Chances are you have probably seen Katherine De Heras' work around Vassar, whether it has been in The Miscellany News, Vassar's Palmer Gallery or some of Vassar's student-run groups, such as the The...

While I'm still skeptical about some of this year's Best Picture nominees, The Artist was an enjoyable surprise. A silent film about the demise of silent films, The Artist cleverly and beautifully uses the ]]>; Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1.2697181 Arts Katharine Austin Arts http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/campus-canvas-gianna-constantine-14-1.2697174 Gianna Constantine

I really, really love color. That's a pretty simplistic statement, but it encompasses my entire body of work. It's my favorite part of painting; early stages of paintings frequently last me weeks because I just want to skip over finishing the drawing a...

Songs by Simon and Garfunkel, Regina Spektor, the Chiffons and the name of a Shak...

The Palmer Art Gallery seldom has exhibitions that are organized entirely by student artists, which makes 'the house-shaped hole' a particularly unique event. As their Vassar careers come to a close, four artists want to utilize this exhibition to expr...

Founded in 2008, On Tap prides itself on its open atmosphere: auditions are not required, and On Tap teaches beginners as well as veterans. 'We'll get dancers that have never tapped before,' explained co-President Amy ]]>; Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1.2697161 Arts Adam Buchsbaum Arts http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/painter-rothko-a-subject-of-interdisciplinary-engagement-1.2697158 Matthew Hauptman

Famed painter Mark Rothko once said his paintings are not about the relationship of color or form. 'I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions and -tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on,' ]]>; Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1.2697158 Arts Rothko once said his paintings are not about the relationship of color or form. 'I'm interested only in expressing basic human emotions&-tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on,' Matthew Hauptman Arts http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/russell-pioneers-queer-theory-in-literature-at-vassar-1.2697147 Emma Daniels

Famed Russian-American writer Vladimir Nabokov wrote, 'For various reasons, I find it inordinately hard to speak about my other brother.' ...

It comes at no surprise that Nochlin is this year's recipient of the Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College's (AAVC) Distinguished Achievement Aw...

And what exactly are casual gamers? They play games on Facebook and their smartphones. They play Wii Sports sometimes at parties. They've probably played Halo once or twice, and they don't und...

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 as...

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 ecc...

Students and faculty alike constantly analyze and dissect the contents of books and -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 ...

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 ...

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 Fri...

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 j...

A religion major, Elana Fruchtman '14 took and -for the first time and -on the job of sole director for last semester's student-written play 'Yellow...

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 f...

What do you get when you combine soulful R and 'B vocals and electronic beats with an authentic artistic vision? You might get Michael Jackson, or you might get Abel Tesfaye, better known by the stage...

After 30 years of simmering on Steven Spielberg's backburner, the beloved, cowlicked comic strip character ]]>; Wed, 25 Jan 2012 1.2690034 Arts backburner, the beloved, cowlicked comic strip character Erik Lorenzsonn Arts