this summer and in past terms, according to students interviewed by The Dartmouth.

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Students, alums. perform at New London Barn Playhouse

By Claire Groden | August 9, 2012

Stephen Schwartz, the composer and lyricist of "Wicked," Taye Diggs, an actor in the Broadway musical "Rent," and Casey Nicholaw, a Broadway director and the choreographer of "The Book of Mormon," all have a unique experience in common an internship at the New London Barn Playhouse.

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Lodge summer concert series features bluegrass bands

By Lauren Sarner | August 9, 2012

Moosilauke Ravine Lodge is an iconic staple of Dartmouth that conjures a similar image for many students hyper, colorful-haired Lodj Croo members serenading unshowered, overwhelmed freshmen during Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips.

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Professors, alumni stage Shakespeare in Bosnia-Herzegovina

By Katie Sinclair | August 6, 2012

When Aidan Nelson '12 first informed friends of his post-graduation plans to head to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to help direct a performance of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," many were confused about where exactly he would be going. "Every time I mentioned I was going to Bosnia for the summer people would be like, Oh you're going to Boston,'" Nelson said.

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New York Theatre Workshop debuts six original plays

By Kunyi Li | August 6, 2012

In addition to the numerous sports camps that Dartmouth hosts over the summer, the New York Theatre Workshop's summer residency from July 29 to August 18 is a unique retreat for professional artists to create new works in Hanover, far from the city and pressure of critics. The New York Theatre Workshop returns this summer for its 21st summer-in-residence at the College.

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Students attend Edinburgh International Film Festival on new FSP

By Jenny Che | August 2, 2012

Gavin Huang / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth students studying abroad at the Screen Academy Scotland at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland had a welcome surprise in June when the Olympic torch passed right outside their school, prompting loud excitement and a quick dash out of the classroom to join the "cheering crowds," according to film professor Jeffrey Ruoff.

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Summer performance groups offer relaxing artistic outlet

By James Peng | August 2, 2012

While some students spend their sophomore summer swimming in the Connecticut River, sunbathing on the Green or training for upcoming pong tournaments, others take the opportunity to try something new and explore their artistic passions.

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New Hood exhibit will display Australian Aboriginal art

By Matthew McNierney | July 30, 2012

Jenny Che / The Dartmouth Staff "Crossing Cultures," an exhibition of Aboriginal Australian art from the Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art that was recently gifted to the Hood Museum of Art, will open at Dartmouth on Sept.

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Frost and Dodd Festival premieres winning student plays

By Leslie Ye | July 30, 2012

For two nights this past weekend, the playwriting talents of two Dartmouth juniors Maia Matsushita '13 and Laura Neill '13 were showcased in the annual Eleanor Frost and Ruth and Loring Dodd Student New Play Festival.

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Now Playing in Hanover: The Dark Knight Rises

By The Dartmouth Staff | July 26, 2012

The third and final installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman film trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises continues eight years after the events of The Dark Knight Rises.

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Hop previews acts and artists for upcoming Year of the Arts

By Diana Ming | July 26, 2012

From political sketch comedy to classical baroque chamber music, the upcoming 2012-2013 season at the Hopkins Center will host an impressive collection of musical acts, theater groups and performance artists, with the intention of making the Hop's 50th anniversary an unforgettable year-long celebration as part of the Year of the Arts initiative announced in June. At Wednesday's visiting artist season preview, Hop programming director Margaret Lawrence presented next year's featured acts to a packed audience of students and community members in Moore Theater. "This summer already has been a sign of great things to come," Lawrence said.

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Students perform Shakespeare in unexpected locations

By Jane Cavalier | July 23, 2012

Huddled at the center of the Green last Friday at 9 p.m., Paul Marino '04 stood with a small group of students in Theater 65: Drama in Performance, to plot their next place of attack.

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Vox Theater hopes to connect alumni and inspire students

By Lauren Sarner | July 23, 2012

People generally associate Dartmouth's strong alumni network with finance, but the recent formation of the Vox Theater Group is challenging this stereotype. Thom Pasculli '05, Kate Mulley '05 and Matthew Cohn '08 established Vox Theater, an alumni theater troupe, in February 2012.

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Now Playing in Hanover

By The Dartmouth Arts Staff | July 19, 2012

Based on the novel of the same name, "Savages" is an action thriller that tells the story of California entrepreneurs and best friends Ben (Aaron Johnson) and Chon (Taylor Kitsch), who run a thriving business growing highly sought-after marijuana.

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Fair presents photos of environmental degradation

By Katie Sinclair | July 19, 2012

Spectators in Loew Auditorium were faced with paradox and ambiguity on Tuesday afternoon as they viewed images taken by photographer J Henry Fair, who specializes in taking aerial photographs of environmental damage.

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Colbert investigates black performance

By Sharla Grass | July 16, 2012

English professor Soyica Colbert's first book, "The African American Theatrical Body: Reception, Performance, and the Stage," is an intriguing exploration of the intersection of theater and the African-American experience.

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Now playing In Hanover

By The Dartmouth Arts Staff | July 12, 2012

The most recent product of Woody Allen's romp in Europe, "To Rome with Love" uses both English and Italian to tell four self-contained but occasionally intermingled stories about the lives and loves of the visitors to and residents of Rome.

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HOPFest to celebrate 50 years of art at the Hopkins Center

By Katie Sinclair | July 12, 2012

On July 20, the Hopkins Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary with "HOPFest," an open-air celebration on the Dartmouth Green. The event will begin at 4 p.m.

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Ken Burns documentary on Dust Bowl to premiere at Hop

By Katie Tai | July 9, 2012

By Katie taiThe Dartmouth Staff As the heat wave continues to relentlessly bake the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States, many students in Hanover choose to fling themselves into the river or an air-conditioned room in hope of respite.

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