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Makayla I. Gathers

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Arts

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice: Autumnal Treat Vignettes by The Crimson’s Arts Board

As the leaves turn and the scent of pumpkin spice fills the air, The Crimson’s Arts Board reflects on the treats that feel most like autumn.

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Arts

Artist Profile: Courtney B. Vance ’82 on Using Theater to Navigate Through Life

“Theater saved my life,” said Courtney B. Vance ’82.

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Theater

Taking the Stage: Our Favorite Theater Roles Vignettes

Here are some of our writers’ favorite memories on stage, and the ways that they fell in love with performing.

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Arts

The 38th Cultural Rhythms Showcase: ‘A Family Affair’

Coreas and Onyeiwu led the audience through the show, conducting interviews, sharing jokes, and occasionally joining in themselves.

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Theater

A Black Woman’s Analysis of ‘Wicked’ The Musical: Examining Elphaba’s Story 20 Years Later

More than the beautiful score and mystical spectacle, "Wicked" tells a story that can resonate with many Black women — demonstrated through Elphaba's development and realization of her own power and strength in spite of villainization.

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Music

Concert Review: Bruno Major’s Impassioned Roadrunner Performance

Bruno Major met and surpassed every expectation, leaving only one question: When is he dropping the live album?

"Assassins" Lyric Stage Company of Boston
Theater

‘Assassins’ Review: Balancing Terror and Comedy

Lyric Stage's “Assassins” is seamless. There is never a dull moment, and the show is guaranteed to leave audiences speechless.

"Sisterly Resistance" by Jules Arthur
On Campus

'Call and Response: A Narrative of Reverence to Our Foremothers in Gynecology'

An impressive amount of historical background and research accompanies the newest exhibit, detailing the ways the art pieces intersect with history while uncovering the dark truths behind anthropology, sociology, and our overall medical system.

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Theater

‘Sister Act’ Review: 'Sunday Morning Fever'

How does a convent of nuns find itself intertwined with nightclubs and gangsters?

37th Annual Cultural Rhythms show
On Campus

37th Annual Cultural Rhythms Show: Welcome to the Block Party

Cultural Rhythms 2023 was a festival of unification.

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Music

‘Red Moon In Venus’ Review: A Celestial Music Journey

This long-anticipated album is a treat for fans as it maintaining similar musical motifs to “Sin Miedo,” while also exploring novel sounds.

Arts

‘Bel-Air’ Season 2 Premiere Review: The Fresh Prince Is Back

“Bel-Air” is consistent with its interweaving of social issues affecting the Black community into the plot, while also highlighting the role of young people in attempts to make change.

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Arts

‘Kindred…’ but not Really: The Dissection of the Adaptation

The TV series “Kindred,” which premiered on Dec. 13th of last year, was created by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and aimed to modernize Butler's novel.

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Music

Adam Melchor Concert Review: 'Here Goes Nothing'

Catching up with him after the concert, The Harvard Crimson asked him how he felt after his performance. “I feel great about it, it's so nice to be able to play live,” he said.

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Arts

Jericho Brown Reading Image

Pulitze Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown gave the Morris Gray Poetry Reading on Nov. 7.

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