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...Arts winner Alexandra M. Hays ’09 “addresses the critique of social customs and expectations of the West’s myopic perspective on the East, especially China.” But Hays does not entirely agree with this interpretation. Yes, Hays admits, her background as an East Asian Studies concentrator has influenced her art more than a history of working from any particular medium. “But I’m not really an artist,” she says. “I just make projects and a lot .of the time...
...dancers made their jumps and turns look effortless. But make no mistake: there’s a lot of technical training and maybe even an aspiring ballerina or two behind this rock star exterior. “Within the dance team, all the girls come from different backgrounds of dance,” co-captain Daniella G. Urbina ’10 says. “The junior class is, like, all lyrical dancers,” she adds, laughing. “The sophomores have a more jazzy background, I would say. And our freshmen are a little...
...beats slam in a one-dimensional atmosphere, interrupted by deeper, more mechanical seizures, and the words, “I saw a savior / A savior come my way / I thought I’d see him / In the cold light of day.” Voices join in the background, building up throughout the song, sounding soft against the piston-pump that composes the spine of the track. Suddenly, the voices are gone. The beats duplicate themselves and pour in and out of one another, vibrating more eerily as extraterrestrial organs come alive, wheezing over the surge...
...what is amazing about the Latin-American music—you can go around the world and see someone playing salsa—there can be a Mexican ballad being played in India,” he says.Performers in the show include students of all races and backgrounds, and the board members are proud of the amount of diversity in the show. Participants range from Asian dance groups to singers who are also in Kuumba. “Not everyone is from a Latin-American background,” Rosa says. “Part of it is that they...
...coffee shop scene, the male protagonist, Joe, is sounding out a Coca-Cola jingle he wrote recently when a siren drowns out his conversation with his friend Alli. The camera leaves the two actors and follows the speeding ambulance through the window, though their voices continue in the background. The camera cuts back to Alli, who says, “I think someone just died hearing your jingle.” The moment—both the ambulance passing and the actor’s response—was completely improvised...