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Parents, alumni and undergraduate students gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center theater on Sunday afternoon to see the Hooked on Tap (HOT) semester show: “HOT Off the Press!” HOT is an all-inclusive tap group that is completely student-run and all their pieces are student-directed and choreographed.
The Levin Ballroom got lit on Saturday, Feb. 10, as the Brandeis Black Student Organization held its first ever “Shades of Blackness” event.
“I am Amal and my name means hope,” Syrian storyteller and activist Amal Kassir told an audience on Saturday night, opening her speech on Islamophobia on college campuses and in the world. The spoken word artist described her life as a Syrian-American living in a post-9/11 world on Saturday night, as a part of ’DEIS Impact, the University’s annual social justice festival. Kassir, a recent graduate from the University of Colorado Denver, has performed her poetry across the country and the world, according to the online event description.
Theaters these days are full of fast-paced movies with modern filmmaking techniques and complex story structures, but sometimes one needs to step on the brakes and go back almost a century to the films that introduced these practices we now take for granted. One must return to the golden age of cinema, to the Hollywood of the late 1920s to early 1960s. So, amid the oncoming onslaught of summer blockbusters which seems to come to theaters earlier and earlier every year (I’m looking at you “Black Panther,” “Tomb Raider” and “Pacific Rim: Uprising”), it seemed just to attend an on-campus screening of a Buster Keaton film.
There is a famous expression which goes, “Those who don’t learn about history are bound to repeat it.” Today, 73 years later, it is important not to forget the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust. With many of the survivors already having passed and the remaining survivors continuing to get older, remembering the events of the time becomes a task for a new generation. This is why the United Nations General Assembly established International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Jan. 27. Coinciding with this day, Brandeis University had an Internation Holocaust Remembrance Panel of members from the Women’s Studies Research Center, to share the unique experiences of their relatives who remember the Holocaust in the most vivid way possible — they lived through it.
In his acceptance speech for the 2017 Creative Arts Award, Michael Weller ’65 expressed his gratitude and frustration in the wake of his controversial play, “Buyer Beware.” Weller, an Academy-Award nominated screenwriter and Brandeis alumnus, was announced as the recipient of the award last summer. Weller noted in his speech that he wrote the play to demonstrate his appreciation for the University.
WELLER: The Creative Arts Award was presented to Michael Weller '65 (R) during a dinner ceremony in the Faculty Club on Tuesday.
Playwright Michael Weller ’65 is widely known on campus for recently penning the controversial “Buyer Beware,” but in his Wednesday talk with the Brandeis community, Weller focused on his decades-long relationship with the University. Opening with a tributary video which congratulated him on receiving Brandeis’ 2017 Creative Arts Award, the event allowed Weller to represent himself on campus.
The Brandeis Men’s and Women’s track teams participated in both the Boston University Terrier Classic and the Tufts University Branwen Smith-King Invitational which took place this past weekend. While the teams did not place well among some stiff competition in the Tufts meet, the Judges had some individual studs on the weekend. Two school records were set and three runners had top five NCAA Division III performances. The meet at BU was non scoring, but runners posted individual qualifying times.
REVIEW — Last Saturday was the premiere of the miniseries “MockU,” a satirical look into a liberal college’s theater department and the politically correct culture enveloping it. The production was the brainchild of its creator, Caroline Kriesen ’20, alongside co-director Emma Bers ’20 and co-writers Zoe Rose ’20, Alan Omori ’20 and Maryam Chishti ’20. This admirable and ambitious student project centered on a group of students from varying backgrounds (arts, pre-law, economics) who plan on participating in an Arts Festival for Diversity and Progress to protest the “Ronald Rump” presidential administration.
This week, justArts spoke with Caroline Kriesen ’20, who is the executive producer of the new web series “Mock U.”
NOT SO ‘PC’: Mock U dissects the politically correct world of liberal arts campuses through tongue-in-cheek comedy.
This year’s Midyear Orientation Program welcomed 105 Class of 2021 students and 23 transfer students to the University community.
Review — January is that time of the year when we reflect on the good that has happened in the past 12 months and anticipate the good that is on the horizon. Sure, this is a healthy attitude to approach in terms of life choices, but I’m here in the Arts section to talk about movies. So, as I always do, I’ve completed my top 10 list of 2017. All of the featured films are arranged based on five criteria: the cinematic experience, its re-watchability, its impact to the genre, the overall filmmaking quality and the presence of a unique perspective. All of these are graded as at least an A-. Before we begin, here are some honorable mentions: “Okja,” “The Big Sick,” “Norman,” “I, Tonya” and “Molly’s Game.”
This week, justArts spoke with Samantha Shepherd ’18, who is a studio art major and is showing work in the Senior Midyear Exhibition at Dreitzer Gallery.
Several weeks ago, this board commended the Brandeis Counseling Center for responding to student concerns and improving its services. Mental health care is increasingly important on campus, and it is necessary that all students know where and how to access it.
ARTSY POWER: Annie Storr recalls gazing at Rembrandt’s “Parable of the Prodigal Son”. She says the experience showed her the transformative power of art and taught her that some art is ambiguous and is not meant to be fully understood or “solved”.
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Chuanchuan “Kurtis” Zhang, a graduate student at the Brandeis International Business School, has passed away, according to a Nov. 20 email from University President Ron Liebowitz and Interim Dean of IBS Peter Petri. He was 23 years old.
On Saturday night, the South Asian Students Association (SASA) hosted MELA, its annual culture and charity show, in Levin Ballroom. The curtains opened to reveal a beautiful, sparkling backdrop which revealed the theme of the night: “Masakali: Dare to Fly.” Masakali is a Hindi word that means to soar and fly without limitations. This overarching theme successfully encompassed the show; the performers dared to fly and they soared.