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Batts to display inchoate play in reading

When a crowd streams into a theater to see a new play, audience members probably expect a finished product rather than a work in progress. But Isabella Batts '12, whose play will be performed on Friday, Feb. 3, insists that her work, "The Inheritance of Nightdreams," should be embraced, not dismissed, as an unfinished piece. "I've stopped calling it a performance," said Batts. "For me, it's a presentation; it's a reading; it's a senior project." Full story

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Exhibit explores physicality of books

Students and faculty alike constantly analyze and dissect the contents of books—but rarely do they look not at the words on the page, but the page itself. The Thompson Memorial Library seeks to change that with its exhibit of book art produced by the Women's Studio Workshop.

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Annual event displays range of student art

Showcase includes visual, written arts

Some of the greatest artistic talent at Vassar College is showcased annually through ModFest's Art, Dance, Music and Words event. The event celebrates the original work of students and faculty from the Music, Dance, Art and English Departments at Vassar.

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Project to explore the role of grandmother

What does the word grandmother evoke for you? Lecturer in Dance and Drama and Assistant Director of Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Katherine Wildberger and Assistant Professor of English Molly McGlennen want to know your answer for their upcoming ModFest event Grandmother Talks, Grandmother Dances.

This week in Arts

The Big Screen

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The Big Screen | Film just window dressing for Cold War

Right off the bat, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy doesn't do itself any favors by removing all of the nice commas that the 1979 BBC miniseries so lovingly decided to keep from the book title when they adapted it the first time around. Arbitrary judgments aside, Tomas Alfredson's capably directed film doesn't suffer from the "everything old is new again" feeling that most remakes do.

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The Big Screen | Tintin provides a delightful adventure

After 30 years of simmering on Steven Spielberg's backburner, the beloved, cowlicked comic strip character Tintin has made his American debut on the silver screen.

Artist of the Week, Campus Canvas

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Artist of the Week | Fruchtman eagerly transforms from actor to director

A religion major, Elana Fruchtman '14 took—for the first time—on the job of sole director for last semester's student-written play "Yellow Ribbon Oaks." The Philaletheis production was not part of a class project, but the result of several students who shared a common passion for theater and decided to put on a student-run production.

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Campus Canvas | Cheng Peng '12

Starting from Spring 2011, I started an ongoing project called Butoh Action , in which I would perform Japanese Butoh dance in a non-theatrical space. My third performance, "Making the Sacred Space," took place last fall in the Retreat. Butoh is an eccentric dance style which is extremely slow, simultaneously controlled and relaxed (like Zen meditation) and has a strong spirituality.



Sound Off

Sound off| Rihanna (et al.): A 2011 retrospective

There are so many other reasons to be excited for this brumal time of year: snow frolicking, hot toddy consumption, cross-country skiing and, most of all, end-of-year music roundups from Rolling Stone, Treble, Billboard, Pitchfork and Tiny Mix Tapes.

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Sound Off | September offers surprising delights

Granted that early autumnal offerings will inherently come off as the denouement to summer's sizzle, this fall has nevertheless held its own. Here are three burgeoning singles that have already emerged as winners in the crisp and colorful season-to-be.

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Sound Off | Marling’s latest full of smooth acoustics

On her junior release, British singer-songwriter Laura Marling explores new styles of music and shows a dark side of her that few have seen.

Theater and Dance

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Batts to display inchoate play in reading

When a crowd streams into a theater to see a new play, audience members probably expect a finished product rather than a work in progress. But Isabella Batts '12, whose play will be performed on Friday, Feb. 3, insists that her work, "The Inheritance of Nightdreams," should be embraced, not dismissed, as an unfinished piece. "I've stopped calling it a performance," said Batts. "For me, it's a presentation; it's a reading; it's a senior project."

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‘Skin of Our Teeth’ brings humor to universal dramas

 

Thornton Wilder's 1942 play "The Skin of Our Teeth" resonated with theatergoers looking toward an uncertain future—a future marked by economic depression, global war and eventual recovery.

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‘Wisdom in PK’ unites community

R.E.A.L. Skills confronts use of technology

The College's partnership with R.E.A.L. Skills Network is a testament to the collaboration between students and the Poughkeepsie community.

Film and Visual Arts

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Annual event displays range of student art

Showcase includes visual, written arts

Some of the greatest artistic talent at Vassar College is showcased annually through ModFest's Art, Dance, Music and Words event. The event celebrates the original work of students and faculty from the Music, Dance, Art and English Departments at Vassar.

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Exhibit explores physicality of books

Students and faculty alike constantly analyze and dissect the contents of books—but rarely do they look not at the words on the page, but the page itself. The Thompson Memorial Library seeks to change that with its exhibit of book art produced by the Women's Studio Workshop.

Music and Entertainment

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Project to explore the role of grandmother

What does the word grandmother evoke for you? Lecturer in Dance and Drama and Assistant Director of Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre Katherine Wildberger and Assistant Professor of English Molly McGlennen want to know your answer for their upcoming ModFest event Grandmother Talks, Grandmother Dances.

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Dancing since 10, Meehan educates new generation of artists

The turning point came when Meehan was a teenager. "When I was 15, I went to the Paris Opera and I realized that none of the men did a step that I couldn't do," Meehan said. "That was when the penny dropped." So at 17, in 1970, Australian-born Meehan joined the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne and graduated into the Australian Ballet Company two years later.