Arts
'Tintin' Shows its Age Despite Dream Team
Instead of striking a balance between realistic animation and an idealistic plot, "The Adventures of Tintin" falters from age.
'Beauty and the Beast' is Back in Business
"Beauty and the Beast 3D" does justice to the original 2D form by enhancing the original 1991 film.
'Shame' Portrays Sexual Addiction in the Nude
While Michael Fassbender gives a five-star performance, the lack of a compelling emotional journey stands as the greatest flaw of "Shame."
Confined Arts
Many students stake their education on the assumption that creativity can be taught, but the potential of arts education to form talented artists remains open for debate.
Trite 'Wandaleria' Still Pleases
Although “Wandaleria” isn’t quite as novel as one might hope, this is overcome by fantastic performances by the cast.
Boston Ballet Dancers "Play With Fire"
The Boston Ballet gives students a sneak peak of "Play With Fire"
Arts Course Donates Mural to Hospital
For six months, the students of the Harvard Ceramics Program constructed a nine-piece mural to decorate the bare walls of a local hospital. On Wednesday night, the artists and their friends gathered to admire the recently-installed work.
Contemporary Cuban Art
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (middle) and Alejandro de la Fuente (right) listen attentively as curator Elio Rodriguez (left) talks about his experience as a multimedia artist in both Havana, Cuba and Spain.
Student Art Group Dials In World's Longest Phone Call
Eric R. Brewster ’14 and Avery A. Leonard ’14 fought off drooping eyelids and the urge to sleep last week as they held a phone conversation that lasted for 46 hours, 12 minutes, 52 seconds, and 228 milliseconds—potentially setting a new world record.
"The Tempest" Whips Up a Storm at the Ag
The audience never saw the island in McTaggart’s vision. Instead, set designer Madelynne A. Hays '13 explored McTaggart’s theme of magic in art through the set. As opposed to an outdoor vista, the stage is a hauntingly accurate artist’s studio, complete with hundreds of books, paint sets, and other various curiosities.
