Author: Joyce Man Two years ago, the Johnson Building saw rounds of wine served to the mellow tunes of the Dick Forman Jazz Group transform its interior into a vibrant, schmoozy social space. This weekend, Jean Paul Carlhian's brutalist cement interiors play host again to another event organized by ...
Author: Ellen Grafton The senior work of Lucas Kavner '06.5 and Daniel di Tomasso '06 proved to be well worth the buzz it had accumulated. The show, presented in the Hepburn Zoo March 30 through April 1, was originally directed by Guest Professor of Theater Alex Draper, but the final direction was by ...
Author: JOYCE MAN This week, our managing editor commented on this column, saying "It's pretty high-brow." It made me think. At the beginning, this was intended as a regular spot for discussing big arts beyond small Middlebury. So, I wonder if we have neglected to take our high brows to the low-down ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus Last Sunday, Middlebury College's community had an opportunity to hear the world-renowned Tallis Scholars in Mead Chapel. The group, made up of five women and five men, is visiting as part of their 2006 US tour. For their concert at Middlebury they performed a set rather uncharacteristic ...
Author: Caitlyn Ottinger Artist in Residence Ken Ragsdale comes to Middlebury from Albany, N.Y., where he lives and works. In 2005, he received his M.F.A. at University at Albany, State University of New York. A painter, sculptor and photographer, Ragsdale is ever-building a body of work based primarily ...
Author: Bri Cavallaro Acclaimed Writer-in-Residence Julia Alvarez '71 talks about her new novel "Saving the World." Alvarez has published many a celebrated novel, such as "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents" and "A Cafecito Story" as well as several collections of poetry and has garnered numerous ...
Author: ALEXXA GOTTHARDT New York's got class. LA's got hype. Chicago's got the blues. And Miami has…what? Sun shining upon endless stretches of sand, silicone and sex. Streets where artifice and excess reign; where the rich and the poor are not just blocks, but worlds apart; and where sunglasses, ...
Author: Joyce Man Legend has it that one khan, or ruler, ordained that any bearer of bad news should have his head cut off. One day, this khan's most beloved horse died, but no one had the courage to convey this news to him. Finally, a musician came and, through the sad sound of his performance, relayed ...
Author: Gabe Broughton The subjects of David Foster Wallace's new book of essays, "Consider the Lobster," include the porn industry, John Updike's undying narcissism and the general awfulness of "Towards the End of Time," Franz Kafka's under-appreciated "funniness," the "seamy underbelly of U.S. lexicography," ...
Author: Melissa Marshall In our culture, where a "good" song is seen as something with a distinguishable refrain, it was refreshing to see the Middlebury College Center for the Arts Concert Hall reasonably full on a Monday night with highly entertained spectators. The Tengir-Too Ensemble, whose musical ...
Author: BENJAMIN GOLZE I feel horrible. The only thing keeping me awake right now is a cup of coffee I had with lunch. I have that awful feeling of being held above the brink of sweet, sweet sleep by a necessary chemical high. This is because I just arrived back at school from a red-eye flight from ...
Author: Joyce Man At one point, as a sea of red light filled the background and an excited flurry of wind chimes and Tibetan chants rolled across the stage, Anita Ratnam ignited the stage with her swirling, grooving movements. Her arms, snakelike, slithered through space. In the dimmed atmosphere of ...
Author: Joyce Man Mallika Rao '05 is passionate about classical Indian dance and growing up, she was trained in the Bharatnatyam style. While a student at Middlebury, she performed in the International Students Organization Cultural Show as well as in Riddim dance troupe and Middance performances.The ...
Author: LAUREN SMITH An interactive exhibit opened at the Firehouse Gallery in Burlington last Friday night. The exhibit, entitled Another Side of In: Mike Gordon and Marjorie Minkin, explores the linkage between sound, movement and visual art. Gordon, most widely known as the bass player of Phish, ...
Author: BENJAMIN GOLZE Built to Spill"You in Reverse" PreviewRelease: Aprill 11, 2006I toyed with this topic for a while, mostly about whether to write it now or in April. But in the end I decided that I was just way too excited to sit on it until April 11. To what am I referring, dear reader? Why, ...
Author: Melissa Marshall This past Thursday or Friday, students could wander into the upper level of Johnson and immerse themselves in an interactive rainforest. Anyone could play a bicycle wheel using a violin bow to create astonishingly realistic bird and amphibian noises between their eleven and ...
Author: Ellen Grafton The Hepburn Zoo hosted a new sort of production last weekend. On March 10 and 11, audiences filled the house for "The Petting Zoo: A Workshop," which featured six new plays written by Middlebury students. Each play lasted about 10 minutes and had its own cast and director. Similar ...
Author: Bri Cavallaro Visiting Professor of English Michael Collier is the director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference (BLWC), teaches English at the University of Maryland, College Park and was named the Poet Laureate of Maryland in 2001. His books of poetry include The Ledge (2000), The Neighbor ...
Author: Benjamin Golze "WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!"If some caveman had been frozen for the past 10,000 years and woke up today, and I ran into him as he stumbled out of the Green Mountains, that is what I might say to him. A caveman deserves as much warm-hearted hospitality as anyone else. Then again, I ...
Author: Emily Thompson Almost every week, someone, somewhere on the Middlebury campus screens a movie. The Middlebury College Activities Board (MCAB) shows recent hits like "Brokeback Mountain" or "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" on Fridays. The French Department screens films like "La Haine" to expose students ...