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Theater: ‘Red Noses’
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Theater: ‘Red Noses’
Long before Macklemore started popping tags in 2012 and hipsters emerged in recycled ’90s plaid, thrift stores were a must for anyone searching for good deals and the potential for big buys on a budget. While the University is not the first place that comes to mind when looking for a good secondhand find, there are three consignment stores within walking distance from campus. Senior Writer Margot Yale took her artistic flair and penchant for discount fashion to Nearly New, Greene Street Consignment and Jane Consignment to get a feel for each store and determine what she could buy with a budget of $20.
Concert: Princeton University Orchestra Season Opener
Princeton Battlefield is one of the most dramatic sites in the town, serving as a critical location during the Revolutionary War. However, in recent years, various performance groups have harnessed the drama ingrained into the grounds by using the battlefield as the location for their shows. This weekend, the Cradle Theatre Company plans do the same with their production of Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” on Saturday, September 27 at 6 p.m.
Musical: ‘The Drowsy Chaperone”
Though the Princeton experience guarantees an education with a superior focus on the undergraduate and countless opportunities to work with, speak to and learn from professors, one can’t deny this experience is vastly different from department to department. Although the economics department boasts a faculty of 61 members, far more than the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures’ faculty of 17, there are presently 257 students concentrating in economics, compared to just nine students in Slavic languages and literatures. Departments with more faculty than students can be considered to be struggling, but some students in these departments would say this ratio is a major benefit to their academic pursuits. This week, Street takes a look at some of the smallest undergraduate majors on campus to get a glimpse into these academic communities at Princeton.
When the curtain falls, we applaud the actors, the directors and the producers for a job well done. But often, we forget the person who made sure the curtain fell at the right moment, lit the actor’s face in the most flattering way or worked for hours to ensure the costumes fit both the actors’ and the director's vision. These people make up a small community of students on campus who work in technical theater. In high demand and often juggling multiple shows at once, these students turn the visions of dance companies, theater groups and directors into reality.
Dance: SYMPOH presents The Fifteenth Annual BBAsIf you’re looking for a great show this weekend, your decision has never been so SYMPOH. Marking the 15thanniversary of the group, SYMPOH’s annual show promises to be the perfect way to get your fix of mind-blowing breakdancing and psych yourself up for the Oscars, as the crew will adopt theglamorof awards season to celebrate its birthday with a B-Boy Awards ceremony. Be sure to check it out if you can’t resist the artistry and athleticism of dance mixed with the splendor of awards!Frist Film/Performance TheatreThursday and Friday, 8:30 p.m.Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Music: Princeton University Glee Club's ‘Souvenirs from Europe’Looking for some good music on a Friday night? Missing some European culture and song in your life? Well, you’re in luck! Returning from its winter tour in Central Europe, the Princeton Glee Club will perform some of its repertoire’s best in Richardson this Friday night. Don’t miss out on a feast for the ears, as Glee takes you on a trip through the beautiful cities of Prague, Nuremburg and Leipzig. Best of all, it's free, so grab your prox and go!Richardson AuditoriumFriday, 7:30 p.m.Event: Oscar’s Viewing PartyIt’s the biggest event of the film season and Garden Theatre is rolling out the red carpet for you! Sponsored by the Princeton Film Society, The Princeton Buffer: A Film and TV Review, Princeton Film Productions and the Princeton Art Museum Student Advisory Board, the screening will give you prime seating for all of the shocks, snubs and fashion flubs. Students are encouraged to dress in their Oscars best as there will be a photographer on the red carpet. Inside, free popcorn and soda await, as does a chance to predict the big winners for a grand prize!Garden TheatreSunday, 8 p.m.Lecture: ‘Film and Terrorism’ ConversationDo you love cheesy rom-coms and poorly made horror films? If you’re a big blockbuster buff, consider taking your film-watching habits to a higher level of globally conscious with a discussion of filmmaker Olivier Assayas’ portrayal of terrorism in his movies. Assayas has written films such as “Clean” and “Summer Hours” (neither of which is cheesy rom-com or a poorly made horror flicks). Led by Rubén Gallo — director of Princeton’s Program in Latin American Studies —the discussion will engage Assayas and critic Ian Buruma in a dynamic conversation.McCosh 50Tuesday,6 p.m.
It happens to all of us. You meet someone, anyone —maybe by sitting in on a different section of one of your precepts or perhaps by bumping into someone while scooping ice cream in the servery. After introducing yourself, you enjoy a brief, but far too fleeting, conversation. For the next few weeks, you’ll smile in passing but soon even that minimal interaction fades.
Event: CSA's "Around the World in 80 Minutes"
New Jersey has eternally been plagued by stereotypes entrenched in pop culture from “Jersey Shore” to “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” And yet, the state was the industrial mecca and the avant-garde muse for artists in the mid-20thcentury. Its abandoned manufacturing wastelands called to artists from across the Hudson, and many left their studios in New York to answer the call.
Before being sucked up by the Orange Bubble, you may have had grand plans to travel to New York or to Philadelphia while in college to enjoy what these cities have to offer. The plays, the shopping, the food, the concerts, the art: All were beckoning you. But chances are, you don’t make it off campus that often. Worry not: You can absorb art and culture right here in our backyard. The cousins of many of the masterpieces hanging at the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art actually live right next door to you in the Princeton University Art Museum.