Kicking off The College of Wooster’s 2011 art show season, professors Bridget Milligan and Walter Zurko debuted and spoke about their respective projects, “Fireside Tales” and “ÖA Matter of Time,” which they each made during their most recent sabbatical from the College. Milligan worked with …
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Surprisingly trippy “Rango” takes on the classic Western
There are very few animated films that star chameleons. There are even fewer that mix Western movie staples with a dash of Gonzo wit. “Rango,” the first animated film from Industrial Light and Magic, is that film. Perhaps the movie’s allusions to Hunter S. Thompson …
“Glass Menagerie” soars with dramatic impact
With a subtle glow of light cast upon an abandoned apartment, the sound of a melancholy violin filled the atmosphere, signaling that emotional memories were buried underneath the covered furniture. The play’s narrator, Tom (Darius Dixson ’13), who returned home from military service, walked up …
Wooster Symphony Orchestra Plays on Beautifully
It’s always a delight to hear student compositions grace the stage at a Wooster Symphony Orchestra concert (though director Jeff Lindberg’s enthusiasm for spotlighting campus composers is certainly evident, both with the WSO and with the Wooster Jazz Ensemble). It’s the mark of a really …
Jerry Springer Opera ignites protest
The Beck Center for the Arts in Cleveland is running “Jerry Springer: The Opera” during the 2011 spring season. The opera, which opened in April 2006 in London, is the brainchild of British comedians Richard Thomas and Stewart Lee. The listing on the Beck Center’s …
Radiohead get psychedelic with “King of Limbs”
There’s no denying Radiohead’s “The King of Limbs” is something of a puzzling listen at first. Of course, the band’s career at the forefront of contemporary music these past two decades has been marked by consistent evolution (and a couple outright paradigm shifts), so what’s …