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The Pazzi Lazzi theater troupe will be performing at Collis Common Ground today at 7 p.m.

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Pazzi Lazzi bringing age-old Italian comedy to Collis tonight

By Arunav Jain | February 2, 2017

Collis Common Ground will be bustling with activity today at 7 p.m. when the Pazzi Lazzi theatre troupe take the stage to perform “Aria di Commedia — An Evening of Commedia dell’Arte and Italian Renaissance Music.”

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Review: Migos: the modern, mainstream kings of “Culture”

By Jacob Meister | February 2, 2017

Jacob Meister reviews Migos' album "Culture," which was released Jan. 27.

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‘Moonlight:’ a quiet but powerfully immersive portrayal of life

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 31, 2017

British film critic Mark Kermode once said of “Pan’s Labyrinth” that if a film that good were to be released every 10 years, then he would happily carry on being a critic forever.

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Danish String Quartet brings twist to classical music tonight

By Joyce Lee | January 31, 2017

The Copenhagen-based Danish String Quartet, which has garnered popular appeal thanks to its members’ beards, hipster-esque style and line of craft beer, seems to thrive on surprising combinations.

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Alumna Q&A: Pamela Katz ’80, screenwriter, novelist, professor

By Kylee Sibilia | January 31, 2017

Pamela Katz ’80, renowned screenwriter and novelist, majored in anthropology at Dartmouth. After graduation, she went on to work as a camera assistant for several prominent directors before eventually pursuing a career in screenwriting, focusing on historical and biographical film projects.

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Rudresh Mahanthappa to perform ‘Bird Calls’ selections tonight

By Kylee Sibilia | January 27, 2017

Rudresh Mahanthappa’s newest album, “Bird Calls,” may have started as an homage to his lifelong hero, renowned saxophone player and icon Charlie “Bird” Parker, but since its inception, the record has evolved into a fusion of jazz, bird-like motifs and Mahanthappa’s own Indian heritage.

Whitney Cunningham '07 was a contestant on Cycle 8 of "America's Next Top Model."

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Q&A: ‘Top Model’ contestant Whitney Cunningham ’07

By Zach Cherian | January 27, 2017

Whitney Cunningham ’07, a native of West Palm Beach, Florida, played basketball and studied sociology at Dartmouth.

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Hopkins Center offers many ways for student arts involvement

By Betty Kim | January 26, 2017

So you’re a NARP — that is, a Non-Artistic Regular Person — but you want to get involved with artsy things.

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"A Series of Unfortunate Events:" macabre, quirky and pure fun

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 24, 2017

Netflix’s new show, “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” begins with narrator Lemony Snicket, played by Patrick Warburton, warning viewers, “In this story not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle.”

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Toloudi discusses vision for teaching and new public spaces

By Kaina Chen | January 24, 2017

Assistant professor of studio art Zenovia Toloudi explored the ability of architecture to make a space “public” in her exhibit “Speak! Listen! Act! A kaleidoscope of architectural elements for public space,” which was on display in the Strauss Gallery at the Hopkins Center for the Arts fall term.

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“Run the Jewels 3”: An ode to a political revolution

By Jacob Meister | January 24, 2017

The album, released in late December 2016, is arguably the group’s most revolutionary and most powerful work to date.

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Music review: The Chainsmokers, Migos and The Weeknd

By Emma Guo | January 20, 2017

“Paris,” The Chainsmokers Fresh off the heels of hits such as “Roses” and “Closer,” The Chainsmokers released its new single “Paris” last Friday.

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Hopkins Center jobs help students earn money, enjoy the arts

By Long Do | January 20, 2017

Ever wonder how the students sitting in the galleries of the Hopkins Center for the Arts or the students behind the ticket counter got their jobs?

International DVD & Poster sells vintage goods, such as posters and prints.

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The Hanover Exposition: “Closer to Nostalgia”

By Kevin Hu | January 19, 2017

Located in the heart of Main Street, International DVD & Poster, a small entertainment store, invites its visitors to explore the modern evolution of entertainment culture.

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Jones Family Singers to celebrate equality and joy through song

By Betty Kim | January 19, 2017

Making music for racial harmony, healing and hope just between Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day, the Jones Family singers will perform today in Spaulding Auditorium.

In her abstract painting based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s "Fallingwater," Kelsey Phares ’17 uses wood as a canvas.

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Student Spotlight: studio art major Kelsey Phares ’17

By Emma Guo | January 13, 2017

If you wander into the Black Family Visual Arts Center at 3:00 a.m. on most weekdays, you’ll likely find a cluster of studio art students working or studying, among them Kelsey Phares ’17.

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DFS winter film series celebrates female empowerment in cinema

By Zach Cherian | January 12, 2017

Continuing this Friday, the Hopkins Center for the Arts’ winter Dartmouth Film Society film series includes Oscar-worthy films, heartwrenching documentaries and — perhaps a little more unconventionally — exhibitions of live birds.

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'Urinetown' cast members talk audition process, nerves

By Betty Kim | January 12, 2017

The audition process can cause even the most confident and experienced performer, such as those who auditioned last week for the theater department’s production of the Tony Award-winning satirical musical “Urinetown,” to descend suddenly descend into a vortex of self-deprecating, worst-case scenario concerns: my hands are so sweaty, I’m going to damage everything I touch and get blacklisted by the Hop.

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Aditya Shah ’15 breaks barriers with Indian classical music video

By Arunav Jain | January 6, 2017

Although now professionally working as a inbound sales consultant for HubSpot in Cambridge, MA, Aditya Shah ’15 still finds time to make waves in the music world.

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Alumnus Q&A: music composer Oliver Caplan ’04

By Zach Cherian | January 6, 2017

Oliver Caplan ’04 is a professional composer who graduated from Dartmouth with a double major in music and geography, and served as president of the marching band.