Arts & Culture

Fiancees wreak havoc in comic revival

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet recounts tales of sex, death

"There are two kinds of inspirations," Pulitzer Prize-winning poet C.K. Williams told a crowd of about 50 students Thursday afternoon. "There's the kind of inspiration that captures you, and there's the kind of inspiration you capture."

Spotlight cast on Nigerian cinema at festival

Nollywood, the digital film industry of Nigeria, is not just about new technology in filmmaking - it is about documenting and preserving the country's culture, said filmmaker Tunde Kelani in a discussion panel Friday as part of this year's Africana Film Festival, entitled "Nollywood and Beyond." Kelani ...

Gambino only glitch in strong lineup

On a very summery Main Green, Spring Weekend laid forth its mottled bounty. Friday's concert, featuring What Cheer? Brigade, Sepalcure and Childish Gambino, was characterized by tough crowds straining to catch a glimpse of Gambino's altogether bland performance. But Saturday's musicians - Twin Shadow, ...

Chinese environmentalist decries spread of desert

Student dance show a 'giant lovefest'

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Memorial concert features renowned saxophonist

Music performed by the Brown Jazz Band accompanied by world-renowned saxophonist Rick Margitza filled Salomon 101 Saturday night for the fourteenth annual concert in memory of Daniel Milano '93, a former Jazz Band member. 

'Blasted' recounts violent disintegration into chaos

The director's note for Blasted reads, "Please do not look away from me. Please take me with you when you go." These are words of warning, as the violent, visceral intensity of Blasted tempts the audience to shut their eyes - anything to be spared the emotional assault. Blasted, by playwright Sarah ...

The Herald gets girly with Lena Dunham

The Herald sat down with Lena Dunham after the Ivy Film Festival screening Saturday to discuss her unique dialogical style, success in Hollywood and how to survive after college.

Sedaris talks family, taxidermy

For Valentine's Day, David Sedaris bought his boyfriend Hugh a box of chocolates - but only because a taxidermied owl didn't seem like enough. Sedaris' stories of life's small peculiarities, as well as some of its larger ones, kept audience members laughing on Saturday night at the Providence Performing ...

Campus gets folksy at annual festival

Saturday's fourth annual Folk Festival brought together an eclectic mix of students, faculty, families and European politicians.

Big names from big screen visit College Hill

Last week, the 11th annual Ivy Film Festival temporarily brought Hollywood to campus. Every year, the Ivy Film Festival features a selection of student films, advanced screenings and Q&A sessions with visiting industry professionals at various venues around Brown's campus.

Zany 'Wedding' probes 21st-century love

While college students might know how to party, rarely do they get to be wedding guests. "A Perfect Wedding," which runs until April 22 in Leeds Theatre, appeals to college-aged theater-goers in both theme and zaniness. "Plays don't come out of nowhere. They come out of tradition," said John Emigh, ...

Author reveals dark side of Peter Pan

"He's not a little boy who won't grow up," said writer Jenny Boully. "He's an old lusty goat. He's taking advantage of his boy body to frolic with the nymphs."

Acclaimed architect talks scale, going green

Chinese artists reinvent the classics

Exclusive: Q&A with Actress Laura Linney '86

Actress Laura Linney '86 addressed a lively audience of students during an Ivy Film Festival event last night in the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts. The Herald sat down with Linney afterward to talk about her experience at Brown and changes in the movie industry.

Novelist explores Dominican identity

"You have different masks, depending on who you're talking to," author, professor and activist Junot Diaz told an audience that filled Salomon 101 Saturday night in the keynote address of the National Dominican Student Conference.

Senior textures paintings with hair

This semester, people began giving hair to Cecilia Salama '12. The visual arts concentrator - who previously went to barbershops to collect hair - has made good use of the donations in her current exhibition, "In My Absence: A Senior Visual Arts Thesis Exhibition," that features work created this semester. ...

AASA festival highlights cultural diversity