This week, justArts spoke with Clayre Benzadon ’17, who has been organizing a series of poetry coffeehouses in Cholmondeley’s coffeehouse. justArts: How did you become interested in poetry? Clayre Benzadon: I started seriously writing when I took a creative writing class in high school, and it was a very difficult class.
Brandeis Ensemble Theater’s production of “The Wiz” rocked the Shapiro Campus Center Theater this weekend with a lively performance full of dancing, singing and a whole lot of energy.
“Va-gi-na.” With the curtains closed, the opening speech from the 2016 production of “The Vagina Monologues” addressed the issues with this particular word.
Levin Ballroom was jam-packed last Tuesday night with students anxiously awaiting the start of the 16th annual Liquid Latex show.
On Monday, March 14, The Undergraduate Theater Collective voted unanimously in favor of a short-term measure that will change the number of theater performances that the collective will put on next year.
This week, justArts spoke with Lilly Hecht ’18, director of the Tympanium Euphorium production “The Last Five Years.” justArts: How did you choose to direct this show? Lilly Hecht: It was proposed, and I had been listening to it all summer before it was proposed, so I had been obsessed with it for a while.
On Friday night, the Golding Auditorium was packed with excited students, waiting for Brandeis’ five comedy groups to make an entrance.
Tympanium Euphorium’s production of “The Last Five Years” was not a conventional musical. Written by regarded composer Jason Robert Brown, this show depicts a relationship that progresses over the course of five years from two different perspectives.
This week, justArts spoke with Carly Chernomorets and Ben Astrachan, director and assistant director of the Brandeis Players production “Dog Sees God.” justArts: How did you come across the opportunity to direct the show? Carly Chernomorets: I think that Brandeis is starting to do a really good job of expanding its horizons and talking about underrepresented issues in the community, and I think that the show “Dog Sees God” kind of continues that trend, because we don’t see a ton of narrative of bullying or violence in response to bullying, especially at the college level. I think it’s something that’s talked about a lot with younger people, but then they like to pretend that it just doesn’t exist after that.
On Sunday evening, the Lydian String Quartet performed in Slosberg Recital Hall, along with assorted guests, for a performance titled “Gabriel Fauré: A Chamber Music Retrospective,” as part of Fauré Festival Weekend.
Anyone walking past Levin Ballroom on Saturday night would have been staggered by what they would have seen.
As the curtains open, the stage is revealed to be embellished with some very familiar set pieces.
This week, JustArts spoke with Jacqui Parker, the director of Brandeis Theater Arts’ “Intimate Apparel,” which was staged in the Laurie Theater of Spingold and ran from March 3 through 6. justArts: How did you come across this opportunity to direct “Intimate Apparel?” Jacqui Parker: I was contacted by [Prof.] Robert Walsh (THA), one of the professors here, and he asked me if I wanted to do “Intimate Apparel.” I have read the play, I had been offered the play years ago as an actor, and then again as a director, but I was doing other projects and couldn’t do it, and so when he called, I just said, “Absolutely!” JA: What are some of the underlying themes of “Intimate Apparel”? What’s the gist of what the show is about? JP: So, if you think of it as — when you walk in there, you’ll see there are beds, almost in every room, and the metaphor, I guess, would be social intercourse — how people interact with each other, and I see it as being about longing. Longing and loneliness, and at the same time, it’s courageous, and it’s brave.
On Thursday night, the Laurie Theater was transformed into an unrecognizable quadrant of exquisite tapestries that hung from the rafters of the stage. Each of the quadrants was separated by thin thread that created the border of each “room.” This was the innovative set for Lynn Notage’s riveting drama “Intimate Apparel,” directed by Jacqui Parker.
Like a number of countries that are adjusting themselves to globalization, South Korea is right at the moment where traditional cultural heritage meets western ideology. Koreans, who are either overseas or staying domestic, set out to express their sensations and perspectives influenced by the world around them with both individual insights and cultural experiences.
Actor Jackie Cruz started her speech on a somber note. She said it was hard speaking to Brandeis students after the tragedy of losing a peer within that same week.
“Sharon Lockhart/Noa Eshkol” The Lois Foster Gallery currently gives a much different vibe than many of the past exhibits at the Rose.
Three screens flashing facts about the United States’ involvement in wars over the past two decades.
On Thursday, several students and faculty gathered in the International Lounge in Usdan. David Hackett Fischer (HIST) and Paul Jankowski (HIST) came to give a discussion about the process of historical writing.
Brandeis has a reputation for being quiet at concerts. At last year’s SpringFest, headliner Jessie J told the audience that they were “the most well-behaved crowd” she’s ever had. It can seem like Brandeisian concertgoers are more interested in contemplating an artist’s lyrics and musical choices than cutting loose and having fun. But for the roughly 200 people in the Levin Ballroom on Saturday hearing rappers Mick Jenkins and Russ, the stereotype of the Brandeis student was shattered to pieces, as the crowd ate up every second of the strobe-lit, high-volume performances.
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