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...Munich, Germany, this May. “Because of the theme of the conference, we wanted it to actually be international,” says Anne Shreffler, the Chair of the Harvard Music Department and one of the conference’s four organizers. “We hope that this approach will start new research to look into the cross-cultural transfer of musical ideas in the 20th century.”This weekend, the conference features 16 speakers—each internationally renowned for their teaching and music research—from six different countries, as well...
...Molesworth, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Fogg, who will be a respondent at the conference. Although the event is drawing a wide range of scholars to Harvard for the weekend, Buchloh insists that undergraduates are the group that he is trying to target. “I was hoping that it would not just be a scholarly affair,” he says. Warhol’s role is particularly relevant to today’s youth, according to Molesworth. “I think the current generation of undergraduates exists in a world with more images than...
...departure from Indian mythology. Although narration will be provided before each dance and a program will be handed out with detailed explanations of the dance elements and the storyline, Martin noted that in the past there were moments that could be hard for the audience to follow. She hopes that the new grounding in historical events, contemporary social issues, and everyday stories will increase the audience’s overall understanding. Although the SAA holds several Indian cultural dance performances each year, Martin notes that “Kalpanam” brings a new perspective. “From what...
...eerie harmony. After her husband is swallowed, the wife dons a retro-science fiction swim apparatus to search for him. Although the ending is ambiguous, the candle that has lit the scene is blown out in its final moments, so I wouldn’t hold out too much hope for the couple’s future together. While the frequent close-ups on the puppets are a bit heavy-handed, the video does do a good job of capturing the languid nature of the song. The gently rippling water and honey-toned sky blend seamlessly with Feist?...
...More troubling is the McCain campaign’s most persistent talking point: that Barack Obama is a naive, idealistic hope-monger who spouts flighty rhetoric without offering real solutions. Such claims bear little relation to the reality of the candidates’ policy proposals. The recent financial crisis offers an illustration: Senator Obama responded to the crisis with steady pragmatism, while Senator McCain naively refused to recognize the fiscal irresponsibility of cutting taxes for the wealthy, and still clings to Republican dogma that the federal government ruins everything...