By Brittany Young On a warm summer night in early September, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) performed an open-air concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol to commemorate Labor Day 2018. The event was free and open to the public. Large crowds filtered in to see the city’s great symphony perform patriotic favorites Read More …
By Miriam Trujillo Last Saturday night the lower Pryz was full of beautiful sounds as eight singers and a pianist took the stage to bring us a Cabaret titled “Born This Way,” featuring pop music from iconic and beloved women of the twenty-first century. This Cabaret was directed by Christina McCann, a senior Musical Theatre major, Read More …
By Daniela Sol It is a hard task for a director and scriptwriter to properly interpret a book, especially when that book is a classic. Yet Hulu nailed it with its series of The Handmaid’s Tale. Fans of the book have religiously followed the series and have, overall, called the series a success. What has Read More …
By Daniela Sol A city built annually in the middle of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, Burning Man has been over the past years a sensational show where artists and a unique clique of people have gathered together to embrace their own kind of utopia. Burning Man is a place where self-expression, decommodification, and Read More …
By Daniela Sol This weekend marks the beginning of the the Monroe Street Market Farmers Market. The market is opening its doors to visitors this Saturday and all Saturdays hereafter, from 9 AM to 1 PM at the Arts Walk in Brookland, D.C. Although spring this year has pretty much been a tease, going from Read More …
By Daniela Sol After one long hibernation, Kanye West has made one heck of an appearance back on good ol’ Twitter. On April 12th, the rapper braced his followers with a masterpiece of a tweet. “Often people working with the existing consciousness are jealous of those who are more in touch and they become hard-core Read More …
By Daniela Sol Passion is the dominant energy felt when conversing with Alexandra Sol, a 28-year-old art curator currently based in El Salvador. With grand hand gestures and eyes filled with curiosity, she explains her utmost inspiration, her project, Journey of an Artstigator. In her “journey” as she calls it, she documents graffiti art, street Read More …
By Daniela Sol It has been yet another year of anticipation with regards to the cherry blossoms in D.C. As spring slowly makes its way, not quite settling in, the peak bloom of the cherry blossoms has been delayed for the past weeks. This past weekend the nation’s capital started the festivities celebrating the annual Read More …
By Iain Higgins Rich the Kid had an absolutely stellar 2017, with 2018 beginning on promising notes. His two big singles, “New Freezer” and “Plug Walk,” garnered large amounts of praise from both hip-hop fans and the general populace (a feature from Kendrick on the former undoubtedly helped.) However, the March 30th release of Rich’s Read More …
By Katarina Ivancik Coming from the producers of Parenthood and Friday Night Lights, Rise is living up to high expectations. It premiered March 13th and is airing every Tuesday 10 PM EST; the latest episodes are available online on NBC’s website. Reminiscent of TV shows like Glee and recently successful movie musicals like La La Read More …