Campus Arts
'Julius Caesar' A Giant Among Theater
The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which ran until Saturday in the Loeb Ex, was among the best-executed student theater productions this year. The creative staging and mild text revision of director Alice Abracen '15 synthesized with strong performances on the part of the actors, resulting in an updated performance that maintained the dynamics and power of the original. This result provided a model for modern settings of classic works.
Julius Caesar
Spencer J. Horne '14 and Lelaina E. Vogel '15 perform in the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club's "Julius Caesar" in Loeb Ex.
'Caesar' Goes Up in the Ex
Though the costumes and customs of Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s “Julius Caesar,” which opened yesterday and will run until tomorrow evening at the Loeb Ex, give the show a modern feel, these are not the only aspects that make the classic so applicable—the dialogue, which dates back hundreds of years, grapples with moral and social themes still prevalent today.
Playful 'Pirates' Opens in the Ag
The idea of a 130-year old operetta may seem tiresome, but director Allen J. Macleod ’14 promises that Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert & Sullivan Players’ “The Pirates of Penzance,” which opened yesterday and will run through Nov. 10 at Agassiz Theater, is ridiculous fun.
An Unexpected 'Marie-Antoinette'
So much of our fascination has been with the reputation, not the person, of this infamous queen. But the play “Marie-Antoinette, In Her Own Words,” which ran until Oct. 20 at the Modern Theatre, attempted to give us just the real person.
Art Therapy
The arts have collectively provided Harvard students with an outlet for creative self-expression, allowing them to explore issues of mental health in safe spaces and with freedom of expression. One campus artist who has utilized art to generate discussion about mental health, Bex H. Kwan ’14, sees the two as inseparable: “What is art not on mental health issues?”
It's About Time to See 'Antigonick'
If a person were to pick up a copy of “Antigonick,” by Anne Carson, the cover will say it is a translation of Sophocles’s “Antigone.” The script of “Antogonick,” however, is more than a translation; it is an interpretation intertwined with artistic renderings, an odd mix between a graphic novel and a lyrical retelling—more a contained, visual experience than a traditional read.
Portrait of an Artist: Anne Carson and Ianthe Demos
I think you’re always trying to reach back, because she’s reaching back. I think one of the points of her text is this idea of how the ancient fuses into our modern understanding of the world, and that what’s inescapable about “Antigone” is the recurrence.
"Not Another Horror Movie" Challenges Genre
In a meta-theatrical moment in “Not Another Horror Movie,” Kevin (Joseph F. Tabasco ’15) ran away from his killer, turned to the audience, and seized control of his fate, transforming his character from victim to murderer. “Not Another Horror Movie,” a play directed by Daniel A. Citron ’16, ran through Sunday in the Adams Pool Theatre.
A Conversation with Ang Lee
Over his 21 years as a professional director, Ang Lee has explored many challenging and riveting stories through cinema. On Friday, Lee participated in a symposium at the Harvard Sackler Museum celebrating his diverse works.
Musical March Sisters Premiere
Not too far from Cambridge is the Orchard House, the home of famed Massachusetts author Louisa May Alcott and the inspiration for her 19th-century novel “Little Women.” This beloved classic was adapted as a musical in 2004. The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production about the famous March sisters will run from Thursday to Nov. 9 in Farkas Hall.
