Arts

Eclectic jazz group Pink Martini to perform at the Hop tonight

By Jordan McDonald | October 17, 2017

Comprised of 11 performers from Portland, Oregon, jazz group Pink Martini, which was founded in 1994, artfully merges music from around the world, infusing it with its own unparalleled style.

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Arts

Group spotlight on Dartmouth’s Christian a cappella group X.ado

By Holly Sung | October 17, 2017

Dartmouth’s Christian a cappella group X.ado celebrated its 25th anniversary during Homecoming, welcoming alumni of the group in a performance at Rollins Chapel on Saturday night.

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Arts

Dark, challenging ‘Detroit’ may be controversial without purpose

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | October 17, 2017

I watched “Detroit” over a week ago, and I’m still not quite sure what to say.

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Arts

Talking about Food: deconstructing taste and navigating ‘foodways’

By Han Vale | October 13, 2017

Talking about food is challenging because it is never just about food. Food is inextricably tied to one’s being.

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Arts

‘Resonant Spaces’ combines sound art with familiar settings

By Jordan McDonald | October 12, 2017

The first exhibition of its kind for the Hood Museum of Art, “Resonant Spaces: Sound Art at Dartmouth” introduces sound art from around the world to Hanover and the College.. Running from September to December, the exhibition is comprised of presentations and showcases that invite listening and learning.

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Arts

Northern Stage puts on "A Doll's House" starring alumni

By Savannah Miller | October 10, 2017

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Northern Stage premiered its production of “A Doll’s House.” Written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879, the play follows the unraveling of a seemingly perfect marriage and is considered by many a staple piece of feminist literature despite its author’s stated ambivalance to the cause.

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Film Review

‘Blade Runner 2049’ continues saga’s exploration of humanity

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | October 10, 2017

To be clear from the outset, the original “Blade Runner” is far from perfect. It is a flawed masterpiece, as influential as it is imperfect. And that’s probably why I love it. It is a slow, poetic and evocative film that never asked for or needed a sequel. But here we are 35 years later and “Blade Runner 2049” actually exists. Is it as good as the first film?

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Arts

Group spotlight on Dartmouth Argentine Tango Society

By Lex Kang | October 10, 2017

In Sarner Underground every Monday evening, a diverse group — ranging from nervous ’21s to members of the local community — gather together to learn and practice the beautiful art of Argentine tango.

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Homecoming Issue

Student artists raise the visibility of art on campus

By Betty Kim | October 6, 2017

The five monochromatic panels behind the Hopkins Center for the Arts that face the Black Family Visual Arts Center are celebratory in nature.

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Arts

Student Spotlight: photographer and poet Cecilia Torres ’18

By Lauren Segal | October 5, 2017

Dartmouth’s isolated location and idyllic campus can often feel like a haven from pressing social issues, lulling students and faculty into complacency.

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Arts

Emerson String Quartet returned to Dartmouth on Saturday

By Lauren Segal | October 4, 2017

The Emerson String Quartet returned to the Hopkins Center for the Arts Sept. 30, bringing to Dartmouth adaptations of music from 18th century Beethoven to emergent 21st century composers.

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Arts

‘Dunkirk’ is a harrowing masterpiece with minimal dialogue

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | October 3, 2017

In many ways, “Dunkirk” is the film Christopher Nolan was meant to make. This is not to say that it’s his best film, though it is certainly among the best.

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Arts

Group spotlight on spoken word poetry collective Soul Scribes

By Jordan McDonald | October 3, 2017

Every Sunday at approximately 9 p.m. a group of creative, artistically-minded students meets in Collis Center 301.

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Arts

Carol Dunne paves way for parity in theater with new grant

By Zach Cherian | October 3, 2017

Over the summer, theater professor Carol Dunne received news that her vision to help support female theater professionals and artistic directors at the regional and national level had been endorsed by Helen Gurley Brown’s Pussycat Foundation.

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Arts

New, Old Food: Preserving the fall harvest (and all those apples)

By Han Vale | September 29, 2017

Those who work the land or live off of it know that although it may seem like the weather is fit for sowing thanks to the bout of warm weather this week, preparations on all fronts are in place for harvest.

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Arts

Skinny Pancake to host Adam Karch, Sensitive Men this weekend

By Michelle Wang | September 29, 2017

This weekend on the bustling streets of downtown Hanover, the Skinny Pancake will be hosting Montreal-based acoustic blues player Adam Karch and the New Hampshire-based group Sensitive Men.

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Theater

Student Spotlight: director, performer Virginia Ogden ’18

By Lex Kang | September 28, 2017

As director of last spring’s student production “What Every Girl Should Know,” president of the all-female a cappella group the Subtleties and actress in “In The Next Room,” “Urinetown” and this fall’s “Cabaret,” performer and playwright Virginia Ogden ’18 has completely immersed herself in the arts at Dartmouth.

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Theater

Monica White Ndounou joins theater department faculty

By Kasey Rhee | September 28, 2017

A new name has been posted on the office doors of Shakespeare Alley, welcoming Monica White Ndounou, who joined the Dartmouth faculty as an associate professor of theater earlier this year. The theater department now has nine faculty members, not including adjunct faculty.

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Arts

‘mother!’ is unrestrained, bold

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | September 26, 2017

Darren Aronofsky and I have a complicated relationship. Well, to be more accurate, his films and I have a charged, complex and often fraught relationship.

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Arts

Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra to unveil new collaboration with Conservatory of Siena

By Jordan McDonald | September 26, 2017

A staple of the Upper Valley music scene, the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, comprised of Dartmouth students and local instrumentalists, is a major attraction for the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth during the fall, winter and spring.

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