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Rude Mechanicals prepare to bring ‘Much Ado' to Bentley
February 1, 2011
GAVIN HUANG / The Dartmouth Staff After spending less than a month in rehearsals, members of Dartmouth's only student-run Shakespeare company, the Dartmouth Rude Mechanicals, will perform the romantic and hilarious "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Bentley Theater in the Hopkins Center this weekend. "Much Ado" follows two pairs of lovers as the treacherous Don John tries to tear them apart.
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Campus prepares for visit from world famous Joshua Bell
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sydney ayers
| January 31, 2011
Courtesy of fineartsla.com Violinist Joshua Bell will perform at the Hopkins Center on Tuesday evening as part of his 21-city tour.
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Local theaters adds life to arts scene
By
Jessica Womack
| January 31, 2011
*Editor's Note: This is the second part in a two-part series investigating arts in the Upper Valley.**## In addition to Dartmouth's on-campus performing arts options, the Upper Valley boasts a diverse selection of professional and community theaters to whet students' appetites. However, despite the vibrancy of the region's theater scene, few Dartmouth students take part in local theater productions or attend shows outside of Hanover, according to representatives from several local theaters. "It feels as though we might be a little bit of a secret to the Dartmouth students," Northern Stage producing director Catherine Doherty said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Northern Stage is a non-profit theater company that puts on seven plays each year at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, Vt. The Shaker Bridge Theatre a small, innovative theater company based in Enfield, N.H.
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Now playing IN HANOVER
By
The Arts Staff
| January 30, 2011
What does a gifted computer geek do to get revenge on Harvard's exclusive social scene? He creates Facebook.
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Visual arts galleries, organizations abound in Upper Valley
By
Jessica Womack
| January 30, 2011
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Local photographers showcase work at Spheris Gallery
By
Rena Sapon-White
| January 26, 2011
Courtesy of Vermont Center for Photography The photographs in Spheris Gallery's current exhibit a collection of works by artists from the Vermont Center for Photography, on display through Feb.
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‘Downton Abbey' captures life in pre-World War I Britain
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Katie Kilkenny
| January 25, 2011
Courtesy of IMDB.com "We all have different parts to play, and we must all be allowed to play them," the Earl of Grantham says gravely in the second episode of "Downton Abbey," the outstanding four-part miniseries that kicks off the 2011 season of Masterpiece Classic on PBS. "Downton Abbey" presents a sharp, radiant dramatization of class boundaries and family ties in pre-World War I England in which characters play traditional roles.
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Kidman portrays grieving mother in ‘Rabbit Hole'
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Jackie Donohoe
| January 24, 2011
Courtesy of IMDB.com Instead of getting lost in the macabre aspects of its dramatic plot, "Rabbit Hole" uses poignancy and even humor to paint a portrait of loss and grief.
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Brazilian dance company showcases traditional folk dances
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Jackie Donohoe
| January 23, 2011
Bale Folclorico da Bahia the only professional folk dance company in Brazil will present the United States premiere of its 20th anniversary show, "Sacred Heritage," at Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center on Tuesday.
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Noel Paul Stookey, Baby Jay sing to promote social change
By
Lingxi Chenyang
| January 23, 2011
Courtesy of baby-jay.com Courtesy of Baby-Jay.com By Lingxi cHENYANG "Life's a journey, but it's not about the speed," crooned folk icon Noel Paul Stookey of the legendary group Peter, Paul and Mary as he headlined Saturday night's Music for Social Change concert in Spaulding Auditorium.
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Now playing IN HANOVER
By
The Dartmouth Arts Staff
| January 23, 2011
True GritWhen 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) finds her father murdered by one of his hired hands, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), she sets out on a merciless quest for revenge, enlisting the help of U.S.
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Monks visit Hood Museum to create sand mandala
January 19, 2011
Patton Lowenstein / The Dartmouth Staff An exhibition featuring eight artists from Tibet, Nepal and India "Tibetan Artists Respond" recently made the move from New York City's Rubin Museum to Dartmouth's Hood Museum, where it will be on display through March 13.
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Creative writing options evolve
By
Rachel Carter
| January 18, 2011
Sam Purcell / The Dartmouth Staff Although Dartmouth may be best known for its economics department, students and professors agree that the discipline of creative writing is alive and well at the College on the Hill. As a school that has educated such dynamic literary figures as Theodore Geisel and Robert Frost, this may come as no surprise.