Every time I step into an art gallery, I feel a desperate urge to find the energy and meaning of the work displayed by an artist. Yes, the artist’s didactic helps explain the concept of what the artist had in mind when building the exhibition. …
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The Scene: Why we need to Jam
Almost every type of artist has a home base to develop their craft. Writers and poets at times sit at their desks, the musician, painter and dancer use studios and the actor tends to work on the stage. Yet, while all artists may present their …
Cuteness can’t elevate “Rio”s’ unfortunate predicatbility
by Kris Fronzak, News Editor The recently released animated film “Rio” from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios film proves that a stellar cast can’t fix inherent unoriginality — but it can make the unoriginality a little more amusing. Relying on a combination of …
The Scene Romance, Royal Style
If you’re reading this on Friday afternoon, you are tardy for the party. Prince William has already married Kate Middleton in a lavish ceremony that took place at Westminster Abbey in London earlier today. For some, the fanfare surrounding the royal wedding stemmed from the …
What’s the Rumor? Effie’s Players delivers a slap-stick performance with “Rumors”
Have you ever attended an awkward dinner party you were invited to that turned into a night of high laughs and mystery? Put your “Clue” cards away; Neil Simon’s romp-fest comedy “Rumors” puts the game to shame. Effie’s Players, a student theatre organization at the …
Facing the Unknown: Children’s Curiosity and Adult Fear Come Together at the New Studio Art Exhibtions
A study of opposites was on display in Ebert Art Center this week, as Adria Hankey-Brown ’11 and Kathleen Mazzei ’11 debuted their studio art Independent Study exhibitions. In her piece “Child’s Play: Nature’s Movement,” Hankey-Brown explored children’s relationship with nature and the bold curiosity …