Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Professor finds that “Basquiat” overlooks artist’s racial heritage

Gina Ulysse, assistant professor of African American Studies and anthropology, introduced writer director Julian Schnabel’s biopic “Basquiat” Wednesday night, with ...

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Exhibit celebrates Astaire’s career

On display in the Rick Nicita Gallery in the Center for Film Studies is a series of posters entitled “Astaire: ...

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Documentary honors poet alum

As part of the Russell House Writers Series, filmmaker Henry Ferrini presented an hour-long documentary on Wednesday night, composed in ...

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Hip-Hop Showcase combines movement, music, spoken word

Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Second Stage and the ’92 Theater hosted “Hip-Hop Showcase,” a dance performance organized and choreographed ...

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Duke day undeterred

On Nov. 11, while many students confined themselves to the common room of Olin Library to study for pre-Thanksgiving exams, ...

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Cardboard boxes played in concert

The sound (and silence) of music filled the Center for the Arts (CFA) Cinema on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the ...

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Movie review: American Gangster

Critics have said that “American Gangster” is our newest virtuoso crime film. A story skillfully told by director Ridley Scott ...

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Record review: Sunset Rubdown

In the new Mecca of the Montreal music scene, Spencer Krug is an icon among standouts. As lead singer and ...

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Spiegelman muses on essence of comics

As part of the Wesleyan Writing Program’s “Distinguished Writers” series, renowned comic book artist Art Spiegelman delivered a spirited lecture ...

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern very much alive in COL lounge

It’s impossible for me to address this performance without taking a moment to commend director Ted Kelly on his excellent ...