On Saturday, cellist Elinor Frey performed her program, “La voce del violoncello” (The Voice of the Violincello). In it, Frey explored the Italian origin of solo cello music made famous by J.S. Bach’s “6 Suites for Unaccompanied Cello,” written around 1720. More ...
Christopher Durang’s bitterly funny comedy requires an audience that can not only sit through two hours of an American family falling apart, but laugh at the whole affair. Durang clearly mined his personal life for source material, so the approach can come off like humor-as-medicine… except that the medicine is that vile, cherry-flavored variety. In other words, you must be brave to laugh at this stuff. More ...
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When the clock struck midnight on April 12th, I was a member of one of seven groups released from KJ 101 with the tasked with the challenge of creating a short film in 24 hours—in my case, a silent film. Without any particular idea in mind, I walked around the South side of campus until 2 a.m., shooting what looked creepy and interesting. The arts buildings turn out to be pretty eerie at night and, reflecting on it, so is Schambach/List basement any time of day. I thought it seemed a natural setting for a horror film. My co-creator, Michael Dyer ’16—who worked with me on my last 24-hour film in the fall—and I had talked over the idea of using captions to advance a separate dialogue than appeared on the screen. Combining these, we went for the possibly novel genre of horror-comedy. More ...
“Behind The Scenes” Documentary “The Search for Federalist #86” Detective “The Kirkland Spirit” Silent film “Pirate and the Timeless Crystal” Action More ...
In the busy Hamilton schedule, it can be hard enough to make art—much less find a locale to enjoy it. Dan Knishkowy ’13 and Anna Paikert ’13 took a stab at remedying the absence of such a space last Sunday night, providing student musicians and writers with an informal outlet for their original work. For a little over an hour and a quarter, eight students—each alternating between reading creative work and playing music, four writers and four musicians—took to the microphone in front of an audience several dozen strong. More ...
Instead of watching Syracuse fall to Michigan in their Final Four game, a passionate crowd of Hamilton jazz fans gathered in Wellin Hall on Saturday night for an impressive display of contemporary jazz from 28-year-old bassist Ben Williams and his group Sound Effect. More ...
This Sunday, April 7, is the fourth annual marathon reading of Paradise Lost. John Milton’s epic poem about the fall of mankind in Burke Library. The poem, divided into 12 books, tells a story full of jealousy, war, temptation and betrayal. More ...
In a beautiful combination of music and movement, the Hamilton College Department of Dance and Movement Studies captivated audience members in its 2013 Spring Dance Concert on Friday, March 8 and Saturday March 9. The performance showcased the talents of students in various styles of dance, including traditional ballet and experimental interpretive dance. More ...
While some students travelled over Spring Break, only 69 can say they serenaded audiences on a tour of Italy. As a sophomore, the experience was a demonstration of both the opportunities Hamilton College offers its students and the rich cultural heritage of Italy. The trip reminded me of the unifying power of music, not only between performers but with the audience as well. More ...