Arts

In conversation with Trenton seniors: The importance of music and the arts

In conversation with Trenton seniors: The importance of music and the arts

Cameron Lee

As we search for ways to keep ourselves entertained while sequestered within our homes, we have become increasingly dependent on art. However, not everyone can easily engage with the arts, as participation demands a high premium, particularly for the performing arts, such as classical music and ballet. For Trenton Youth Orchestra students, Princeton’s closure means a loss of both music and a vibrant community. Their reflections remind us of the importance of the arts, particularly during trying times.

THE PROSPECT | 04/28/2020

Queueing Up Some Quarantunes: Prospect Recommendations, Week Three [Spotify Playlists]

Daily Princetonian Staff

Living in a global pandemic leaves you with little to do to keep yourself entertained. To help combat impending boredom, Prospect has launched a series in which our Staff recommend content and creative outlets to keep you occupied while you’re stuck in your home. This week, our writers and editors curated some fabulous playlists for you to jam out to during studying. Here are the songs we recommend that you listen to during quarantine.

THE PROSPECT | 04/23/2020

‘A Strange Story’: The Love Song of T. Stearns Eliot

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‘A Strange Story’: The Love Song of T. Stearns Eliot

Zach Sahin

It’s quite the experience delving into the relationship between Eliot and Hale, mixed with a tingling of happiness and giddiness, laughter, bits of intelligence and wisdom, and of course romping about in the sentiment and longing that such a tragic love story can cause.

THE PROSPECT | 04/15/2020

Quarantine and chill: Prospect recommendations, week one [shows to stream]

Living in a global pandemic leaves you with little to do to keep yourself entertained. To help combat impending boredom, Prospect has launched a series in which our staff recommend content and creative outlets to keep you occupied while you’re stuck in your home. This week, our writers and editors watched a variety of awesome shows on multiple streaming services. Here’s what we recommend you watch during quarantine.

THE PROSPECT | 04/09/2020

Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Womanhood, Love, and the Gaze in ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Paige Allen

Currently showing at the Princeton Garden Theatre, Céline Sciamma’s latest film “Portrait de la jeune fille en feu” (translated as “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) explores the dialectics of artist/subject, love/beloved, and viewer/viewed, presenting them as fluid and reciprocal. In the act of viewing, the film posits, oneself is viewed.

THE PROSPECT | 03/10/2020

Photographing Raqs: Exploring a new artistic challenge

Zoya Amir Gauhar

Beyond just the mechanical elements of photography, such as shutter speed, ISO, and aperture, I had to look at how I, the photographer, chose to present the art I was capturing.

THE PROSPECT | 03/04/2020

USG Movie Review: ‘The Social Network’

Sreesha Ghosh

Today, I have aspirations of being a screenwriter — and Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Network’ is precisely the reason why.

THE PROSPECT | 02/25/2020

Q&A with comedian Zach Zimmerman ’10

José Pablo Fernández García

A stand-up comedian who has recently performed at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and is about to embark on his 2020 Gay But Not Too Fabulous national tour, Zimmerman discussed his journey as a performing artist and the Princeton experience.

THE PROSPECT | 02/23/2020

The bittersweet paradox of ‘Parasite’ and the Oscars

Cameron Lee

A closer examination of the politics of “Parasite” and its Oscar success reveals the extremity of Western culture’s global influence and Hollywood’s domination of the film industry, and it inadvertently sets a standard for foreign countries that desire inclusion in the glamour and prestige of the Academy Awards.

THE PROSPECT | 02/20/2020

“Women in Film” features in special installation of Black Maria Film Festival

“Women in Film” features in special installation of Black Maria Film Festival

Noa Wollstein

Screened at the James Stewart theater, the short films ranged across documentary, animation and experimental genres. Despite the stylistic diversity, all four works explored time, particularly in relation to family and the complications of intergenerational relationships.

