Author: Erika Mercer You stand on the edge of a vast cornfield, staring across its immensity to where, far in the distance, a solitary farmhouse shudders in the fall wind. With each gust, the stalks of corn bend and bow in unison, their heads too heavy to hold up, their arms hanging limp by their sides. ...
Author: Abbie Beane It's back, and this time it's here to stay. It's the "Love" addition (a piece of artwork fabricated by another artist meant to be identical and equally authentic as the original), designed by Robert Indiana in 1973. It now rests behind the Center for the Arts (CFA) next to its cohort, ...
Author: Richard Lawless The lavish and technically astounding sounds of the Brentano String Quartet filled the Middlebury College Concert Hall Saturday night. The evening's program revolved around a musical piece called a fugue, which is a composition consisting of a theme and subsequent repetitions ...
Author: Abbie Beane Longtime liberal arts rival Williams College stole the show once again on Oct. 31, when they introduced singer spectaculaire and master musician Ben Folds. Former lead singer of Ben Folds Five, Folds has been touring solo since Oct. 22 and will not stop until Dec. 6, when he hits ...
Author: Kate Prouty Harnessing the controlled chaos that is common in most Hepburn Zoo productions, "Zooprints" went up last weekend juxtaposing three disparate plays, an evolving set and a barrage of actors with relatively few flubs. Of course, some things went amiss in Friday night's performance — ...
Author: Abbie Beane The circumstantial evidence is ubiquitous: Informal concerts have become a tradition at scientific conferences; physicians orchestras are popping up in large cities; professors and students alike are writing theses juxtaposing major fields of science (such as physics, chemistry and ...
Author: Daniel Wolf Roda "I finally understand why my parents dance the way they do," commented Justina Ngo '04, after attending "Beatles Night" in Pearsons Lounge Saturday. Picture this: Three hours of non-stop, booty-twisting, timeless Beatles favorites, performed by musicians whose age differences ...
Author: Chase Kvasnak "Anna Karenina," performed this last weekend in the Center for the Art's Seeler Studio Theatre and directed by Cheryl Faraone,professor of theater and women's and gender studies, was undoubtedly impressive.Written by Helen Edmundson and published in 1992, the play is a three-hour ...
Author: Erika Mercer Imagine that you are trespassing in an old deserted house. You push open the heavy front door, stepping cautiously inside to find yourself enveloped by pervading darkness and the unsettling whistle of air through empty halls. You are uneasy, but your curiosity overwhelms your fear, ...
Author: Jonathan White Most people have a love-hate relationship with Broadway. You either look forward to a visit to the theater district next time you venture to New York, or you wouldn't be caught dead at "The Phantom of the Opera." Yet I'd wager that Mel Brooks' current Great White Way sensation ...
Author: Liz Braunstein Assisstant Professor of Chinese Carrie Reed addressed a packed McCullough Social Space on Oct. 18, cautioning, "Be prepared for a loud, raucous, lively and passionate performance." Her words of warning could not have braced the audience for the imminent spectacle — a melange ...
Author: Erika Mercer The first time listening to Sonic Youth is a lot like taking your first bite of sushi — raw, cold, foreign and delicious. It's a taste you've never experienced before, one that startles you with its strangeness and amazes you with its distinctive flavor. Your palate, initially ...
Author: Chase Kvasnak Dan O'Brien, Tennessee Williams Fellow in Playwriting and Middlebury alumnus, spoke at the Center for the Arts. "How to Almost Starve on Purpose," the title of O'Brien's speech, explored the relationship of the writer and the real world in an autobiographical essay. O'Brien majored ...
Author: Suzanne Mozes The broad gyre of emotions stirred in "The Philadelphia Burn," the seventh annual first-year show, but finally surrendered to the prevailing casual atmosphere of the Hepburn Zoo on Oct. 18. Intense emotional extremes lobbed to and fro, as the six plays created a balance with the ...
Author: Kate Prouty After the annual Clifford Symposium opened the semester with a discussion on why "Art Matters" in the 21st century, many organizations have followed suit, proving that, to lots of groups on campus, art really does matter. Soon after the Clifford's "24 Hours of Art" the College experienced ...
Author: Crystalyn Radcliffe Each stage of life carries its own burdens, fears, victories and struggles. Each stage is distinct from the ones before and after it, yet sometimes we forget about the important connections and similarities between them. "Pursuing Happiness," an independent film directed ...
Author: Abbie Beane We've all seen it: Students winding through campus with large, foreign objects, composed of anything from three wire hangers strung with plastic bowls and an eyeless teddy bear, to a cardboard box decorated with bay leaves and a telephone hanging upside down inside. It's the work ...
Author: Richie Lawless This past Saturday, the Emerson String Quartet graced a sold-out audience with their music in the Center for the Arts (CFA) Concert Hall. Foregoing the traditional setup of all four members sitting, viola player Lawrence Dutton and violinists Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer stood, ...
Author: Kate Prouty Whether it's the Magnetic Fields or the Microphones, the only independent radio station in Addison County is emitting sounds to be reckoned with. Entirely student-run, WRMC 91.1 FM contributes a chunk of quality airtime to be admired when compared to other, sometimes less-impressive ...
Author: Erika Mercer It's like going for a midnight swim during late summer in a secluded mountain lake. You're surrounded only by distant stars, the frequent gleam of moonlight teasing the rippling water and a slight breeze rustling the trees. You've swum far out, and the water is black, deep and chilly, ...