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Theater and Dance Thesis “Electra” Shocks the Stage

Theater and Dance Thesis “Electra” Shocks the Stage

Theater and Dance thesis student Caspian Rabaia ’24 directed the 2011 Nick Payne adaptation of “Electra.” Managing Arts & Living Editor Mackenzie Dunson ’25 reviews the play, emphasizing the contemporary essence brought forth by adaptation and direction.

Music Major Charlotte Wang ’24 Presents Composition Thesis “Requiem: Ceaseless Life”

Music Major Charlotte Wang ’24 Presents Composition Thesis “Requiem: Ceaseless Life”

Davis Rennella ’24 sits down with Charlotte Wang ’24, who presented her music composition thesis “Requiem: Ceaseless Life” last weekend.

Dance Thesis “Drift” Evokes the Beauty of Loneliness

Dance Thesis “Drift” Evokes the Beauty of Loneliness

Senior Theater and Dance major Yang Sun ’24E presented her thesis “Drift” last weekend. Managing Arts & Living Editor Sarah Weiner ’24 reviews the performance, an ode to loneliness and frayed relationships.

Seniors Compete in Three-Minute Thesis Competition

The college held its annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition on May 4. Topics ranged from the role of zinc in space travel-related aging to the unfulfilled promises of America's founding, and awards were given for first place, runner-up, and people’s choice.

“Hope Springs” Offers Antidote to the Tyranny of Order

“Hope Springs” Offers Antidote to the Tyranny of Order

“Hope Springs,” the senior thesis project between lee folpe ’23 and Cameron Mueller-Harder ’23, premiered in Holden Experimental Theater from April 6 to 8. Senior Managing Editor Dustin Copeland ’25 lauds its staging of the vital need for stewardship — of our earth, community, and bodies.

“Envisioning Lebanon”: Politics and Photography

“Envisioning Lebanon”: Politics and Photography

On March 21, the photography exhibition “Envisioning Lebanon: a country between collapse and revolution” premiered in Frost Library. Managing Arts & Living Editor Noor Rahman ’25 details the exhibition, which portrays the tension between revolution and normalcy in Lebanon.

Spirituality and Song in “Myths and Hymns”

Spirituality and Song in “Myths and Hymns”

This weekend, the Theater & Dance Department debuted Sterling Kee ’23’s senior thesis performance “Myths and Hymns,” which explores themes of self-discovery and the human relationship to the divine. Olivia Lynch ’25 reflects on the transcendent nature of the performance.