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...that “art” is becoming the inferior “entertainment”—indeed the boundary between the two is often blurry. The important distinction is in the degree and subtlety of thought involved, both that which goes into the creative product and that which it provokes. The stupidity of Shvarts’ and others’ projects stems from the sense that the pure, ugly spectacle is all that there is to be had here. We might as well attend a Victorian freak show or circus for all the stimulation such displays...
...Ultimately, I think what [my time at Harvard] did was help me identify what interests me and turn that into some kind of product,” Miller says. “I think I came into Harvard with this great passion for creating art, but I didn’t know how to look within myself and see what I found important and how to translate that into a finished work...
...Adelphoe”—originally written by Greek playwright Menander and adapted by Roman scribe Terence—was, perhaps, not so fun: it was first performed 2000 years ago during a funeral. Taxin insists that the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s production of “Adelphoe,” however, is “hilarious.” According to Taxin, Terence’s “Adelphoe” is the best known version of the play. “Early Roman drama is heavily an adaptation; they weren?...
...amount of sheer star power that’s come to Harvard in the past four years that I’ve been able to experience has really shaped my outlook on dance,” she says. This growth is also the product of the fact that the new dance styles that she’s learning and performing inevitably find their way into the works that she choreographs, creating a visible shift in her work. The other dancers at Harvard have helped the process as well, since their varying backgrounds have facilitated a creative exchange. Spending a summer...
...also makes it entertaining and valuable in its own right. He describes how dealers invent creative names for their wares, including “Red Tops,” “Body Bag,” and “Capone,” each one differentiating his product as if he were selling candy bars. Moskos explains the sophistication of a street-level drug deal—from lookouts and moneymen to slingers and hired muscle—in a way that inspires some awe for such inner-city entrepreneurship. These stories reveal the conditions of Baltimore...