“Es Lo Que Tenemos” was a powerful experience, intertwining social issues like immigration with a reckoning of her cultural identities as a Dominican and German woman.
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Life Lessons From An Evening with Ronny Chieng
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Although Chieng is aware of the politics and drawbacks of comedy, he still approaches it with enthusiasm and intentionality.
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New Student Directed Play “Asiamnesia” is Both Illuminating and Heartbreakingly Relevant
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Asiamnesia follows the stories of historic Asian actresses as they work toward success in a predominantly white field.
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Cornell’s Pun Intended Hosts Virtual Stand-Up Comedy Show
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Given the success of their recent show, the club’s future performances are sure to keep audiences laughing.
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Locally Grown Dance Goes Virtual: The Making of “See You Again” and “the Eclipse (ellipses) … … …”
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Locally Grown Dance promises to be both deeply meaningful and feature Cornell’s finest dancing and filmmaking.
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Cecilia Lu ’22’s Ghost Stories Explores Identity, Inheritances and Generational Migration
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This piece, more than any of the preceding, feels deeply personal. The jumble of numerous shapes and words suggests the full scope of a history that spans many generations, movements upon movements: change, loss, memory and transformation.
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Why Boycotting the Grammys Isn’t Enough
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This demonstrates a deeper issue than just music politics: the pursuit for acceptance of what’s considered mainstream or white. I see this every day when Black people drop their accents and stop using African-American Vernacular English in front of white people. I see this every time a Black kid doesn’t want to talk about racism in their mostly white class because they don’t want to be considered a race-baiter. We are constantly searching for approval we never receive.
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Kitchen Theatre to Host New Play Development Workshop with Ma-Yi Theatre
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Amid a slow season during the COVID-19 pandemic, downtown Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Company is driving ahead, hosting a virtual new play development workshop in association with New York’s Ma-Yi Theatre.
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Ithaca Commons to Host Diverse Art Show on Friday
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Gallery Night, hosted by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, is opening next Friday, Nov. 6, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the Ithaca Commons.
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Incarnate Rage & Blackness Today: Student Artist Feature of Margaret Groton B.F.A. ’21
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While disruption has become the soil for new patterns and rhythms to take form, Groton paints, sketches and draws as if nothing’s changed; like the famous lo-fi hip-hop girl animated by Juan Pablo Machado who writes endlessly in spite of everything going on around her.
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Idealism in Ballet: Challenging Exclusivity and Restructuring Culture
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If you plan on seeing “The Nutcracker” this winter, make sure to take note of what you find. Which dancers are in the lead roles? Whose vision is being executed on stage? What type of “ideal” is this performance constructing?