Three years ago, Hamilton College’s Theatre Department developed the Bare Naked Theatre, which would help to support student and faculty projects that would not fit within any other programs offered by the Theatre Department. These independent projects would be presented to a board for approval and provided with a modest budget afterward. More ...
Selma is an intelligent, bold and impassioned chronicle of a crucial turning point for the Martin Luther King, Jr.-led Civil Rights movement. The year is 1965, it has been years since the March on Washington and the “I Have a Dream” speech and the Voting Rights Act has been signed by LBJ. However, the civil rights leader is still chipping away at the Jim Crow laws that prevent black citizens from voting in the South. Dr. King sets his sights on Selma as the battleground for voting rights, and stages a protest that he hopes will convince the president, and the nation, of the importance of continued focus on the South. More ...
It is easy for tributes of Martin Luther King Jr. to get lost in the legend of the man. The globally identified image of King has the minister either at the head of a march or giving a speech for a rapturous crowd. However, the truth is that Dr. King existed between his great accomplishments. The Mountaintop, which played this week in the Barrett Lab Theatre, celebrates the man rather than the icon. It is elevated by powerhouse performances from Associate Professor of Theatre Mark Cryer and Kiana Sosa ’15. More ...
What happens when you pack twelve overzealous a cappella singers into one Hamilton van for four days, complete with Taylor Swift’s 1989 and Beyoncé’s Beyoncé? Why, Duelly Noted’s annual winter tour, of course! On Jan. 8th, Hamilton College’s newest, award-winning, a cappella group embarked on its fifth annual tour throughout the Northeast. More ...
At the beginning of finals period, Steve Macone amd Tommy Ryman brought some much-needed laughter to the Barn on Saturday night, Dec. 6. More ...
This weekend, Utica Dance will come to the Hill to perform Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker accompanied live by the Hamilton College Orchestra, conducted by Associate Professor of Music Heather Buchman. More ...
Last week, I had the opportunity to take part in an enjoyable Hamilton theatre tradition: the Directors’ Showcase. This event included five one-act plays, each directed by students in Directing. In many ways, the Directors’ Showcase is a miniature version of a full production process. More ...
CAB finished off the semester’s trio of performances last Thursday night with Chadwick Stokes and Adrianne & Buck. The two acts embodied the folk sensibility that acoustic coffeehouse is known for, and were a fitting cap to a semester that included such diverse acts as veteran singer Shakey Graves and new voice Marc Scibilia. More ...
The Hamilton College Community Masterworks Chorale was initially founded in 1975 as the Oratorio Society. Today, it is comprised of many members of the Hamilton community, including students, faculty and staff, as well as Clinton locals and their families, amounting to roughly 120 singers. Majorie and Robert W. McEwen Professor of Music G. Roberts Kolb has been conducting the group since he came to Hamilton College in 1981. More ...
On November 20, CAB hosted its penultimate accoustic coffeehouse of the semester, featuring performances by Jacob Augustine and Basia Bulat. Sporting a flannel and a hard-earned beard, Jacob Augustine began his set with a soft saga of sorts. As he sang the tale, he revealed his husky yet surprisingly high voice. His talent was indisputable, but the quality of the set as a whole suffered from seemingly minute details. More ...