Arts

Review: Notes on "Oceans 8" and cinematic reparations

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | July 13, 2018

 “Ocean’s 8” stars Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, sister of George Clooney’s roguish con man Danny Ocean from Steven Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy.

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Review: 'Tag' is an unexpectedly endearing comedy

By Christian Williams | July 6, 2018

Let me start off by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed “Tag.” It is an endearing comedy, smartly written and more than capable of making viewers laugh out loud.

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'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' surpasses predecessor

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | June 29, 2018

“Jurassic World” is a lousy film barely kept afloat by a marginally entertaining screenplay.

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DAX Digital Arts eXpo will display interdisciplinary creativity

By Daniela Armas | June 22, 2018

The DAX+ Digital Arts eXpo will showcase creativity from several different fields that lie at the intersection of technology and the arts. DAX+ kicks off SHIFT at the Hopkins Center for the Arts this weekend.

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‘The Incredibles 2’ is an ambitious sequel packed with excitement

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | June 22, 2018

"The Incredibles 2" a breathless and often breathtaking spectacle, bursting at the seams with humor, excitement and pathos.

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Honors theses make student theater projects possible

By Jordan McDonald | June 9, 2018

Each year, Dartmouth’s theater department allows select theater majors to undertake an honors thesis.

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Senior Majors Exhibition puts personal expression on display

By Hyo Lim Jeong | May 29, 2018

The Senior Majors Exhibition, spread across galleries in the Hopkins Center for the Arts and the Black Family Visual Arts Center, is giving seniors a last chance to convey their visual narratives to the community.

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Student Spotlight: Matt Rabito ’18 rethinks jewelry as a medium

By Daniela Armas | May 29, 2018

From making jewelry that prioritizes functionality over decoration to using unusual found materials, jewelry designer Matt Rabito ’18 approaches the art form creatively. 

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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ tells a bland and cluttered origin story

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | May 29, 2018

Despite director Ron Howard's cinematic wisdom, “Solo” suffers from “too much information” syndrome — chiefly the urge to provide an origin story for every single piece of Han Solo paraphernalia. 

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‘The Petrushka Project’ to bring together DSO and DDE

By Hyo Lim Jeong | May 25, 2018

A 100-year-old ballet, two Hop ensembles and several hundred feet of fiber optic cables: it all adds up to "The Petrushka Project," an ambitious simulcast performance at the Hopkins Center this weekend.

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Alumni filmmakers show hidden side of Pyeongchang Olympics

By Emma Guo | May 24, 2018

Years after meeting in the basement of a Dartmouth fraternity, Alexi Pappas ’12 and Jeremy Teicher ’10 embarked on an Olympic journey unlike any other.

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Student Spotlight: Claire Feuille ’18 reimagines Shakespeare

By Madison Wilson | May 22, 2018

Claire Feuille ’18 is a theater and philosophy double major who has had a vivid presence on campus in both departments. After spending much of her senior year working on theses for both majors, she finally debuted her theater thesis project this past weekend at the Bentley Theater.

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Glimpses of promise amid the mayhem of ‘Deadpool 2’

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | May 22, 2018

"Deadpool 2" is more of the same crude, violent and in-joke-laden material of the original — but it also has occasional glimpses of potential.

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Art departments contemplate change

By Lex Kang | May 18, 2018

This year, the College’s art history department will undertake a widespread effort to promote experiential learning and shift away from lecture-format classes, according to art history department chair Allen Hockley.

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Green Key Guide 2018: Tinashe leads a promising lineup

By Jordan McDonald , Madison Wilson and Lauren Pinchuk | May 17, 2018

This year's lineup features R&B star Tinashe as the first female headliner in Green Key history, along with indie pop musicians Quinn XCII and Coast Modern.

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Powwow showcases the diversity of Native American creativity

By Betty Kim and Daniela Armas | May 15, 2018

The weather cleared up just in time for the 2018 Dartmouth Powwow to take place on the Green, putting the celebration of Native American arts and culture front and center on campus.

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Director Hafiz Shabazz retires from World Percussion Ensemble

By Isabelle Blank | May 15, 2018

Hafiz Shabazz, a Dartmouth professor, ethnomusicologist and master drummer, gave his last performance with the Dartmouth World Percussion Ensemble this past Saturday.

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‘Isle of Dogs’ displays Anderson’s alluring but self-absorbed style

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | May 15, 2018

Watching any Anderson film, particularly “Isle of Dogs,” is the process of finding something more substantive to latch onto, only to constantly be redirected back to the director’s superficial aesthetic obsessions.

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Eclectic Barbary Coast concert to feature nine seniors

By Evan Morgan and Hyo Lim Jeong | May 11, 2018

The ensemble’s graduating members each selected their own pieces for the Coast’s senior feature show, and the resulting lineup is a cocktail of jazz and rock, much of it arranged by the performers themselves.

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Weekend Picks: 'Melaza,' 'Don't Call Me Son,' and David Harbour '97

By Evan Morgan | May 11, 2018

"Melaza" Saturday and Sunday at the Nugget Theater Boston-based dance theater company Danza Orgánica brings its newest work to Dartmouth today.

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