Arts

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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Arts

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.

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Arts

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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Arts

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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Arts

"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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Arts

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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Arts

“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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Arts

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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Arts

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?

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Arts

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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Arts

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.

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Arts

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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Arts

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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Theater

'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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Arts

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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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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Arts

‘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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Arts

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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Arts

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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