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(01/31/13 11:27pm)
When I entered Nelson Music Room for a Me Too Monologues rehearsal, the lack of hierarchy among the participants was surprising—but, at the same time, wholly reflective of Me Too’s aim to create a shared, candid Duke community. The actors and student director Naomi Riemer stood together in a circle onstage. Everyone was on equal footing, and although Riemer’s deliberate and animated gestures distinguished her from the cast as she gave them a run-down of the rehearsal schedule, her dictation came from within rather than above. The show, which seeks to spark meaningful conversation between students, practices what it preaches.
(07/02/12 4:29am)
With each incoming freshman class, Duke students are cultivating and participating in a burgeoning arts community, and Duke is responding in kind, with increased funding for student projects centered on the arts.
(04/12/12 4:00am)
This weekend, celebrated sitarist Anoushka Shankar brings her ensemble of Indian and flamenco musicians to Duke as part of the U.S. tour of her new album, Traveller. Sponsored by Duke Performances, the April 14 performance will explore the connections between classical Indian music and flamenco, featuring an ensemble of six musicians and singers from around the world. That is, for those who bought their tickets early—like several other Duke Performances this year, Shankar’s performance sold out about a month ago, said Aaron Greenwald, Director of Duke Performances.
(04/05/12 4:00am)
An avid dancer and choreographer, senior Monica Hogan has choreographed numerous pieces for November Dances, ChoreoLab and Ark Dances, performed at the opening ceremonies in China for the World University Games and is a member of DefMo. A biology and dance major, Hogan will present her senior thesis, Heartwork, the final piece of a three-year project combining dance with different artistic mediums, at the Hull Avenue Dance Lab April 7. Hogan sat down with Recess’ Caitlin Moyles before a rehearsal for Ragtime (for which Hogan is assistant choreographer) to discuss how she incorporates technology in her dance pieces, finds inspiration in interactions with people and what she plans to do post-graduation.
(03/15/12 4:00am)
Writer and educator Phillip Lopate is the author of the award-winning personal essay collection Portrait of My Body and two novels and collections of poetry. His essays, poetry and film and architectural criticism have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Vogue, The New York Times and Harvard Educational Review, and he is currently a professor and Nonfiction Director for Columbia University’s MFA writing program. As a Blackburn Visiting Writer in Duke’s English department, Lopate sat down with Recess’ Caitlin Moyles to discuss his 12 years as a writer-in-the-schools, motivation behind personal essays and the skills needed to maintain a versatile writing career.
(02/23/12 5:00am)
This weekend, Random Dance, the London-based dance company and brainchild of award winning choreographer Wayne McGregor, brings its latest production, FAR, to Duke as part of an extended residency.
(02/09/12 5:00am)
Me Too Monologues, a student-run production produced by the Center for Race Relations, will host its fourth annual show this weekend. Duke students will perform 19 monologues written anonymously by other students about themes of identity including sexuality, religion and race. Recess’ Jamie Moon and Caitlin Moyles sat down to chat with members of the show’s production team: executive producer Kimberley Goffe, assistant producer Logan Hasson, theatrical director Afftene Taylor, assistant director Naomi Riemer and actress Alison Kibbe. The group talked about the ups and downs of production and why Duke needs Me Too Monologues.
(02/02/12 5:00am)
After an 18-week run off-Broadway, Fiasco Theater Company will bring its critically acclaimed production of Cymbeline and its commitment to educating aspiring actors at Duke. Presented by Duke Performances and the Theater Studies department, the six-person Shakespeare company will be in residence from Feb. 2-18 to perform Cymbeline, visit classes and host a variety of conversations. The residency will culminate with open workshop readings for a new production of Measure for Measure.
(01/17/12 11:00am)
Celebrated jazz composer Patrick Williams, T ’61, will return to Duke as a guest artist in the Duke Jazz Ensemble’s Alumni Weekend concert. Williams, who has received four Emmy Awards and an Academy Award nomination for his film and television musical scores as well as two Grammy awards and a Pulitzer Prize nomination for his big band jazz compositions, will spend several days meeting with students in the Jazz Studies Program and rehearsing with the jazz ensemble as part of a “mini residency” prior to the event, according to John Brown, director of the Duke Jazz Studies Program.
(12/08/11 10:00am)
Outside of Loaf, a bakery in downtown Durham, passersby stop to observe a brass and steel sculptural rendition of the business’s wheat stalk logo surrounded by metal silhouettes of people in its storefront window. Farther along West Parrish Street, cutouts and frames layered over the plywood covering a former NC Mutual Life insurance building evoke the evolution of Durham’s buildings.
(11/17/11 10:00am)
Mystery writer and North Carolina native Margaret Maron is the author of 26 novels and two series and the winner of several major American awards for mysteries, including the Edgar and Agatha Awards. As a Blackburn Visiting Writer in the English Department, Maron took some time between writing workshops to talk to Recess about politics, the mystery novel, her trials as young feminist and why you don’t need a college degree.
(11/03/11 8:00am)
Director Stephen Gyllenhaal and co-producer Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal are promoting their new film Grassroots with sneak previews and post-screening discussions at college campuses across the country, and Duke is one of the next stops on their list.
(10/20/11 8:00am)
With their second LP, Days, Real Estate prove they have more to offer than the beach-bum aesthetic they established on their self-titled debut. On Days, the New Jersey indie rock band further explores the range of moods they initiated in their self-titled debut: summery youthfulness, nostalgia and down-and-out emotional detachment, using poetic lyrics and an impressionistic sonic landscape. However, Real Estate now expands their boundaries with a display of playful chemistry and synchronized instrumentals.
(10/13/11 8:00am)
Brightly colored images of Donald Duck, Zorro and Little Lulu and Tubby may not be what students expect to see printed on a wall in Perkins Library, or for that matter, anywhere on Duke’s campus. Bill Fick, a visiting assistant professor of the practice of Visual Arts, seeks to help change this perception with his new, dynamic mural of comic book characters in the hallway leading to the Gothic Reading Room.
(09/29/11 8:00am)
This Friday, East Campus Quad will provide the backdrop for an outdoor screening of international dance films from New York City’s Dance Films Association and Duke dance students. Sponsored by the Dance Program and the Program in Arts of the Moving Image, “Dance for the Camera-Out-Doors” aims to create a relaxed atmosphere for the Duke and Durham community to explore the intersection of choreography and film editing.
(09/29/11 8:00am)
Researchers are proving that making healthy food choices is vital toward long-term health—even for preschoolers.
(09/22/11 8:00am)
With two performances brought to campus by DUU Major Attractions this fall, students can soak up some live stand-up comedy and an indie rock concert without breaking the bank. Actor and stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari will perform at Page Auditorium on Oct. 25; a dual bill of indie acts Local Natives and Blind Pilot will follow on Nov. 2.
(09/15/11 8:00am)
Like a multiracial student, St. Vincent would have trouble checking off her proper category on a SAT test. Her third LP, Strange Mercy, is hard to box: Art rock? Orchestral pop? Indie? Her lyrical approach is even reminiscent of American folk in its deceptive simplicity.
(07/01/11 8:00am)
Have you ever dreamed of living in Paris in the 1920s and fraternizing with expats and artists like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein?
(07/01/11 8:00am)
Any Dukie longing for a cheap yet civilized way to spend a summer evening need look no further than the Nasher Museum of Art. There, students, faculty and local residents can enjoy free live entertainment and meals prepared by local guest chefs as part of “Summer Days, Nasher Nights,” hosted on Thursday evenings throughout the summer.
