I had the honor of being part of the run crew for “imagin/ing,” a theater capstone performance by Alisha Simmons ’24 that took place at Russell House on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6. A senior project in devised ensemble collaboration, “imagin/ing” explored experimental performance art as a transformative medium to cultivate a community […]
If you’ve ever been to sleepaway summer camp, then the original musical “Camp!” written by Eliza Bender ’24 and Sarah Linsly ’24 would surely prove nostalgic. From writing letters home to pool time, first kisses, communal showers, and pranks, this musical captures what it means to return to summer camp year after year. “Camp!” hosted […]
Zachary Presnall can be reached at zpresnall@wesleyan.edu.
As I hurried to the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall on Saturday, April 13 at 8:15 p.m. to take my seat for the musical “Find the Moon,” I felt excitement building within me. I had heard a little about “Find the Moon” from a friend, but I was uncertain of what to expect. “Find the Moon” combines elements of […]
Maggie Rogers first rose to prominence after a video of her class at the New York University Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where Pharrell Williams was holding a masterclass, went viral. In the video, she entranced Williams with her demo of “Alaska.” Williams was amazed by the song, stating “I have zero, zero, zero […]
Ali Eckstein can be reached at aeckstein@wesleyan.edu.
This album review discusses themes of domestic and sexual abuse. On Friday, April 5, Lizzy McAlpine released her third studio album, Older, a 14-track collection of melancholy reflections on her relationship to identity, love, and mental health. With this lyric and melody-focused release, indie pop-folk darling McAlpine has pushed into a nostalgic soundscape while maintaining […]
Senior thesis season is now well underway, and with it comes a new batch of exhibitions to the Ezra and Camille Zilkha Gallery every week—the products of massive amounts of creativity and dedication from artists now in their last few months at the University. In this third week of exhibitions, the works were evenly split between exploring […]
Ariana Blaustein can be reached at ablaustein@wesleyan.edu.
As dusk fell on Friday, April 5, I joined many other theatergoers in shuffling down the steps to WestCo Café, scanning a QR code to access a program, and sitting down to enjoy the student-written show “Dear Mommy.” It felt like sitting down to watch any other Spike Tape show. What I couldn’t predict, however, […]