Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
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April 2009 Issue
Delightful, Delicious, De-Lovely: HTG presents a top production of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”
Once upon a time, musical theater used to be about three things. The first was the elusive quality alternately called glamour, stardom, or just pure fame in an era when actors, directors, writers, and producers were stars. The next major focus of musical theater of the day was spectacle – sets were lush, costumes were […]
Ancient tale of woe stirs modern souls: “Hecuba” retranslated and revived
]“Let’s not make a Greek tragedy out of this.” We’ve all heard that weary plea so many times that when an opportunity arises to actually experience a classic dramatic work from that heralded genre, most of us tend to flinch involuntarily. Why would we force ourselves to sit through agonizing hours of pathetic heroes lamenting […]
Mochila reveals extraordinary talent in debut album
Named after the Spanish word for backpack, featuring instruments from a wide variety of musical traditions, and combining influences from traditional Arabic music as well as jazz, Mochila is a student music ensemble that truly boasts diversity. The group, founded in 2008 and having swelled to twelve members, is perfoming at Springfest, which starts at […]
Chilling with Mochila on the eve of its album release
During the course of the past year, no musical ensemble has managed to capture the imagination and spirit of Brandeis’s mission to promote harmony among different cultures quite like Mochila. The group, which includes such instrumentation as the oud, tabla, flute, sitar, viola, cello, fuses Arabic music, jazz, reggae, reggaeton, and Indian classical music to […]
Culture X forum for intercultural artistic expressions
Let’s be honest. The past month hasn’t been good for intercultural relations at Brandeis. The challenge to the Racial Minority Union Senate position went to the Union Judiciary, and it’s put the questions, “What consitutes discrimination?” and “Does racism exist at Brandeis?” on everyone’s mind. The proposed elimination of the African and African-American Studies Department […]
