In André 3000’s first solo album, New Blue Sun, he does something unexpected. Widely regarded as one of the best rappers of all time for his hip-hop duo, Outkast—which is known for hits such as “Ms. Jackson” and “Hey, Ya!”—André 3000 forfeits this title to explore a new lyric-less ambiance in his new record. Mindful […]
One Day Plays (ODP) returned to the Patricelli ’92 Theater on Saturday, Feb. 3, marking its second appearance this academic year as well as the first Spike Tape show of this semester. In typical ODP fashion, students collaborated to produce 6 short plays within 24 hours. Writers wrote their plays and cast the actors from 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2 to […]
In the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 30, I bolted from Downey House across High Street and past Crowell Concert Hall to catch the Center for the Arts’ (CFA) kickoff event of the year—an exhibition opening party hosted at the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery celebrating the 50th anniversary of the CFA, titled “Always Being Relation: 50 Years […]
On Tuesday we brought you an incredible list of the upcoming theater productions on campus, and today we’re going to introduce you to the world of dance and visual arts! Dance Dance kicks off with a workshop led by Urban Bush Women on Friday, Feb. 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Bessie Schönberg Dance Studio. […]
The word which best describes the newest Yorgos Lanthimos movie, “Poor Things” (2023), is unusual. Very unusual. Best known for his themes of twisting social conventions and power dynamics, as exemplified in his earlier films “The Favourite” (2018) and “The Lobster” (2015), director Lanthimos has done it again in “Poor Things.” Based on the novel of the […]
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Every young person must eventually learn: Whenever Hayao Miyazaki says he’s retiring, he’s lying. Miyazaki’s last film, the 2013 feature “The Wind Rises,” which examines the life of an aircraft engineer during World War II, was released a decade ago. Now, ten years after announcing his retirement from feature films, Miyazaki and his animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli […]
You can’t spell Wesleyan University without arts. While students are still braving the winter cold, the campus arts scene is already springing back into action. In today’s issue, we are thrilled to showcase all the exciting theater events happening this semester! To start the new year off, the student theater group Spike Tape is bringing […]
Spike Tape’s production of “The Nutcracker” offered a festive reprieve from the looming stress of finals, performed in Beckham Hall on Dec. 1 and 2. From the moment Clara (Juno Wright ’27) waltzed onto the stage, clutching the titular Nutcracker, the audience was swept into a world of Christmas magic. Everything on the stage glittered, […]