On Feb. 20, the Women’s Empowerment Initiative will be performing their first annual monologue-based production, this year titled “Coming from the Beast.” Seniors Rachel Maddox and Juliette Verrengia spoke to the Voice about the recent history and changes in the show, and their goals for this year’s performance. Maddox is the artistic director for the […]
“Everyone wants their life to be a musical. They are emotional, exciting and fun!” said David Dorfman, professor of dance and choreographer for Connecticut College’s upcoming production of Carousel. Every year, the Theater, Dance, and Music departments embark on the intensive, interdisciplinary endeavor of producing a musical. There are two different scales between which the […]
Best Picture: Spotlight. This year had no clear, stand-out winner so this pick is very speculative. Spotlight has been doing very well in nominations during the awards season and that is usually a pretty good signifier of a winner. It may not be as intense as The Revenant or have the cast of The Big […]
“I perceive the world through the medium of human voices. They never cease to hypnotize, deafen and bewitch me at one and the These words are from the postscript of Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War, the third book of Belarussian writer and journalist Svetlana Alexievich. They attest to her faith in the […]
“Aubade” They say one day The sun will swell, Encapsulate the earth. And this brings fear To have so near Such molten, stellar girth. The grass will bake, The trees will fry, The air will cook you fast. A microwave Of dale and glade, No building built to last. But these mornings one looks coldly […]
Boobie Pride by Emma Horst-Martz and Grace Sheeran In the West it’s all about the best breast we push up and pad, we chicken cutlet ourselves mad. but now the hipsters help the small chested sisters, making fads saying small boobs are rad then what happens when my itty bitty titties aren’t considered so pretty? […]
The chapel vibrating as sound bounced out of the piano was a magical experience. On Thursday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 4 the Russian Winter Arts and Music Festival continued from earlier in the semester. The first night featured student performances, showcasing Will Platt ’19, Justin Winokur ’18, Mitch Paro ’16, Andrew Shaw ’16, Claire […]
As our winter break draws near, many of us are probably thinking about the ample free time to finally read for pleasure. The question of what books to read will undoubtedly come up, and for that I have a solution. Take a few days to return to one of those Great American Classics and think […]
W. G. Sebald (1944-2001) was a German writer, academic and emigrant. Though his written language was German, he taught only in England and held positions at both the University of Manchester and the University of East Anglia. He wrote four novels (and supervised their translation into English), as well as a number of poems, essays […]
Most people do not associate India with Judaism. The Indian subcontinent, however, has hosted various Jewish communities for centuries, each with its unique historical and cultural traditions. Some South Asian Jews trace their presence in the region back almost two thousand years while others immigrated less than two hundred years ago. On Wednesday, Nov. 18 […]
As the winter rolls in, the Slavic Studies Department has jumped into action, putting together a three-part Russian Arts and Music Festival. Tony Lin, a C3 Post-Doctoral Fellow, teaches Russian language and literature. He also has a passion for music, having received an undergraduate degree in piano performance. He teamed up with Wendy Moy, Director […]
Last Friday renowned a cappella group Anonymous 4 graced the stage of Evans Hall to a nearly packed house. Their name, which refers to the anonymous author of a treatise on music from the Middle Ages, harkens to the historical influence of their genre. Comprised of Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genesky, Susan Hellauer and Jacqueline Horner-Keiatek, […]