Margaret George does not shy away from historical giants. The Elizabethan period was rich with these giants in politics, literature, philosophy and science. George tackles them all, exploring Raleigh, Shakespeare, Drake, Bacon and more through the eyes of Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin, Lettice Knollys. This ...
The student production A Small, Good Thing, which ran from Nov. 13-15 in the Hepburn Zoo, grappled with topics of death, sorrow and despair as based on Raymond Carver’s 1989 short story of the same name. A piece of devised theater, the play was built from the evolving visions of the four-person cast, ...
On Saturday, Nov. 15 in Wilson Hall, the Middlebury International Students’ Organization (ISO) brought a splash of cultural celebration to campus with their annual cultural show, this year titled “Crossing Borders.” Students often hear about Middlebury’s “international focus,” and the ISO ...
One week ago, I saw the Tony-nominated Broadway production of John Steinbeck’s American classic Of Mice and Men - in Middlebury. Due to technological advancements and a recent partnership between major performance companies and theaters around the world, the financial and geographic barriers to experiencing ...
“On the scale from ballet to naked, shaking myself in the corner with lipstick on, I’m about a five. Whatever that means.” -Scotty Hardwig Come to the Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts (MCA) this Friday or Saturday at 8 p.m. to witness a profound expression of human emotion as Middlebury ...
Lawyers are expensive, and many Americans can’t afford quality legal representation. Last Friday, Nov. 14, Vermont Law School Professors Oliver Goodenough and Jeannette Eicks gave a lecture called “Computer Science and Social Justice” about applying recent advances in computer science to the ...
Every year, a phenomenon occurs where the best games of the year seem to be coming out at the same time. What time is this, you ask? Well, I wouldn’t be writing an article about it if it were not right now. October and November are historically the best times to buy new video games. Companies love ...
In my last article, I focused on China’s plan to convert a number of coal-fired power plants to power stations running on synthetic natural gas. The premise of the article was the huge increase in greenhouse gas emissions this shift would create and the apparent indifference of Chinese leadership ...
Sunday, Nov. 9 marked the fifth annual TEDx event at Middlebury College. TED is a non-profit organization that seeks to spark dialogue and spread ideas through talks, touching on anything from science to society to art. Since its inception in 1984, the organization has garnered massive global attention ...
“When we are loved we are afraid / love will vanish / when we are alone we are afraid / love will never return,” reads a piece of the poem “The Black Unicorn” by Audre Lorde, included in the program for the Hepburn Zoo production of Marsha Norman's Getting Out. Getting Out, which ran Nov. 6-8, ...
A space for art of all kinds, from spoken word to sculpture to radio pieces to dance, Flicker is the student-created-and- produced showcase for artistic expression, established and directed by Aoife Duna ’16.5. The first showcase of the year took place on Friday, Nov. 7 in the Middlebury College Dance ...
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the International Student Organization (ISO) will host its annual Cultural Show in Wilson Hall. This year’s show includes over 15 different acts from at least five different regions of the world. It will be a mix of dances, songs, poetry and the much-anticipated fashion show. The ...
The Jupiter String Quartet is a family of musicians in every sense of the word: the group began as a childhood musing and has flourished into adulthood over the years. It was honed through college all-nighters, strengthened by the bonds of marriage, and is now blossoming into one of the most renowned ...
The first Theatre Department faculty show of the semester ran with huge success Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 in the Wright Memorial Theater to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hillel, an official College organization that provides an outlet for those interested in Judaism and Jewish issues. Mendel, Inc., a play ...
Walk down to the quiet center of Johnson Memorial Building, and you will stumble across an artistic gem: the Pinhole Photography showcase, which lasts until Thursday, Nov. 6 and is bound to intrigue its viewers. The product of one month’s worth of experimentation by Fletcher Professor of Studio Art ...
Last year Heather Dewey-Hagborg became the world’s first DNA portrait artist. For her controversial art project Stranger Visions, she collected genetic detritus such as hair, cigarette butt saliva and sequenced portions of DNA from skin cells on the streets of New York City. After uploading the genetic ...
The phrase “in a world” evokes that overly dramatized Hollywood movie trailer voice. But what does that voice sound like? The voice you now hear in your head is almost certainly a deep, booming, male voice. Lake Bell’s 2013 debut feature, In a World…, in which she also stars, deals directly ...
On Friday, Oct. 24, the Middlebury MothUP hosted the second annual Cocoon in the Mahaney Center for the Arts. Featuring six storytellers from wildly different backgrounds each tackling the theme of blood, Cocoon was an intimate and singular experiment in narration and audience engagement. For the ...
Despite a lack of advertising, the Hepburn Zoo hosted a full audience for the Drama Lab on Friday, Oct. 24, presenting six student-written ten-minute plays. Featuring topics ranging from abortion to drug use to death to insanity, the plays demonstrated an impressive level of skill in playwriting, performance ...
Nathan Laube is the New Meghan Trainor. Are you all about that bass? Do you think bigger is better? This Sunday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m., Mead Chapel will be taken by storm by one of the largest and most majestic instruments in the state. Twenty-five year old musical phenomenon Nathan Laube is returning to ...