In Sock and Buskin’s newest production “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry,” legend and history come together to present a portrait of mid-19th-century life from a segment of the American population not usually depicted: the Black Seminoles, a group of black and Native American people. Written ...
As it happens, the weariness of the Sharpe Refectory menu fuels a desire for new food options. The Asian Cafe, a sushi restaurant that recently opened across from Tealuxe on Angell Street, attempts to satisfy that craving — but some sub-par dishes in the restaurant’s varied menu leave the customer ...
Three Brown faculty members from the Department of Music performed in a showcase Monday night at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts that accompanied the 2015 Faculty Exhibition. From more traditional performances on an instrument to a multimedia synthesis, their efforts attracted and entertained ...
Interactive projections, movable paintings and a musical statue, alongside more traditional paintings and sculptures, have transformed the David Winton Bell Gallery for the 2015 Faculty Exhibition. The display, which features artists across various disciplines and highlights interaction among different ...
#dispix is one of the four final projects for PHP 1680I: “Pathology to Power: Disability, Health and Community.” This article is the first in a series that will cover students’ attempts to increase the visibility of disability on campus. An expectant buzz filled the Brown/RISD Hillel Social Hall ...
Salomon Center was filled with savory aromas and diverse music ranging from Japanese folk to rap this weekend as the Asian American Heritage Series of the Brown Center for Students of Color hosted its annual Legends of the SEA event Saturday night. The event concluded ASEAN Week, a celebration of Southeast ...
The best animated short films from across the globe — cute, creepy and everything in between — were screened at the traveling 17th annual Animation Show of Shows on Sunday at the Rhode Island School of Design. For almost a decade Ron Diamond, the Show’s creator and ACME Filmworks founder, has ...
Assorted costumed characters — including Mario, Loki and a ukulele-playing Marshall Lee — migrated to downtown Providence last weekend, claiming the Rhode Island Convention Center and the Dunkin’ Donuts Center as their own. Attendees lined up for photographs on the Iron Throne and autographs from ...
Employing the wit of the legendary humorist and cartoonist S. J. Perelman, originally a member of the class of 1925, Sean Kelly ’84 expounded on his film “The Sophisticated Silliness of S. J. Perelman ’25” to an audience of students, faculty members and community members in the Lownes Room of ...
John Bender, a radio journalist for Rhode Island Public Radio, describes himself as the “man behind the scenes.” Bender researches stories for RIPR’s Morning Edition segment and records features on community stories. Bender sat down with The Herald before his talk entitled “The Essentials of ...
This year’s Halloween was filled with fright and amusement as the Brown Japanese Cultural Association hosted its annual haunted house reenactment, filling the basement of Sayles Hall with screams of terror Saturday night. The haunted house functions as a reenactment of a short horror video that JCA ...
Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence’s underground alternative artist mecca, will be the backdrop Thursday night for Guster, an indie band with a unique relationship to sound. Guster released its latest and most experimental album, “Evermotion,” in January, and Thursday’s show will kick off ...
“Places!” The excited chatter that filled Stuart Theater immediately started to die down as the four-hour rehearsal began. “Let’s have a good one, y'all,” Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Kym Moore said from the middle of the theatre. A couple of seconds later, a series of ...
GOB Squad, an internationally acclaimed British-German art collective, critiques and parodies pop culture and contemporary locations and concepts. The collective went through a catalogue of its work in MUSC 2270B: “Performance in a Virtual World” Wednesday night. The class of 13 students — taught ...
As dark storm clouds and rain descended on College Hill, young children from William D’Abate Elementary School screamed and giggled at “Halloween on Wriston” Wednesday night. Almost 100 children were bussed over and split into five groups before rotating through the events hosted at each of the ...
Michelle Ellsworth is a dancer by training and trade, but her artwork transcends this traditional medium, as it explores topics ranging from post-9/11 religion to feminism. In her most recent piece, “Clytigation: State of Exception,” Ellsworth — associate professor of dance at the University ...
The eighth biannual Urban Vintage Bazaar, held in Providence’s Westminster Arcade, opened its doors to the public Saturday. Visitors were greeted by an array of curios, while Bob Dylan songs played over the general hubbub of customers and vendors, setting the scene. Vendors featured clothes, ...
Benefit Street transformed into a culinary adventure around the world Sunday, representing a range of countries, dishes and customs. Snippets from Haiti to Iran and Japan to Greece lined the street, all 19 booths boasting freshly made dishes in celebration of the Rhode Island School of Design’s Global ...
The Granoff Center for the Creative Arts came alive Friday night as students flocked to MESH, weaving through rooms with flickering projections, glittering spikes and people dancing with roses between their teeth. The annual fall event of art and music was organized by the Student Creative Arts Council. MESH ...
Production Workshop’s newest presentation, “3C2C,” derives its name from the only major props on stage — three chairs and two cubes — but its content transcends those few objects. A collection of five short plays written, directed and performed by students, 3C2C presents a vast range of ...
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