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(10/13/20 10:00am)
“Portrait of A Lady on Fire” is a romantic drama film written and directed by French filmmaker Céline Sciamma. Set in a house in 18th-century Brittany, an island in France, the film tells the story of an unfruitful love between Héloïse, a daughter of an aristocratic family who is reluctantly being forced to marry an Italian courtier, and Marianne, a painter who is hired to paint her portrait. Sciamma challenges conventional feminism and lesbian love through sisterhood, female artisitc recreation and the genuine love accompanied with emancipation.
(10/13/20 10:00am)
Cartoon of the week by Megan Liao
(10/06/20 10:00am)
2020 has been a year of losses and challenges, whether it is the virus that surged across the world from the beginning of the year, or the escalated social tension that got its momentum in the summer. And while the United States is preparing for its presidential election, we were hit by the death of two champions of civil rights: Rep. John Lewis and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On Oct. 1, Brandeis Film, Television and Interactive Media; the Department of African and African American Studies; the Department of History and and the Edie and Lew Wasserman Fund invited CEO of Participant David Linde, film director Dawn Porter and Professor Chad Williams (AAAS) for a discussion on the impact of the documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” and the relationship between arts and activism.
(09/22/20 10:00am)
On Monday, Sept. 14, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies had its fall kickoff event: “The Jews are Coming to Brandeis: A Conversation with the Creators of Israel’s Hit Satire Series.” The event featured Natalie Marcus and Asaf Beiser, creators of the Israeli Academy Award-winning TV show “The Jews are Coming” (Ha-Yehudim Baim) in conversation with Shayna Weiss, Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies. Currently in its fourth season, the show features sketches about Jewish history from biblical times to the present. Think “Horrible Histories,” but with an older target audience and darker, Jewish humor.
(09/22/20 10:00am)
It is unbelievable that, as a sophomore, I’ve spent half of my college experience so far in the COVID-19 pandemic. People call it the new normal, but it will never be normal. As many of us are physically hundreds of miles away, language becomes pale, and our interactions are limited to just a small box on our computer screen. As we are apart from our friends and family, I turn to music to find tranquility. In April, I attended the “Together At Home” online concert initiated by Lady Gaga. When I saw the number of attendees climbing up in the lower-left corner of the video, which showed that millions of people across the globe were attending this concert with me, I felt supported.
(09/15/20 10:00am)
Cartoon of the week by Megan Liao
(09/15/20 10:00am)
My first impression of actress Dominique Jackson was that she was absolutely stunning. She was sitting comfortably in the chair with her legs crossed in an elegant pose and her body turning in an appropriate angle facing the audience. Jackson, the 45-year-old transgender advocate and actress, was invited by the Brandeis Film, Television and Interactive Media Program for a conversation on Sept. 10. In the next hour, she shared her stories as a fashionista and a proud transgender woman.
(09/15/20 10:00am)
On a sunny afternoon, I walked into Fellows Garden. Arts and crafts materials were spread out across the field. People flocked over to the lawn for the fun crafting activity, in a means that was safe for COVID-19 of course.
(09/08/20 10:00am)
Cartoon of the week, by Megan Liao.
(09/08/20 10:00am)
(03/17/20 10:00am)
“Brave New World” is a dystopian novel written by Aldous Huxley back in 1931 when most of our grandparents were born. Yet, strangely, it is scary 90 years later. This book almost became a prophetic vision of what happened in some autocratic or even democratic societies today — the pursuit of utilitarianism and power play exactly as described in the book.
(03/17/20 10:00am)
This might be difficult so bear with me, but imagine you are lying on a couch at home, practicing “social distancing,” with the option between writing a paper that has now received its third extension or watching a movie. I was supposed to cover an arts event at school this weekend, but unfortunately, it got canceled, so I found myself in such a predicament, and me being me, I thought, “Netflix is exactly the type of escapism I need.”
(03/17/20 10:00am)
DYSTOPIAN WORLD: ‘Brave New World’ is a famous dystopian story depicting future technological developement and a highly centralized government.
(03/17/20 10:00am)
AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR: German director Wolfgang Peterson was nominated twice for the Academy Awards.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
On Saturday, March 7, students packed Levin Ballroom, ready for the Brandeis Asian American Students Association’s show – BAASA Presents: APAHM Opening 2020: Reclaiming Voices. Everyone waited with anticipation and excitement to witness the incredible talent and important messages this event offered.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
WELLESLEY AIKO: Founded in 2007, AIKO is Wellesley College’s Taiko ensemble.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
NOVA DIABLO: Nova is a Massachusetts-based Diablo performance team that blends traditional art with contemporary influences.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
There’s something about William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” that keeps us feeling pulled in by the tides of time back to the shores of Prospero’s island. And this week, the mysterious and fantastical story was told in the Laurie Theater, part of the Spingold Theater Complex. It tells the story of Prospero, an Italian nobleman and sorcerer, who was marooned on a wilderness island with his daughter, only to create a magical storm to lure an Italian ship to bring them home. The crew and passengers get lost on the island, meeting its strange inhabitants and uncovering the evil plots of Prospero’s brother. This play has something for everyone: romance, fantasy, revenge, court intrigue and questions on the nature of existence itself that have shaken theatergoers to their core for centuries.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
On March 6, 2020, the Brandeis Association of Music and Concert Organizers hosted its second event of the year, “BAMCO Presents: Horse Jumper of Love with Boston Cream,” in Cholmondeley’s Coffee House. The event was created and organized by the group to bring the world of rock and indie punk on to the Brandeis campus. That night, Chum’s became a lively, energetic concert venue packed with eager, cheerful students and performers alike.
(03/10/20 10:00am)
On Saturday night at the Mandel Center for Humanities, Voices of Soul hosted an a capella concert featuring McGill University’s Chromatones. Before this performance, my only exposure to a capella was from “Pitch Perfect” and “Glee,” so I did not know what to expect. Would the event be overly dramatic and ostentatious like its fictionalized counterpart? Part of me was apprehensive as a result, but as I looked around the lecture hall, I saw dozens of eager faces waiting to listen to some hopefully high-quality a capella. Now I was expecting an insanely amazing performance. Imagine my surprise when VOS calmly walked to the front of the lecture hall and did not say a single word. Instead, they began to sing.
