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If you thought watching YouTube videos in HD was an upgrade, Stadium 10 Theaters at Northgate Mall has just announced the installation of state-of-the-art 3D Digital Projection equipment. The first film to boast special treatment? None other than Jonas Brothers 3D Concert, which premieres Friday. From a press release about the upgrade:
A moment of silence for the abrupt closing of popular downtown art space Branch Gallery, which has announced its close at the end of February.
Fact: We're in a recession.
This week, the Durham Arts Council released their 2009 list of Emerging Artist grant recipients. Seventeen artists from Chatham, Orange, Granville, Person and Durham counties will receive grants to help complete projects to jump start or enhance their professional careers.
The movie-turned-cult-phenomena-turned-drink-resurgence combo, courtesy of The Big Lebowsi, is going to make your holidays that much better. According to a recent article posted by the New York Times, the movie circa 2008 is bringing the "Caucasians" (and bowling and milkshakes) back.
For the first of the Top 10 Tracks of 2008 series, click here.
Photo courtesy My Old Kentucky Blog
“Duke” is such a loaded word.
Lykke Li’s 2008 debut, Youth Novel, was a carefree exploration of young and vulnerable love, including lighthearted anthems such as “Dance, Dance, Dance” and “I’m Good, I’m Gone.” With her highly anticipated sophomore effort Wounded Rhymes, Li peels back the surface to reveal a darker and heavier edge. Though there are some standouts, the album as a whole falls short, with too much emphasis on instrumental production and not enough on the vocal roots that made her stand out in the first place.
If you think going past 96th Street in Manhattan is foreign territory, you still haven’t gone north enough. Welcome to 181st Street, home of Washington Heights and the setting for Tony Award-winning musical In the Heights, currently running at the Durham Performing Arts Center.
At its core, the long-awaited Blue Valentine is a love story. A portrait of two people, Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams), who fall in and out of love, the film can be summed up in the song that Dean serenades Cindy with on their first date: “You always hurt the ones you love.”
Sleigh Bells
Once upon a time, there was a boy and girl. They both met in Los Angeles, and they fell in love. One day, the girl moved across the country to go to graduate school (at Duke, coincidentally), but they decided to do the long-distance thing.
Amy Caron is a mad scientist—at least in her most recent work “Waves of Mu,” a two-room immersive experience exploring the complex and controversial nature of mirror neurons. After a break from presenting the show in 2008 and 2009, Caron has begun her second round of touring at Duke. Recess’ Jessie Tang spoke with Caron recently about her initial interest in mirror neurons, new additions to the show and why she isn’t junk science.
It’s easy to dismiss the resurgence of interest in vinyl as another hipster or steampunk revival, but the record holds more cultural significance than one may think. The Nasher Museum of Art’s ambitious new exhibit, simply titled The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, focuses on the iconic medium through a well-chosen compilation of works that will appeal to more than just music junkies.
Pixar seems infallible (if we don’t include Cars). Churning out hit after hit after hit, one begins to wonder when uplifting themes like friendship and hope begin to lose their charm. With Toy Story 3, the animation studio proves once more that the inner child will never grow restless.
Even after school is out, Duke’s campus teems with life as the American Dance Festival takes the stage once more.
Out of the Blue, presented by Archipelago Theatre, is not easy to sum up. But it shouldn’t be.
In the wake of the tremendous earthquakes in Haiti, Erol Josue’s role as a purveyor of his native country’s oral tradition is more prevalent than ever. He is the “Prince of Haitian Roots Music” for a reason—his calm yet powerful presence is made clear in song and speech.
Virtuoso Anton Kuerti, the fourth musician to play in Duke Performances’ current Piano Recital Series, will enliven Reynolds Industries Theater Friday with the savory sounds of Beethoven.
