Arts & Culture
“Far Out” empowers student landscape of visual art
By Anthony Cinquina | November 7, 2024Mark McGoey ’26.5’s visual art exhibit “Far Out” opened on the evening of Oct. 25 to a warm crowd of friends and faculty. The collection is modest, and each individual work is made all the more memorable for it.
Jerusalem Quartet returns to campus with rousing program
By Yuhan Zhang | November 7, 2024On Nov. 2, the Jerusalem Quartet flooded the Mahaney Arts Center with passionate string music ranging from classical to modern. Celebrating their 30th season, Jerusalem Quartet returned to Middlebury with a program of Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorák.
The double dream of American Football
By Cole Chaudhari | November 7, 2024Two Saturdays ago, I traveled to Brooklyn to see the band American Football on their tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of their first album’s release. “American Football” — sometimes nicknamed LP1 — was released on Sept. 14, 1999, and changed emo music forever. Though there have been ...
Shawn Ryan ’88 is rooting for you
By Catherine Goodrich | November 7, 2024If Shawn Ryan ’88 has anything in common with the hard-nosed shows that make up his acclaimed career, it’s that he’s as easy to talk to as a seasoned officer by the water cooler. Ryan is the award-winning writer, showrunner and producer of shows including “The Shield,” “The Chicago Code,” ...
Crossword 11/07/2024: Solution
By Avery Goldstein | November 7, 2024Crossword 11/07/2024: Solution!
Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw transfix audience with acoustic poetry
By Christy Liang | October 31, 2024On Oct. 25, Middlebury welcomed Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw for a mind-boggling night of acoustic poetry. With soulful chanting, processional tempo and impeccably layered percussion sounds from novel instruments, the group cast the audience in an enthralled trance.
Campaign Culture: The impact of celebrities and anthems on U.S. elections
By Norah Khan and Virginia Frau | October 31, 2024Nowadays, it seems like presidential campaigns cannot exist without celebrity influence. Celebrities like Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé, Julia Roberts and Bruce Springsteen have all endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, and they have appeared at events to rally support among voters.
“The Art Piece that Wanders in Space”: A conversation with Dario Robleto
By Yuhan Zhang | October 24, 2024If you were to send a message into the great expanse of the universe, what would it be? Artist, writer and filmmaker Dario Robleto seeks to expand on this question in his film, “Ancient Beacons Long for Notice” which is currently on display in the exhibit, “An Invitation to Awe” at the Middlebury ...
A world in flux: the relevance of julie
By Oscar De Swaan Arons | October 24, 2024When I first encountered Julie (stylized “julie”) almost a year ago, I was listening to “Catalogue.” At that point it was just an unsuspecting single on a dreary evening walk back from Davis. Their “zoomergaze” sound, a sort of Tiktok-ified mix of shoegaze and grunge, had blipped on my radar ...
Chinese film “Only the River Flows” screens at the Hirschfield International Film Series
By Wendy Wang | October 24, 2024The first feature-length film in the Hirschfield International Film Series, the Chinese atmospheric thriller “Only the River Flows,” which premiered in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, was greeted warmly by a packed Dana Auditorium on Oct. 17.
Sympathizing with Substack
By Catherine Goodrich | October 10, 2024I harbor the fantasy that one day my phone will be constructive to my well-being. As our digital and physical spheres become more inseparable and more imaginative, forgoing technology altogether seems disadvantageous. So with a hopeful heart, I’ve made various attempts at using technology to encourage ...
Bala Bila unifies West and East African musical stylings in collaborative concert
By Christy Liang | October 10, 2024On Friday, Oct. 4, Middlebury welcomed two renowned African musicians — Balla Kouyaté and Matchume Zango — for a night of musical wonder and communal merriment.
29th annual first year show echoes truth of identity, community
By Nathan Bernazzani | October 10, 2024There is nothing quite like the feeling of sitting in a theater waiting for the curtain to rise, for the actors to emerge on stage and transport the audience to another world. That anticipation, the rustling of programs and the low chatter of friends and family eagerly awaiting the start of the show ...
