Chamber Singers bring village music to Rollins

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center Imagine traveling from Spain and France to Norway, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Peru, South Africa and beyond -- all in one night. With the help of some gifted composers and a dedicated conductor, the Dartmouth Chamber Singers will be doing just that.

Hood celebrates 150th anniversary of Assyrian reliefs

Courtesy of the Hood Museum This upcoming weekend, the Hood Museum will showcase its prized collection of Assyrian reliefs in the symposium entitled "From Discovery to Dartmouth: The Assyrian Reliefs at the Hood Museum of Art, 1856-2006" at the Loew Auditorium. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of their installation in Hanover, the reliefs will be the focus of this collaborative symposium, which, thanks to the sponsorship of the Fanny and Alan Leslie Center for the Humanities, will be free and open to the public.

'The Prestige' brings dark magic to the silver screen

Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes With "The Prestige," director Christopher Nolan ("Memento," "Batman Begins") once again throws us a cinematic sleight of hand -- this time, literally. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale star as Robert Angier and Alfred Borden, two turn-of-the-century magicians whose friendship sours after a botched onstage illusion results in death.

Beck showcases a different sound with 'The Information'

Bonamici strives to leave mark on campus architecture

Zimerman brings personal Steinway for Spaulding performance

Courtesy of the Hopkins Center This week, there's a new piano in town.

Dog Day 'Puppies' pose a triple threat to improv scene

Zakieh Bigio Last Tuesday night's combination of rainy weather and midterm hysteria was obviously no match for the Dog Day Players.

Film Society pays tribute to 'Monsoon Wedding' director

Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes Before "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" introduced conventional audiences to the chaos surrounding ethnic wedding ceremonies, there was "Monsoon Wedding." And before "Born into Brothels" brought gritty scenes of Indian street life to American screens, there was "Salaam Bombay!" Mira Nair, director of both "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding," has achieved recognition as an exceptionally talented and provocative filmmaker whose major works focus on stories of assimilating Indian and American cultures. This Friday, Oct.

Gross '73 to teach jewelry workshop

Bentley theater hosts 'Ugly American'

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Handler writes music to text as part of Senior Fellowship

Emma Haberman / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles profiling senior artists and their involvement in the arts at Dartmouth. Composing a substantial work of music based on a significant work of poetry is not something that is normally offered in most departments here at Dartmouth, either in the music or English departments.