James Ross Kiefer A&E Editor We all have our favourite movies, and for some of the film snobs out there, we have our favourite movie directors. These are the people whose work keep revisiting because it resonates with us. Either the story is gripping, the execution of the film itself is alluring or we have just developed a soft spot for their work … Continue reading One is not like the others – When film directors break style
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer Over the weekend I had the treat of attending a dual MFA thesis production. “Where Pathways Meet” and “A Place Called Me” were very different and compelling performances choreographed by Pengying “Sophie” Sui and Taylor King respectively. Each piece sought to make the audience ponder each of our existences, our tangential roles in the lives of others, and how we … Continue reading Where Pathways Meet // A Place Called Me
Sam Haw Staff Writer Recently I sat down with student Gordon Holliday to discuss his artistic path as the fashion designer, Roole. I had attended his Re-Birth fashion show last spring on a complete whim, and was impressed at the variety of designs, implementation of film and live music and unique use of space and movement within McIver’s twisted lobby. Speaking to Holliday … Continue reading Getting to Know Gordon Holliday, The Student Designer Behind ROOLE
3/29 – 1795 Ludwig Van Beethoven debuts as pianist in Vienna, Austria 3/30 – 1967 Album cover to “Sgt. Peppers” by The Beatles is photographed 3/31 – 1837 English painter and landscape artist, John Constable dies at 60 4/01 – 1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff, pianist and composer, is born in Russia 4/02 – 1968 Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” premieres in Washington, D.C. 4/03 – … Continue reading This Week in Art History
Teresa Dale Staff Writer Last Thursday Dr. George Dimock, Associate Professor of Art History at UNCG, held a talk in the Weatherspoon Art Museum where he discussed the exhibition of Lucinda Devlin, “Sightlines.” This talk was the last related program surrounding Devlin’s photography, which is currently on display in The Bob & Lissa Shelley McDowell Gallery until late April. Organized by the Weatherspoon Art … Continue reading Talking Photography, Inside Lucinda Devlin: Sightlines
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer UNCG’s School of Music, Theater, and Dance collaborated with New Music Greensboro to hold a Spring Mini-Fest on campus. Between March 22nd and 24th, the Mini-Fest held three free events including performances by new music ensemble, Present~Continuous with guest soprano, Clara O’Brien, and visiting composer/performer, Mike Snyder. March 22 showcased performances by Present~Continuous, the one show I had the pleasure … Continue reading Spring Mini-Fest: Present~Continuous Performance Review
Emily Cramton Staff Writer For the past weeks, members of the Opera Theatre Program and University Symphony Orchestra at UNCG have been diligently preparing for this spring’s major opera production, Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Consul.” Premiered in 1950, “The Consul” was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Music. This was Menotti’s first full-length opera and is in three acts. Widely considered to be his … Continue reading UNCG Opera Theatre Program to Present Menotti’s The Consul
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer This exhibit examines both the style and advancement of minimalism throughout it’s existence. Minimalism shies away from the idea that an object has to refer to something higher than itself. In the creating of minimalism, certain artists sought to reduce art to its “essential” elements such as geometry and objects instead of abstract shapes and imaginative ideas. It spawned … Continue reading Minimalism/Post Minimalism Exhibit at UNCG
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer There is a certain expectation level when you go to a punk concert; loud, powerhouse sounds that smack you in the face and give you the good vibes you were looking for. After attending the recent Priests concert and getting slammed in the face with music that vibrates your body and numbs any pain, paired with all the energetic … Continue reading Pinhook Goes Punk: Priests Concert Review
Jared Lawrence Staff Writer Thundercat’s latest release under the independent record label, Brainfeeder, feels purposefully distracted. For some works that is a negative aspect, however for the funk artist, it feels as if this is exactly what Thundercat is going for. The subject matter of many of these songs can be seen as “millennial problems,” including self-care, leaving one’s wallet at the club and … Continue reading Review of Thundercat’s “Drunk”
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