This upcoming summer, the John B. Moore documentary studies collaborative (MDOCS) will be sponsoring its annual session of the Storyteller’s Institute.
Read moreSkidmore Theater Presents: Who Will Carry the World
The Skidmore College Department of Theater is pleased to announce its Fall 2016 Mainstage production, Who Will Carry The Word.
Read moreQ & A with the Creator behind the Saratoga Film Festival
Saturday September 17th Nightmare Code premiered at Bow Tie cinemas in downtown Saratoga Springs. This documentary was one of many that premiered throughout the day as part of The Saratoga International Film Festival.
Read moreHEAD SPACE: An Interview with Curator Hannah Kolb ’16
An interview with Hannah Kolb '16, who put together Head Space: An Exhibition on Mental Health, a recent Case Gallery exhibit- a striking visual and emotional experience.
Read moreHEAD SPACE: An Exhibition on Mental Health
“Head Space” is the senior project of Hannah Kolb ’16, who is studying English and sociology. She has spent the past semester seeking and collecting submissions from Skidmore alumni and current students to bring together a range of artworks on mental illness, specifically anxiety and depression.
Read moreSkidmore Theater Presents: The American Premiere Production of HECUBA
Celebrated Irish playwright Marina Carr’s HECUBA will see its American premiere at Skidmore College, having been produced only once before at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Off-Broadway director and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow Ian Belton returns to his alma mater to direct the adaptation.
Read moreReel Talk: Batman v Superman: Do Critics’ Reviews Matter?
Ever since the massive success of last weekend’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I have seen countless articles online of critics who are baffled at the movie’s box office haul.
Read moreHECUBA
HECUBA, the Skidmore Theater Company’s mainstage production, opens this Friday April 8th.
Read moreSkidmore to welcome U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera March 23
U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will give a public reading at Skidmore College on Wednesday, March 23. Free and open to the public, the event will begin at 7 p.m. in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall.
Read moreThe Palace Theater Announce: Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell is a modern icon who transcends genre, he was a chief architect of the 90s grunge movement and remains one of the most iconic rock voices of all time
Read moreReel Talk: Spring Film Preview
This spring, aside from the general blockbusters, there seem to be some promising films coming, and I’ve ranked a few of them below. Take a look and see if anything looks interesting.
Read morePalace Theater Announces: Bill Maher
For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.
Read moreReel Talk: Oscar Predictions 2016
This year has been one of the most unpredictable awards seasons in recent memory. While many awards groups have been rewarding Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant this year after failing to reward him for Birdman last year, the major awards group that did recognize him last year was the Academy. So the main question boils down to: will they recognize Iñárritu’s work two years in a row? Check my predictions below to find out.
Read moreThe Other Side of Hollywood Sexism
Everybody knows that sexism is rampant in Hollywood—in fact, the entire industry is currently being investigated by the federal government for discrimination against women, particularly concerning female directors. But, what a lot of people don’t realize is that the sexism goes the other way, too.
Read moreA Look into the Music Department
On Friday, February 5th, five incredibly skilled musicians took the Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall stage and performed pieces that have taken many months of preparation.
Read moreReel Talk: Why Everybody Should See ‘Room’
I am warning you right now, Room is not an easy movie to watch. Even if you’ve read the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, which focuses on a mother struggling to raise her son in captivity, it is something else entirely to see it on screen.
Read moreFaculty Trio: Vinci-Hakim-Huntley
On Feb. 7, the faculty trio consisting of Senior Artist-in-Residence, Jan Vinci, and private music instructors, William Hakim and Elizabeth Huntley will be holding a concert as a trio to feature music from composers like Hilary Tann, Claude Debussy, Zhou Long, Hakim, and Salzedo.
Read moreDebut Novels by Women Writers to Keep You Sane over Break
2015 was a banner year for women writers, particularly young up and comers such as Lauren Holmes and Alexandra Kleeman, both debut authors whose work received a great deal of critical acclaim. Kleeman and Holmes are just two amongst many of the many impressive women writers that left us excited and eager to see what 2016 and the coming years have in store for them. So, without further ado, six books to keep you sane over winter break:
Read moreBest Albums of 2015
There are literally a thousand options to choose from here, so if your favorite album didn’t make the list, don’t worry.
Read moreReel Talk: Winter Film Preview
A lot of fantastic films have come out this year, and while we are nearing the end of awards season, a lot more promising films are coming out over break.
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