Author: Andrew Throdahl Could it be possible that young concert pianists have so mastered technique that they have become oblivious to acceptable interpretation? The October 26th concert answered with a resounding, at times deafening, "yes" in response to this question. The concert, comprised of Bach-Busoni, ...
Author: Andrew Ngeow Smog, LOVE, Frisbee Dog. The names and forms are familiar - sculptures that puncuate our campus and enter our everyday space. The approximately 15 sculptures placed around the buildings and dips of Middlebury's landscape live with us - we pass them on almost any walk across campus, ...
Author: Eleanor Johnstone Audio produced by Radio Arts Middlebury.Those attending last weekend's first-year show, "Severed Headshots: Sinister Scenes and Monologues," were presented with a wry work of well-wrought wisdom. And in that vein, it was an excellent tip-of-the-hat to the weekend's Halloween ...
Author: Jordan Nassar EXHIBIT A: Your hands are sore and callused, your thighs and calves feeling the burn as you finish up at the climbing wall - another good day at the gym. You shower, dress, grab your bag and head off to class with your harness strapped tightly around your pantsÖ no? Something ...
Author: Lise Rosenberger Nerina Cocchi '10 is the director of Ariel Dorfman's play "Manifesto for Another World," playing Thursday, November 1st at 8 p.m., Friday the 2nd at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., and Saturday the 3rd at 8 p.m. at The Zoo. Tickets can be bought online or at any campus box office location. ...
Author: Grace Duggan Audio produced by Radio Arts Middlebury.Students who were smart enough to reserve a ticket ahead of time or lucky enough to get in off of the waiting list for "Certified Organic Musical" this weekend were treated to a sharp and hilarious satire about the intersection between love ...
Author: Ashley Gamell and Maddie Oatman "English literature lives on translation, it is fed by translations, every new exuberance, every new heave is stimulated by translations"- Ezra PoundArt is a powerful universal language, especially when it evokes emotion that can be recognized by those in all ...
Author: Andrew Throdahl Page-turning can be a stressful activity, especially when the page-turner is thrust on stage, score in hand, with an alien ensemble, expected to follow along despite being unfamiliar with the music. If the ensemble is good, all the worse for the page-turner, who must keep him ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Artist in Residence Doctor Francois Scarborough Clemmons came to Middlebury 10 years ago with a powerful tenor voice and perhaps even more powerful personality. Clemmons grew up in Youngstown, Ohio. where he began his singing career in his church choir. He received his Bachelor ...
Author: Melissa Marshall Along with a chill in the air, mid-October also brings the tingle in your spine signifying the rise of witches, goblins and ghosts associated with the falling leaves. While your upcoming midterms may strike your heart with more fear than the supernatural of Halloween, there ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt This year, the College's Arts Council, a group of Middlebury alumni and parents who have positions and resources in the arts, is kicking of a three-year pilot program to fund student internships in the arts. The council will distribute the funding in $500 parcels for Winter ...
Author: Eleanor Johnston In one of the concluding events of last week's Clifford Symposium "Islam and Politics in a Changing World," Artist in Residence Leyya Tawil and violinist Mike Khoury presented their multi-dimensional exploration of Arab-American boundaries in the Mahaney Center for the Arts ...
Author: Jordan Nassar Work hard, play hard. That's what they say about us Middlebury students, right? While that may be astute, and kind of fun for the first year or so, I have a feeling that playing hard is not quite what all of us are looking for. You've heard it, you've probably even said it yourself ...
Author: Melissa Marshall As we slip out of seer-sucker and skirts and into corduroy and cable-knits, we also shrug off the sunshine-pop of summer and hit play on something more substantial. Maybe it's the shorter days, the crisper air or the falling leaves, but the autumn season lends itself to the ...
Author: Grace Duggan Here are four creative young directors who have taken it upon themselves to realize their artistic conceptions in three up coming all student productions. After last year's non-departmental theater successes, this year bodes well on the student front. The three plays range from ...
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Author: Justine Katzenbach Interview with the playwright, Rinde Eckert, is produced by Radio Arts Middlebury. For more radio news, tune in every Wednesday at 4:30 PM on 91.1 FM WRMC.Those unable to attend Wright Memorial Theatre on Oct. 8 for Rinde Eckert's production of "Horizon" missed out on a truly ...
Author: Eleanor Johnstone Audio produced by Radio Arts Middlebury.Theater people love to be hands-on. That is why you will find them hooting like monkeys and making odd faces at one another instead of staring at books for hours on end. Life-of-the-party aside, however, you will find that it takes many ...