Arts

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.

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‘Arrival’ delivers fresh, emotional take on classic sci-fi topic

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | January 5, 2017

Who would have thought that the most impressive science fiction film of 2016 would not be “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” but instead Denis Villeneuve’s thought-provoking, psychological and deeply moving “Arrival.” Villeneuve has already proven himself to be an extremely talented director with films like “Incendies” and “Sicario.” Despite this, I was skeptical when early reviews called “Arrival” a new sci-fi masterpiece.

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December’s music in review: Ryan Adams, ZAYN and The xx

By Long Do | January 5, 2017

“To Be Without You,” Ryan Adams, “Prisoners” Ryan Adams’ new album’s lead single “Do You Still Love Me?” features riff after riff of heavy guitar, but this new song offers a much calmer, acoustic vibe.

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A Tour of Outdoor Sculpture at Dartmouth

By Betty Kim and Kylee Sibilia | November 15, 2016

Ever wonder about the sculptures around Dartmouth's campus? Learn about the significance behind them, and what students think they mean, on a campus tour with our arts writers.

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Alumnus Q&A: The Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr '80

By Nalini Ramanathan | November 15, 2016

As a former film evaluator for HBO, author of “The 50 Movie Starter Kit: What You Need to Know if You Want to Know What You’re Talking About,” and former chief video critic for Entertainment Weekly, Ty Burr ’80 is a prominent player in the world of film criticism.

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The Villiers Quartet to perform with Sally Pinkas Saturday

By Betty Kim | November 11, 2016

This Saturday, the Villiers Quartet and music professor Sally Pinkas will bring the sounds of Britain across the centuries to Rollins Chapel in a four-piece program.

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The Sing Dynasty headlines Fall Fling, features the Cords

By Zach Cherian | November 11, 2016

The Sing Dynasty, a coed a cappella group, will perform in the biggest Dartmouth show of their a cappella careers this upcoming Saturday.

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Students of 'Telling Stories for Social Change' perform with patients at Valley Vista

By Nalini Ramanathan | November 11, 2016

This past Thursday and Friday, a 40-person audience visited the brightly-lit cafeteria of Valley Vista, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center in Bradford, Vermont.

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Student band Winterhill releases first EP and single

By Emma Guo | November 10, 2016

“Game Changers” by Winterhill opens with a gritty guitar riff and delves into a string of infectious melodies and clever lyrics ripe with social commentary and angst.

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‘The Girl on the Train:’ Wake me up when things get interesting

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | November 8, 2016

Because its story simply isn’t conducive to that approach, “The Girl on the Train” pales in comparison to other great films, leaving it to slink into cinema’s corner of obscurity.

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Dartmouth Glee Club puts a spotlight on civil rights

By Kaina Chen | November 8, 2016

The Dartmouth Glee Club’s fall concert transported the audience to the 1960s in Greenwood, Mississippi, listening to Booker Wright read off the menu is his famous sing-song way.

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Alumnus Q&A: Writer-director Nate Ruegger ’06

By Victor Wu | November 8, 2016

Nate Ruegger ’06 is a writer-director who graduated from Dartmouth with a major in film studies.

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Performing arts students get creative in job search

By Emma Guo | November 8, 2016

At Dartmouth, the Center of Professional Development is closely associated with corporate recruiting in the minds of students.

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Gavron’s ‘A Woman on the Edge of Time’ tells two stories in one

By Kylee Sibilia | November 4, 2016

Jeremy Gavron’s memoir “A Woman on the Edge of Time” gives the reader deep insight into the inner psyche of both Gavron and his mother.

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‘Intimate Apparel’ predominantly features actors of color

By Nalini Ramanathan | November 4, 2016

With simple Edwardian-style furniture strewn across the stage and plain white linen sheets hung to dry on laundry lines by the rafters and a multicultural patchwork quilt in the background, the set of “Intimate Apparel” (2003), like the play itself, breaks from the typical perceptions of a period piece.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo reads his work in the Poetry and Prose Series

By Arunav Jain | November 4, 2016

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo delivered a much anticipated reading of his poems to a packed Sanborn House library yesterday afternoon.

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Student Spotlight: Multitalented artist Emily Neely '17

By Mikey LeDoux | November 3, 2016

Emily Neely ’17’s love of art started as a child when she would hand-copy pictures of horses, her favorite animals, from encyclopedias and books.

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The Capitol Steps appeals to all age groups, political parties

By Madeline Ditzler | November 1, 2016

What do you do with years of congressional staffing experience and an appreciation for the finer absurdities of our political system?

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'Southside with You' handles love, politics gracefully

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | November 1, 2016

Making a film about Barack Obama during his presidency is a bold move. Premiering that film only a few short months before the 2016 election ­— well, that’s just downright audacious.

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Halloween takes over Hanover

By Kripa Shrestha | November 1, 2016

A little under ten weeks ago, I packed the relics of my nineteen years into one outrageously purple suitcase and another softer chocolate brown suitcase and spent almost forty-eight hours flying over continents, seas and cityscapes to find a home at Dartmouth.

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