Video takes atypical approach to topic of bullying
Gillian Wearing’s video Bully (2010), currently on view at the Rose Art Museum, is an emotional roller coaster?mostly running downward.
Tufts professor speaks about Kahlo exhibit
Most Frida Kahlo exhibits focus on the artist’s work as a reflection of her life, but curator Adriana Zavala, associate professor of art and art history at Tufts University, has taken a different approach in her upcoming exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
‘Interstellar’ proves beautiful but plot falls short
Despite its exciting, expensive and thorough advertisement campaigns, Hollywood rarely breaks through the college bubble.
Foo Fighters diversify their musical styles
After 20 years on the American rock scene, Foo Fighters still continues to attract and enchant their listeners.
'Spring Awakening' engages in taboos
Many people associate musicals with random dance numbers, toned-down dialogue and happily-ever-afters.
MAGIC! headlines Student Events concert
The lights went dark; a drum roll-like thunder sound came out of the speakers and MAGIC!?the Canadian reggae-fusion band?came out on stage to perform their first piece, “No Way No.” Sunday night’s concert, the second part of the Student Events concert series, featured openers DJ Pup Dawg, and Jamaican singer-songwriter Samantha J as well as the headliner MAGIC!. Student Events had not previously advertised DJ Pup Dawg, but, as it turns out, he travels and performs with Samantha J on a regular basis.
Director-in-Residence analyzes Islamic art
Hafiz Karmali, an acclaimed international theater director and resident director at the University this semester, spoke on Islamic performing arts on Wednesday afternoon.
Pop Culture
This week in music: Lorde continued to prove her dominance with her new track “Yellow Flicker Beat” and some epic covers, Eminem released a freestyle rap with offensive lyrics and Nicki Minaj apologized for her new music video that features Nazi imagery.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with Alex Faye ’15, the music director for Tympanium Euphorim’s production of Spring Awakening, about the company’s shows this weekend.
‘FUFU AND OREOS’ delves into cultural identity
Obehi Janice, a 27-year-old graduate from Georgetown University, has recently launched her career as a solo performer with the release of her new stand-up show.
Banks’ album proves clever and humorous
It is rare for an artist to break into the music scene but not release a studio album for more than three years.
Pitts discusses psychological effects of war
The Student Committee for the Rose Art Museum and the Psychology Club extended the hours at the Rose Art Museum on Thursday evening to present a symposium of 1914: Magnus Plessen. The museum, which usually closes at 5 p.m., stayed open until 9 p.m.
‘Lost Girls’ tells stories of trauma
Imagine you are coming back from a college party, and all of a sudden, you end up in a room with Sylvia Plath, a woman stuck in the 1960’s, a washed up celebrity and a deranged seven year old.
Talk focuses on interactions of medicine and art
What do medicine and art have in common??Leeza Meksin’s exhibit Big Bounce at the Women’s Studies Research Center.
Lydians perform first concert of season
The Lydian String Quartet, one of Brandeis’ musical treasures, kicked off its season and introduced its newest member, violist Prof.
Interview Column
This week, justArts spoke with violist and professor Mark Berger Ph.D ’12, the newest member of the Lydian String Quartet.
Swift’s ‘1989’ bridges her old and new sounds
Starting with the release of her single “Shake It Off” on Aug. 18, Taylor Swift’s latest album release, 1989, landed heavily on the pop music scene.
Boston Ballet stages Mikko Nissinen'’s new ‘Swan Lake’
The Boston Ballet company’s artistic director, Mikko Nissinen, redefined the timeless classic production of Swan Lake at its opening this Thursday.
MFA hosts Halloween-themed college night
Boston-area college students looking for an activity on the night before Halloween were in luck this past Thursday. Approximately 3,300 students from 30 schools flocked to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston for College Night: MFA After Dark.
HTP brings glam rock to ‘Midsummer’
“Are you sure that we are awake?” Demetrius (Raphael Stigliano ’18) asks Hermia (Tova Weinberger ’18) in Hold Thy Peace’s recent production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He continues, “It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.” And indeed, the ’80s-themed play is so full of sharp contrasts?Shakespeare’s centuries-old writing emerging from the mouths of the young, energetic cast as they leap around a modern, graffitied set while fairies dance to David Bowie music?that it takes on a decidedly dreamlike, if occasionally jarring, feel.The play ran from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon this past week in the Shapiro Campus Center Theater, drawing viewers from the cold rain outside.
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