Arts

This month’s music recap: Jepsen, Gaga, Sia and more

By Long Do | September 30, 2016

“Store,” Carly Rae Jepsen, “Emotion Side B” Jepsen is mainly known for her 2011 hit “Call Me Maybe,” but the Canadian pop star has consistently put out great pop music since.

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Arts

Martha Redbone to perform 'Bone Hill: the Concert' tonight

By Victor Wu | September 30, 2016

 “How sweet I roam’d from field to field and tasted all the summer’s pride,” Independent Music Award winner Martha Redbone croons in her third studio album “The Garden of Love.” The album sets the words of 19th-century poet William Blake to Appalachian folk music.

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Arts

New Hood Downtown exhibit features art by Laetitia Soulier

By Arunav Jain | September 29, 2016

Contemporary French artist Laetitia Soulier's work is displaced in the new Hood Downtown exhibition space on Main Street.

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Alumna Q&A: Costume designer Katherine Stebbins ’04

By Amy Guan | September 29, 2016

Katherine Stebbins ’04 discovered her passion for costume design at Dartmouth after designing for two shows, eventually graduating with a major in philosophy and a minor in theater.

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Arts

Arts explores: the Rauner experience

By Kevin Hu | September 27, 2016

One of Dartmouth’s many libraries, Rauner Special Collections Library blends the intellectual with the emotional.

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Arts

Roth Scholar: Enrique Martinez Celaya

By Zach Cherian | September 27, 2016

Not even receiving two degrees in the laws of physics could keep Enrique Martinez Celaya from resisting the pull of art.

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Arts

‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ (2016): A new twist on an old tale

By Emma Guo | September 27, 2016

“Bridget Jones’s Baby” (2016) opens with a familiar scene: Bridget Jones, alone on the couch with an egregiously large glass of wine and Jamie O’Neal’s rendition of “All By Myself” blasting aptly in the background.

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Theater

‘E-Term’ gives students a taste of the professional theater world

By Michaela Ledoux | September 24, 2016

For the five students participating in the pilot program of the theater department’s Experiential Term, partnering with theater company Northern Stage, days are spent working with theater professionals in West Lebanon and soon, New York City. 

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Arts

‘La La Land’ (2016) reinvigorates the movie musical

By Sebastian Wurzrainer | September 24, 2016

But as I left Spaulding Auditorium Saturday night, having just seen Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” (2016), I felt something I had not felt in some time: the need to rejoice!

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Body Of Work

Student Spotlight: Costume designer Celeste Jennings ’18

By Nalini Ramanathan | September 24, 2016

With her trusty X-Acto knife, a love for color and a distinct penchant for productivity, Celeste Jennings ’18 has already started to make a name for herself in the world of design.

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Arts

Cécile McLorin Salvant and The Aaron Diehl Trio to perform

By Kaina Chen | September 24, 2016

 Expectations may seem a given for an artist familiar with the spotlight, but Cécile McLorin Salvant says otherwise.

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Arts

Staceyann Chin’s story steals hearts in 'Motherstruck!'

By Kylee Sibilia | September 22, 2016

Wednesday night in Moore Auditorium, the audience rose to its feet as Staceyann Chin stood proudly in the center of the stage, her feet spread wide apart, her fists thrust high into the air and her face filled with raw emotion.

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Dance

FLEXN, at the edge of art and activism, to perform tonight

By Kaina Chen | September 15, 2016

FLEXN combines dance and social activism in their energetic performances. 

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Arts

Alumna Q&A: editorial assistant Perrin Brown ’15

By Nalini Ramanathan | September 15, 2016

As a Dartmouth student, Perrin Brown ’15 interned for “Conan,” at an economics research firm and as a marketing intern for a Los Angeles-based company.

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The Mowgli's prepare to perform at House Kickoff tonight

By Hallie Huffaker | September 15, 2016

This evening, the normally peaceful Green will be awash with music, food and students as The Mowgli’s perform on the Green as the featured act in Collis Center and Programming Board’s House Kickoff.

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Arts

Upperclassmen shed light on performance group auditions

By Madeline Killen | September 14, 2016

Whether first-year students have been dreaming of joining the Aires since their first solo in their high school choir, curious about Ujima since the dance showcase or thinking they might just wing it at the Dog Day Players auditions, the start of classes brings with it the first opportunity for first-years to show off their talents to student performance groups at Dartmouth.

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Arts

DFS fall series deals with themes from hit musical ‘Hamilton’

By Will Tackett | September 13, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit show “Hamilton” (2015), a hip hop-based musical about the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, has captured the hearts of people everywhere, and the Dartmouth Film Society is no exception. Every term, the society, among other tasks, organizes and presents a film series based around a theme. This term’s film theme is entitled “Hamilton’s America.”

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Arts

Film Review: ‘Don’t Breathe’ (2016) leaves you out of breath

By Diego Moreno | September 13, 2016

“Don’t Breathe” (2016) is the second feature film from co-writer and director Fede Alvarez, who also co-wrote and directed a reboot of “Evil Dead” (2013). Fans who enjoyed the unique interpretation of traditional horror in the reboot will love the similar spin to the genre that Alvarez brings to “Don’t Breathe.” The film is set in modern day Detroit, painted in the dichotomy of ultra wealthy homes and neighborhoods that appear to be real-life ghost towns.

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Arts

Student Spotlight: Dancer and SHEBA member Micah Park ’17

By Elise Higgins | September 13, 2016

Micah Park ’17 might be all about dance now, but this was not always the case. Although she took ballet courses when she was very young, she quit after a few years.

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Alumna Q&A: Studio Art Intern Darby Raymond-Overstreet ‘16

By Madeline Killen | September 9, 2016

Darby Raymond-Overstreet ’16 is a studio art intern for the Studio Art Department. As a student, she was awarded the Marcus Heiman-Martin R. Rosenthal ’56 Achievement Award in the Creative Arts in the Arts award category, the Perspectives on Design (POD) award, and the 1960/Office of Residential Life Purchase Award. Now that she has graduated, she wants to continue to build her art portfolio by expanding her current ideas into further bodies of work.

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