Arts

WANG: What's a Storm Tharp?

Alice Wang  —  Apr 11, 2013

No one goes to the Johnson. Alice Wang ’15 knows this because she goes to the Johnson. Here is what you've been missing.

Test Spins: The Knife, Shaking the Habitual

James Rainis  —  Apr 11, 2013

 Them's shaking words! The Knife breaks out new album, Shaking the Habitual, with full tracks and a lot of opinions.

Student Fashion Spotlight: Christina Aguilar ’13

Katherine Carreno  —  Apr 10, 2013

 

While she may come from a small town south of Houston, Christina Aguilar ’13 is a metropolitan girl with an edgy fashion sense. She thinks that the statue of Ezra Cornell on the Arts Quad would look more regal in a top hat. This April, at the 29th Annual CFC fashion show, she will debut her “contemporary, stark and fluid” senior collection,“Turbulence.”

Midnight in Ithaca: Stephane Wrembel at the Carriage House

Ashley Popp  —  Apr 10, 2013

Experiencing Stephane Wrembel's music is like going on a journey; it is a visual experience as much as an aural one. Considering he wrote both the themes for Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris and Vicky Christina Barcelona, this explanation makes perfect sense. Ashley Popp ’15 discusses his performance at the Carriage House Cafe.

ZAHOS: Remembering Roger Ebert

Zachary Zahos  —  Apr 10, 2013

 Zachary Zahos '15 reflects upon the life of the late film critic Roger Ebert, whose recent passing seemed to many, "a celebrity death without precedent."

A Beautiful and Inconvenient Truth

Zachary Zahos  —  Apr 10, 2013

In a packed theater on the first warm Monday of the year, a rapt audience watches ice melt.  Cheers or snores could reasonably follow, but this audience sits in captivated silence at Cornell Cinema. The film is Chasing Ice, the subject is climate change and the evidence is entirely cinematic.

All 4 One: The Anonymous 4 Sparkle at Sage Chapel

Tyran Grillo  —  Apr 9, 2013

Although the Anonymous 4 have been singing for over 25 years, to hear them is to experience what feels like centuries more.

GREENBERG: The New Chelsea

Emily Greenberg  —  Apr 9, 2013

Thanks to art-tech venture Dot Dash 3, you can now visit art galleries from the comfort of your home with just a few clicks — preferably while still wearing pajamas. But what do online galleries mean for physical art? Emily Greenberg ’13 asks.

The Dark They Know Well: Spring Awakening at Ithaca College

Meredith Joyce  —  Apr 9, 2013

Spring Awakening at Ithaca College was a unique and intimate performance for writer Meredith Joyce ’14. This musical, more than others, was an experience.

Mother of Exiles Takes Aim at Big Issues

Madeline Salinas  —  Apr 8, 2013

Mother of Exiles, now playing at the Schwartz Performing Arts Center, is set in a high school classroom on the Arizona-Mexico border. It showcases six multicultural students at odds with their teacher, Ms. Andrews, a Princeton grad with hopes of instilling hope and opportunity in their isolated border community.

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