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Ahh, the sweet sound of blasters

Ahh, the sweet sound of blasters

In my last column, I talked about the history and politics of DVDs and the role that George Lucas' "Star Wars" saga has played.After spending a few hours with the newly released DVD of "Episode I," I've come to realize that for all the criticism that the film has received, there are just some things about it that are too cool for words.I used to use the lobby scene from "The Matrix" to demo the surround sound capabilities of my stereo system.

NEWS | 11/07/2001

Generation X-ers say aloha to finding love and finding themselves

"Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls" is the witty, yet sappy progeny of the upcoming, BRAVA theater-based playwright, Naomi Iizuka.

NEWS | 11/07/2001

The Astroturf is always greener on the other side of the stage

Think that Shakespeare and Astroturf don't mix? Think again.In the Princeton Shakespeare Company's production of "Twelfth Night," Samara Abrams-Primack '02 is out to prove that things aren't always as they seem ? and that the Astroturf is always greener . . . on stage."Twelfth Night" is a story of illusions and mistaken identities, complete with a cross-dresser and cross-tempered fools, set in an aptly-named land called Illyria.The play tells the story of Viola (Katie Flynn '02), the survivor of a shipwreck who washes up on the shores of Illyria, where Duke Orsino (Andrew Walsh '02), rules.

NEWS | 11/07/2001

Three families shadow box with death

Here's what happens at the end of Michael Cristofer's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "The Shadow Box": The protagonists all die.

NEWS | 11/07/2001

Copland piece pushes tempo to crescendo in orchestra concert

The Princeton University Orchestra will open its 2001-2002 performance season with two concerts at Richardson Auditorium on Oct.19-20.Composed of more than 150 undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members and members of the local community, the orchestra consistently performs both new music and classics from the standard repertoire of orchestral masterpieces.The upcoming program will feature Aaron Copland's timeless masterpiece of American folklore, "Appalachian Spring" and also includes works by Engelbert Humperdink and Sergei Rachmaninoff.Conductor Michael Pratt, who is entering his 24th year at the orchestra's helm, is especially excited about the Rachmaninoff piece.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

The unleashing of the digital menace

I've always been a big "Star Wars" fan. When I could barely walk I used to dance around the room wildly conducting the original John Williams score from an old LP.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Energetic farce draws laughs for its overacted caricatures

I was not the only reviewer at this play.Sitting on a balcony slightly to the left of the stage sat a very well-dressed man, thumbing his playbill and tapping his foot impatiently.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

An applause for the ultimate sacrifice of a simple woman

Drifting back in his life in search of lost souls, Ruben Santiago-Hudson grants the audience a vivid reflection of the past in his solo performance, "Lackawanna Blues.""Everybody needs a little help some time.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Smoothing the grooves between 'fun' and 'funky'

One day, VH1 will have a field day with Addison Groove Project.I could see it now:"This wonderfully talented group of high school musicians didn't know whether to give up their musical journey for collegiate life or not.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Purple haze in Princeton's veins as campus prepares for Electric Bus to roll in

Students will have the opportunity to engage in a 10,000-square-foot mobile music extravaganza called the Electric Bus on Oct.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Arts & Entertainment (Oct. 18-24)

Thursday, Oct. 18 Garden Theaters, "Together." 6:45 p.m. and 9 p.m. Garden Theaters, "Hearts in Atlantis." 6:45 p.m.

NEWS | 10/17/2001

Gusto and flamboyancy fuel production of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

The relationship between a homosexual window dresser and an angst-filled Marxist revolutionary would be interesting in any setting.When placed against the backdrop of political turmoil in Latin America and confined to a jail cell, however, the story is both infused with the spice of tango and heightened by the desperation of those in captivity."Kiss of the Spider Woman," directed by Natasha Badillo '03, charts the growing bond of two men under extraordinary circumstances ? the flamboyant Molina (Rakesh Satyal '02), imprisoned for sexual indecencies with a minor, and the cynical Valentin (Ben Beckley '03), locked up because of his radical political views.Thrown into a jail cell together, Molina attempts to forge a friendship and is rudely rebuffed.

NEWS | 10/10/2001

From emulsion to digital, photography exhibit zooms in on history of printmaking

"What Photographs Look Like," a current exhibit at the Princeton Art Museum, is a great snapshot in itself of the history of taking pictures and developing them.Consisting of about 50 photographs, the exhibit demonstrates a variety of printmaking processes from 1839 to the present-day.

NEWS | 10/10/2001

Plays, movies, songs pushed out for poignancy after Sept. 11 attacks

After the first read-through of "Vienna Notes" ? the play McCarter Theatre originally planned to open on Oct.

NEWS | 10/10/2001

Arts & Entertainment (Oct. 11-17)

Thursday, Oct. 11 Theatre~Intime, "The Real Inspector Hound," by Tom Stoppard, directed by Brian Barrett '03.

NEWS | 10/10/2001

Stoppard play within a play is 'a spoof within a farce' at Intime

Not many plays feature a dead body as one of its characters."The Real Inspector Hound," however, is a play that aims to entertain.The play follows two theater critics as they get swept up in the onstage action of the murder mystery they are reviewing.A play within a play (or, rather, a spoof within a farce), "The Real Inspector Hound" juggles the real world of the two critics and the overblown, fictional world of the actors on stage.

NEWS | 10/10/2001

Arts & Entertainment (Oct. 4-10)

Thursday, Oct. 4 McCormick 106, Art and archaeology lecture: "Michelangelo and the Creation of Adam" by Paul Barolsky, University of Virginia.

NEWS | 10/03/2001

An 'Orchid' by any other name is still as sweet a dish

Like me, you may have been re-initiated into civilization after Outdoor Action and introduced to Princeton over Chinese food at 238 Nassau St.You may have dined there in the open air before Houseparties or you may have been cramped among dates, long coats and puffy dresses before Winter Formals, practically sitting in the hostess' lap.Or what used to be Orchid Pavilion might just have been the setting for a relaxing off-campus Friday night dinner with friends.Even if you never passed through the wrought-iron gates, the name "Orchid" probably rings familiar as one of the few mid-price range "BYOB" establishments in a downtown that caters more to alumni salaries than work-study wages.This year, the restaurant is under new management.

NEWS | 10/03/2001

Men and women harmonize together in Princeton's co-ed a cappella groups

Auditions, callbacks, bids and acceptances linger in the memories of the a cappella world.The focus has shifted to incorporating the new members into the well-established vocal ensembles on campus.Introductory events included a party for all campus a cappella groups given by the Tigertones and a wacky arch sing the following night, at which the newbies participated in a lighthearted performance of songs and choreography they did not yet know.Most of the groups started rehearsing with their new members last week, and many of them already performed at President Tilghman's installation dinner and other campus events.Of the a cappella groups on campus who are welcoming new members, half are co-ed.

NEWS | 10/03/2001

Play is apropos to zeitgeist after Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

When Natasha Badillo '03 decided to direct the "Kiss of the Spider Woman," she had no idea that the musical's message would resonate as acutely as it does in the wake of the tragedies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania."I think that this play is ultimately about the different ways that we escape the pain of our everyday lives," she explained."It ultimately shows that the way to deal with our problems is by connecting with each other instead of escaping into a world of fantasy the way that the two main characters do.

NEWS | 10/03/2001

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