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Raccoon? Racketeering? Raku!

I had the pleasure of attending the Raku Firing event held by the Department of Fine Arts on April 7 as a part of the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts. Raku is a technique used in firing ceramics that originates from Japan in the 16th century. Raku involves making ceramic pieces, glazing them with a special lead based glaze and firing them to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. The pieces are then removed from the kiln and allowed to cool either in open air or a reduction chamber. The resulting pieces are unique and unpredictable due to the Raku technique’s exposure to carbon, whether in the air or in a reduction chamber. Carbon molecules bond to the clay, creating a matte black finish with a wide variety of effects on glazed portions of the piece. Glazed portions can take on crazed, iridescent or glossy qualities. 

An evening with the Lydian String Quartet

“…they revealed a fire that makes all timeless music forever contemporary.”

“You can come to this museum 100 times and see a different thing every time you come:” WNDR’S new interactive art exhibition opens in Boston

After opening locations in San Diego and Chicago, WNDR (pronounced as “wonder”), a chain of interactive art museums, opened its doors in downtown Boston, inviting student journalists to explore and document its 21 exhibits on April 3. These exhibits combine artistry with breakthrough technology, shifting reality through unique lighting and sound techniques to immerse visitors within their respective themes. WNDR enlisted independent artists as well as its own creative team to generate these interactive attractions. 

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'Percy Jackson and the Olympians’: A series in review

Look, I didn’t want to be so critical. 

Celebrities on Broadway: An ethical dilemma

At any Broadway show, the rustling of programs is a familiar sound. Audiences read cast member biographies, excited to learn about their past performances and accomplishments. These paragraphs are commonly littered with impressive resumes, but in some cases, the one most read looks a little different than the rest. 

The Korean Student Association presents Brandeis by night.

Reclaiming Folk

“Reclaiming Folk: Celebrating People of Color in Folk Music” is a free music festival taking place from Feb. 29 to April 21. The festival is organized by Naomi Westwater, a “queer, Black-multiracial singer-songwriter from Massachusetts.”

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Unearthing Hozier’s ‘Unheard’ gems

The Irish musician and singer-songwriter Hozier recently released  a new extended play entitled “Unheard” as an extension to his August album “Unreal Unearth.” The poem Dante’s Inferno inspired “Unreal Unearth” and takes the listener through the circles of hell: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. Hozier revealed that over the pandemic he was hard at work making songs for this next album. Ultimately, he decided on 16 songs for the album, with one additional song, “Through Me (The Flood),” featured only on the “Eat Your Young” EP. This new EP, “Unheard,” features songs that were originally going to be on “Unreal Unearth” but were unable to make the original release. 

Muriel’s songs: The 20th century Jewish woman's experience.

Every year, the Women’s Studies Research Center and the Department of Music hold the “Alfredo & Demitra DiLuzio Annual Concert.” Rosalie Repaldi Shane ’66, started the concert series in honor of her aunt and uncle who raised her and her brother after they were orphaned. Her aunt, Demitra was a dramatic soprano, and her uncle, Alfredo was a music teacher. When they passed away, Rosalie and her brother started an endowment for concerts in their honor.

Brandeis culture through the years (2000-2009)

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TSA Formosa

The Taiwanese Student Association presented their annual culture show; Formosa, on March 16 in Levine Ballroom. The immersive showcase captivated the audience with performances that demonstrated the meaning of unity through their theme: Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday commemorating the ancient poet, Qu Yuan. The festival consists of dragon boat races and eating sticky rice dumplings called zongzi. Through this year’s theme, TSA encouraged the audience to embrace unity and to celebrate the meaning of togetherness. 

Reflecting on the past: Student art of today

This past Wednesday, March 13, an exciting new post-baccalaureate art exhibition opened in the Dreitzer Gallery. Titled “Visceral Reflections,” the exhibit features four artists and a variety of art mediums. The four featured artists are Brianna Howard, Kelly Mangan, Pavol Roskovensky and Noelle Ventura. Each artist explored different themes, often drawing on their own backgrounds to help influence their work. At both entrances to the gallery there is a table with a black binder on it which contains information on each artist, the themes within their work, and their artistic process.