Arts

Vienna Teng calms nerves with sweet piano performance

By Marco Sanchez -

Early Friday evening, Baxter Hall was filled with the sweet music of Vienna Teng, a Taiwanese American pianist invited to the College in honor of Asian American Heritage Month. Those who passed through to the Snack Bar or the mailroom missed a night of lovely songs and an enchanting performance. The classically trained Teng set a peaceful and pondering mood with her opening piece, “Gravity,” off...»

‘The Tempest’ to hit campus this weekend

By Sara Harris -

There’s a storm about to hit the ’62 Center this weekend, and it’s not surrounding Afroman, Girl Talk, or any contemporary celebrity, but a dead guy – William Shakespeare, that is – and the storm is his final play, The Tempest. Produced by Cap & Bells and co-directed by Lydia Barnett-Mulligan ’10 and Liza Curtiss ’10, the production will show on Saturday and Sunday night with a preview performanc...»

Choose your own exhibit at WCMA's Rose Study Gallery

By Kaitlin Butler -

Moving through the rooms of the Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) could be the richest, classiest and perhaps even the most colorful stroll on campus. From Tuesday until Sunday, museum-goers can feast their eyes upon the varied menu of artifacts that can be found in each chamber. However, during the school week, there is no room with the potential to be as compelling or satisfying as the Rose...»

‘4, 3, 2’ is ‘more real than life itself’

By Charlie Birns -

Ever witness rape and abortion in a Romanian hotel room during Nicolae Ceausescu’s tyrannical reign? You’ll certainly feel like you have after viewing Christian Mungiu’s powerful 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4, 3, 2). In anti-IMAX style, Mungiu’s film comes uncomfortably close to transcending the voyeuristic nature of cinema and transplanting you into a dark, oppressive place far from the comfor...»

Feminist art historian Linda Nochlin entertains, educates

By Samantha Segan -

An unprecedented number of people showed up for Monday’s lecture at the Clark Art Institute to hear well-known feminist art historian and writer Linda Nochlin, causing the audience to troop from its planned venue, the museum’s café, to the larger auditorium. The talk was short, the energy high and the laughter frequent and genteel – most of the attendees were adults, not Ephs. While I must admit ...»

NBC crew brings sexy back

By Semira Menghes -

Last Friday and Saturday, countless Ephs whipped out their best attempts at hip-hop dancing at a variety of tent parties and dances, but the real moves were on display at the Adams Memorial Theater as the College’s resident hip-hop group NBC rocked the house in their show “NBC Returns.” NBC integrates aspects of funk, jazz, modern and African dance styles into their hip-hop moves. The performanc...»