THE PROSPECT | 02/17/2020

'Sister Mok-rahn' elevates artists of East Asian descent through story of North Korean defector

'Sister Mok-rahn' elevates artists of East Asian descent through story of North Korean defector

Paige Allen

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater will present the first full English-language production of “Sister Mok-rahn,” a critically acclaimed contemporary Korean play written by Eunsung Kim and translated by Dayoung Jeong. The production is the senior thesis project of Jenny Kim ’20, who provided dramaturgy, lighting design, and set design, while Carol Lee ’20 plays the title character, Jo Mok-rahn.

NEWS | 02/13/2020

Between fiction and reality: a review of Frankenstein at McCarter Theatre

Between fiction and reality: a review of Frankenstein at McCarter Theatre

Isabel Griffith-Gorgati

Matthews Theatre transforms into a haunted playground for humans and monsters alike. There is no telling who or what might suddenly leap from a balcony or crawl out from under the floor.

THE PROSPECT | 11/18/2019

Tiger Confessions' fantastic evolution towards live performance

Tiger Confessions' fantastic evolution towards live performance

José Pablo Fernández García

Spann said she was open to holding future evenings of live Tiger Confessions, so long as the demand is there for it. I, for one, would be very excited to see where these ideas lead, as “Tiger Confessions: An Evening of Song and Dramatic Reading” was a wonderful way to blow off some steam at the end of a week of classes and enjoy the start of the weekend.

THE PROSPECT | 10/15/2019

Princeton conservator Bart Devolder shares a vision for the Art Museum

Isabel Griffith-Gorgati

On May 2, Princeton University Art Museum’s conservator, Bart J.C. Devolder, delivered this year’s Friends Annual Mary Pitcairn Keating Lecture: “A New Day for Art Conservation at the Art Museum.” During his talk, Devolder outlined the past, present, and future of conservation at the museum, shedding light on his own role in this trajectory.

THE PROSPECT | 05/09/2019

Review: Dudamel closes out residency with a sprinkling of magical dust at Shakespearean-inspired afternoon

Review: Dudamel closes out residency with a sprinkling of magical dust at Shakespearean-inspired afternoon

Albert Jiang

For the hundreds of audience members present that afternoon, the maestro had delivered a generous helping of magical pixie dust, an awe-inspiring closure to a whirlwind residency that did not disappoint.

THE PROSPECT | 05/02/2019

Review: diSiac drips with confidence

Isabel Griffith-Gorgati

diSiac excels at pulling off choreography that appears so fluid and impulsive that it’s hard to believe it’s choreographed at all.

THE PROSPECT | 04/18/2019

Yoruba Richen’s “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom” lacks an Oscar but preserves a history

Noa Wollstein

Richen’s work is informative, personal, and poignant, bringing home the importance of remembering the “Green Book,“ the history that made it necessary, and the black-owned businesses it showcased. And maybe it doesn’t have an Oscar, but it preserves a history that the actual award winner uses as little more than a title and a decoration in the passenger seat.

THE PROSPECT | 04/10/2019

Review: Student production of “The Odyssey” bursts the orange bubble

Kate Semmens

Juggling, belly dancing, stepping, saxophone playing, and puppetry all came together at the Berlind Theatre this past weekend in a lively production of “The Odyssey” — a musical adaptation of Homer’s famous epic poem. The production, Victoria Davidjohn ’19 and Annabel Barry’s ’19 theater thesis, completed a four-show run with sold-out performances and over 40 Princeton students sharing the stage.

THE PROSPECT | 03/28/2019

Review: Más Flow sheds awareness through dance

Review: Más Flow sheds awareness through dance

Isabel Griffith-Gorgati

With ¡Qué Horror!, Más Flow danced a line between celebration and contemplation. Both its successes and shortcomings push campus culture to engage with issues such as domestic abuse in ways that go beyond the theoretical to consider personal impact.

THE PROSPECT | 03/25/2019

Review: Finding connection in ‘Russian Doll’

Review: Finding connection in ‘Russian Doll’

Avner Goldstein

Despite the comedic quirks in “Russian Doll,” a newly released Netflix series, the program stuns with serious reflections about mortality, self-love, and becoming a better person.

THE PROSPECT | 03/14/2019

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