At times, in the multimedia installation "To Begin," there is just darkness. But sometimes the ever-present voice reading Samuel Beckett becomes a thunderous roar, and typeset words jump from the walls, swiveling through the air. Sometimes they burn.
A detached voice repeats phrases in English and Hungarian. Actors have fits of emotion and take off their clothes; it's not quite clear why. This is the fictional universe of Maria Irene Fornes' "The Danube" as directed by Jessica Goldschmidt '10, presented this weekend at Production Workshop.
In Trinity Repertory Company's current production of "Cabaret," the gilded proscenium leans menacingly forward, jarring and topsy-turvy. It's a fitting choice: This classic musical, by John Kander and Fred Ebb, is set in the fragile fantasy world of Weimar Germany and overshadowed by the specter of ...
This year, it wasn't just economics majors who were dutifully monitoring changes in the economy and the job market. College students pursuing arts and media internships found they were just as affected by the downturn as those hoping to spend their summers on Wall Street.
The Ladies Village Improvement Society is the next logical step for the maturing MySpace generation. With their online podcasts, Rachel Blatt '09 and Lacy Roberts '09 aren't attempting radical moral "Improvement," but rather are transforming the traditional radio form to fit the do-it-yourself world ...
It won't take you one hundred days and one hundred nights to know that Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings is the real deal. These grooving gurus run at the forefront of a movement to revive the funk and soul styles of the late sixties and early seventies — a time widely referred to as the genre's ...
Joseph Schwantner - educator, musician and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer - bestowed some of his creativity and intellect on Brown's campus during his residency last week. The Brown University Orchestra's spectacular performance of Schwantner's newest symphonic work, "Chasing Light...," was the pinnacle ...
Brown Opera Productions will present 19th-century Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore" ("The Elixir of Love") this weekend, March 6-8, in Alumnae Hall.
Stuart Theater has been transformed into the Kit Kat Klub, where the musical "Cabaret" takes place and "life is beautiful," as the Emcee, Aubie Merrylees '10, sings in the opening number. The production, directed by Don Mays, who has directed other plays at local theaters, is a colorful display of nuance ...
World premieres abound on campus this week as the Brown University MFA Playwriting program presents the 27th annual New Plays Festival from Feb. 11 to 15. The festival consists of work written, directed and performed by Brown graduate and undergraduate students in conjunction with the Brown University/Trinity ...
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