Film sheds light on controversial test
In New York City, a single standardized test has the ability to determine a students’ future — and it’s not the SAT or the ACT.
Interview Column: Kaelan Lynch '17
This week, justArts spoke with Kaelan Lynch ’17, who is directing the play “Circle Mirror Transformation,” to be put on by Free Play Cooperative this upcoming weekend. justArts: How did you come across the opportunity to direct this show? Kaelan Lynch: Originally, I really wanted to direct a show, but I didn’t know what [kind of] show, so I spent a lot of time looking at shows, and I found this on a list of “Most Performed Shows.” So I started trying to get the process underway, [and] I spoke to a few different people on how to move forward with the process.
Interview Column: Orli Swergold '18
This week, justArts spoke with Orli Swergold ’18, a participant from the Brandeis in Siena program this summer whose work is featured in the “New Work” exhibit. justArts: How long have you been doing art? Orli Swergold: I started doing art seriously in high school; I’ve been taking classes at Brandeis since my first semester.
Two-person play brings laughs to audience
Walking into the Merrick Theater reveals a patch of grass and a park bench in the center of the stage.
Tom Hanks soars in Oscar vehicle ‘Sully’
As autumn arrives, Oscar hopefuls will dominate theater space, leaving room for few comedies and action movies until the winter.
‘New Work’ offers view into life abroad
Twisting Italian villages — red rooftops, azure skies and dusty balconies — are the architecture upon which summer fantasies are built.
Interview Column: Connor Wahrman '17
This week, JustArts sat down with Connor Wahrman ’17, who plays Peter in the forthcoming production of “At Home/At The Zoo,” which opens next week. justArts: For those who don’t know anything about can you just tell me a little bit about the play and its structure? Connor Wahrman: What we’re doing is a one-act version of [the play]. It’s the original version, which is called “The Zoo Story.” Later on, Edward Albee -- may he rest in peace as of a few days ago -- decided to tack on another segment in Peter’s home, making it “At Home/At The Zoo.” So Zoo Story, it’s just two characters.
AlunaGeorge wows crowd at Fall concert
Aluna strutted onstage and had just one question for the crowd at a packed-full Levin Ballroom Saturday night: “Ladies, who’s in control?” The female half of electronic-pop duo AlunaGeorge, Aluna was met with screaming delight as she charmed her way into the University’s musical hearts. A favorite vocalist among major EDM artists like Flume, DJ Snake, Jack Ü and more, Aluna performed all her popular hits, opening with “Attracting Flies” off of her 2015 most-renowned album “Body Music.” She played a few tracks from her new album “I Remember” as well, which had just been released the day before.
BLSO showcases iconic artist Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo’s work is not for the light-hearted; after all, bleeding hearts and self-portraits do not make for stately dining rooms and school buildings.
Young band brings unique sound to stage
The Brandeis Association for Music/Concert Organizing (BAMCO) hosted its first performance of the semester on Saturday night at Cholmondeley’s Coffee House (more affectionately known as “Chum’s” on campus). The main attraction was the Vaughns, an indie rock/pop band from Springfield, New Jersey — two of the band members lightly debated whether their hometown was classified as North or Central Jersey, illustrating their camaraderie and humor.
Summer 2016 a disappointment for film lovers
In a summer full of box office draws and flops, successes and failures, over- and under-rated movies, never would I have imagined that the best films of the season would be shown solely at the local indie theaters like our very own Embassy Cinema.
Shrigley delights in sarcastic art talk
A crowd of students, faculty and members of the public sat in Pollack pointing at a screen up front and laughing on a Sunday afternoon.
Interview Column: Kim Conaty
This week, justArts spoke with Kim Conaty, the curator of the Rose Art Museum, about the opening of the Museum this past weekend. justArts: What’s your favorite part of your job? Kim Conaty: I work in museums because I love collections, and there’s nothing more exciting to me than finding surprises in collections that you think you know or learning something incredible and new about a work that you thought you knew well.
Rose opens to enthusiastic art fans
Art fans young and old sauntered into the Rose Art Museum,alongside students clad in Urban Outfitters tank tops on Friday night for the opening of this year’s Fall Exhibitions.
Gallery explores social issues with recycled materials
Chakaia Booker’s art, which is featured in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center until Nov.
‘Maximum Ride’ soars into theaters
The young-adult book-to-movie adaptation has been booming for the past decade and a half, but new to the screens are a group of six kids with wings known as “The Flock” from James Patterson’s young adult series, “Maximum Ride” (2005-2015). The nine-book series has been transformed into manga graphic novels, a mobile app and, more recently, a graphic novel through Marvel. I wasn’t expecting the same high quality of the “Harry Potter” or “Hunger Games” movies.
Interview: Karina Wen '20
This week, justArts spoke with Karina Wen ’20, who played Gabriella Montez, the lead role in “High School Musical,” the 24-Hour Musical this year.
24-Hour Musical basks in nostalgia
A musical, start-to-finish, in 24 hours seems mad. Perhaps, it is. However, this does not stop Brandeisians from attempting this feat each year.
Dillies awes crowd with magical illusions
Magic is a game about presentation and perspective. Through charisma and showmanship, a great magician doesn’t control supernatural powers that make the impossible a reality,but instead controls the audience’s attention at any given moment.
'Kubo and the Two Strings'
In a word, stunning. From within an animation industry churning out CG film after CG film, “Kubo and the Two Strings” swept onto the summer screen Aug.
Following February fire, Sherman's closure reshapes dining experience on campus
Letter to the Editor — Noah Baumann, Aaron Klein
Alysa Liu: Cultural Phenom
Faculty discusses revisions to Brandeis Core and debates reducing foreign language requirement
Letter to the Editor — Laura Limonic