Arts

Trends: What Makes a Good Movie Soundtrack?

By Emily Broome | February 9, 2024

The debate about whether a soundtrack’s virality or musical complexity constitutes a successful movie soundtrack remains controversial with the rise of social media.

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Trends: The 2000s Are Back with “Indie Sleaze”

By Celine Choi | February 5, 2024

The rise of indie sleaze on social media marks a turning point in popular culture and strays from the trends that dominated the past year.

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Review: ‘32 Sounds’ Opens Our Eyes to the Power of Sound

By Emily Broome | February 5, 2024

The Academy Award-nominated director Sam Green documents how a forgotten sense can add a richness to everyday life and preserve moments past.

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Bach or Glass? Frederic Chiu helps us decide

By Sophia Llibre | February 5, 2024

World-famous pianist Frederic Chiu recently performed at Dartmouth’s Rollins Chapel.

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Review: “Wonka” Draws Audience Members In With Its Visually-Stunning Effects and Compelling Story

By Emily Broome | February 2, 2024

The new prequel to Roald Dahl’s beloved “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” reminds us to keep dreaming.

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‘The Aristocrats’ from Sophie Cohen ’26 presents its early access staged reading

By Avery Lin | February 2, 2024

With support from the Dartmouth theater department, “The Aristocrats” takes a major step forward in its development with a staged reading.

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Trends: Spotify's evolution into a social platform

By Alexandra Surprenant | January 29, 2024

Spotify Wrapped and “Friend Activity”, mark the app’s shift from the private to public space.

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Panel with Osage Nation artists and leaders offers a space for dialogue, inspiration

By Ramsey Ash | January 26, 2024

Members of the Osage Nation who worked on the acclaimed film “Killers of the Flower Moon” sat down with Dartmouth students to discuss their art and pertinent issues for Indigenous people.

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Q&A with filmmaker Mariah Hernandez-Fitch ’23 on her film “Ekbeh”

By Emma Coulter | January 26, 2024

Hernandez-Fitch’s film “Ekbeh,” which was created as her senior thesis at Dartmouth and highlights Houma culture, was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Frederic Chiu’s ‘Smackdown’ pits composers Bach and Glass against one another

By Avery Lin | January 26, 2024

Departing from typical classical piano performances, the “Time Travelers” edition of Chiu’s Smackdown encourages audience members to interact with the music.

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Review: “The Boy and the Heron” beautifully reflects the complexity of Hayao Miyazaki’s mind

By Alex Harris | January 22, 2024

Despite sometimes awkward pacing, Hayao Miyazaki’s final film is a captivating expression of his life and his thoughts about humanity and the world.

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Review: Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” is sexy and absurd at best, disappointing at worst

By Tess Bowler | January 22, 2024

Emerald Fennell offers up a toothless satire that doesn’t know what it’s poking fun at, but at least it looks beautiful doing it.

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From the Wing: A Tale of Two Theater Cities

By Elle Muller | January 22, 2024

New York City and London are two theater hubs with significant cultural identities. While one promotes entertainment, the other promotes art.

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Performances from comedian and elected official Kristina Wong comment on the current political landscape

By Avery Lin and Leila Brady | January 19, 2024

In her conversation with the Rockefeller Center and performances at the Hop, Kristina Wong discusses her unconventional candidacy for local election and tells stories about her time in office.

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Q&A with musician and producer phin on his upcoming single

By Elle Muller | January 19, 2024

Musician and producer Phineas Choukas discusses the Upper Valley’s influence on his music.

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Before the Curtain: Arts on Campus Week 4

By Leila Brady | January 19, 2024

Arts on campus this week includes showings of the critically acclaimed documentary “32 Sounds,” a comedy night at Sawtooth Kitchen, a self-guided art making event at the Hood, among others.

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Spotlight: Senior’s Hood Museum Exhibition Highlights Apocalypse and Hope

By Celine Choi | January 12, 2024

Hood Museum intern Molly Rouzie ’24 curated an exhibition entitled “Apocalypse When: Reflections on our Collective Psyche,” which is inspired by religious apocalyptic stories.

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Trends: The Power and Appeal of White, Brown and Pink Noises

By Maria Hebling | January 12, 2024

With the turbulence of the pandemic, the ability that white, brown and pink noises have to soothe, relax and decrease stress may have contributed to their rise in popularity.

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Before the Curtain: Arts on Campus Week 3

By Avery Lin | January 12, 2024

Arts on campus this week include “A Space for Dialogue” gallery talk and exhibition at The Hood with Molly Rouzie ’24, a performance of “Kristina Wong for Public Office” presented by the Hopkins Center.

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Trends: ‘Coastal Cowgirl’ and Country Music

By Elle Muller | January 8, 2024

Recent country music trends reflect political tension, nostalgia and the romanticization of rural life.

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