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Writer combines fiction and history
By Sahil Luthra | November 27Ha Jin's rule for writing is straightforward: Make the story "interesting." Applying that rule is more complicated.
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Trinity Rep greets season with seasoned favorite
By Ben Kutner | November 26The ghosts of Trinity Repertory Company pack a light-hearted punch in the troupe's 35th annual production of "A Christmas Carol." The production is well-rounded and funny, despite a few musical shortcomings.
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Mechanical sculptures inspire reflection
By Margaret Nickens | November 26A glass bottle spins in slow motion toward the wall and shatters into pieces. Then, defying physics, the bottle spins backward and reforms itself, becoming whole once again. Jonathan Schipper's piece, "Measuring Angst," displayed in the "Nostalgia Machines" exhibition at the David Winton Bell Gallery, ...
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Alum brings dance to abandoned mall
By Maggie Finnegan | November 26Though at first glance the five dancers dressed in jeans and fleeces in front of the Providence Arcade last weekend appeared to be random street performers, they were actually debuting "An Arcade Project," a modern dance concert choreographed and directed by Elise Nuding '11. The performances took place ...
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'The sky is falling': Exhibit drops laughs, fear on museum-goers
By Kah Yangni | November 19The idea behind the Rhode Island School of Design Museum's latest exhibit, "Chicken Little and the Culture of Fear," began with the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The artist, Nancy Chunn, was living in New York City at the time and, like the rest of the country, was struck by the event. She was also ...
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Civil War punk rocks PW Upspace
By Adam Toobin | November 19Adam Asher '15, the organizer of "Us Against Them," this weekend's Civil War-themed punk music production, does not seem like your typical punk rocker. Soft-spoken, cheerful and friendly, he embodies the dichotomy his production tried to demonstrate. But behind the microphone, all semblances of timidness ...
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Hip-hop kings share the throne in Boston concert
By Samuel Feldblum | November 19Long ago, in the era after the deaths of giants Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac, the hip-hop world was looking for a new master of ceremonies to step into the void and take over as king. Jay-Z wanted to be that emcee. His diss track of New York-area rivals "Takeover" was designed to be just that, and included ...
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Professor explores artistic high Arctic
By Aparaajit Sriram | November 19It seems counterintuitive that a sound artist would seek out one of the quietest places on earth for inspiration. But that is just what Ed Osborn, assistant professor of visual art, did this fall when he ventured to the high Arctic.
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Diverse dancers take to the stage
By Sophia Seawell | November 19As students who tried to purchase tickets may know, the annual Fall Dance Concert sold out — and with good reason. The production did not fall short of expectations, showcasing a diverse and talented group of choreographers and dancers. The highlight of the show, which was sponsored by the Department ...
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Breaking the ice through self-mockery
By Suzannah Weiss | November 16I remember around this date four years ago, college touring seemed like one big contest over which school had the most a cappella groups. As my parents wondered what the word meant — "Aca-what?" — each tour guide would boast the number like a preschool teacher showing children the toys in ...
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Comedy and kimonos in 'Mikado'
By Margaret Nickens | November 16The 19th-century comedic writing pair Gilbert and Sullivan somehow make execution, broken hearts and an evil old lady funny in their opera "The Mikado." The adaptation, directed by Chelsea Berry '12, premieres tonight at 8 p.m. in Alumnae Hall.
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Forum to mix musical and civic education
By Mathias Heller | November 16What happens when world-class musicians are brought together to discuss complex issues of civic engagement and break down cross-cultural barriers? The Music & Civil Society symposium, held tonight at Brown's Cogut Center for the Humanities and Saturday at the Providence CityArts for Youth gallery, aims ...
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Band drums up awareness for Mali
By Elizabeth Koh | November 12Afri Manding's soaring harp-like melodies and traditional Malian lyrics filled Alumnae Hall Friday as the Malian band performed a benefit concert sponsored by the Mali Health Organizing Project. The band — composed of band leader Sidy Maiga on djembe (an African hand drum), Yacouba Diabate on ...
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Operatic highs and lows at 'bite-sized' performance
By Tonya Riley | November 12Notes both high and low filled the McCormack Family Theater this weekend as Brown Opera Productions presented "A Night of Opera Scenes." The show served as an introduction to opera for both attendees and participants, packing an ambitious combination of three scenes and two arias by composers ...
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Palestinian hip-hop group raps politics
By Joseph Rosales | November 12Their sound is as rhythmic and their beats are as catchy as any mainstream U.S. rap group. Their origins are similar to the rough upbringings referenced in American hip-hop songs and music videos. But where American rap often deals with money and women, Palestinian hip-hop group DAM draws its inspiration ...
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Auto-Tune alter ego charms crowd
By Katherine Long | November 12For the majority of the concertgoers who trickled into the Graduate Center Lounge Saturday night, Andrew Rose Gregory was nothing more than a songwriter with a thoughtful bluegrass repertoire and a smooth, Appalachian baritone. But his leonine mane of unkempt dirty-blonde hair and scruffy whiskers mask ...
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Documentary examines urban decay
By Sona Mkrttchian | November 9Violence, segregation and government housing might be heavy fare for a Monday evening, but that did not stop about 40 students, professors and community members from attending a screening of the award-winning "Pruitt-Igoe Myth," a documentary exploring the decay of the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in ...
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Art rocks: Nature in all its dimensions
By Suzannah Weiss | November 9Visual artists on campus are suddenly gung ho about rocks. The second floor of the List Art Center houses student drawings of rocks. Two locations in the Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts display three-dimensional rocks. The Granoff Center is also enthusiastic about trees and mud ...
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Simultaneous national theater event explores gay relationships
By Sophia Seawell | November 9Gay marriage became legal in the state of New York July 24, 2011, and celebration erupted in LGBTQ communities across the country. But what about the places where gay marriage is not yet legal? What about couples that choose not to marry? How do violence and resistance continue to affect gays across ...
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'The Marriage Plot': refraction of the real?
By Talia Kagan | November 7Jeffrey Eugenides '83 did not intend to set his latest bestseller "The Marriage Plot" at Brown.
