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Some students look back on their college artistic careers and remember standing ovations after plays or accepting praise as they stood beside their art work during gallery receptions. Benjamin T. Clark ’09, however, has taken a more independent path through the Harvard arts scene as technical director of a large portion of the sets for Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club productions. He has spent countless hours in the Loeb shop crafting scenes, working in the grid, and ensuring the safety of all involved in plays. “Me and Bruce [Springsteen] in the shop, that?...
...always be a poser. But I grew up hanging out with old Irish guys. From that perspective I consider myself to be an Irish musician.” When choosing colleges, “I knew I wanted to have an Irish scene nearby,” he says. After graduation, Gurney plans to live in Ireland to experience the land which informed the music he loves. “I want to learn how to help traditional music move forward without messing with what made it a tradition in the first place,” he says...
...wasn’t here to do plays,” he says. “I was really disappointed.” Pecci took the year off and founded an art gallery with friends. Upon his return, Pecci fully immersed himself in the college’s theater scene as an actor, director, and playwright. When President Faust instituted the Task Force on the Arts in 2007, Pecci was asked to join as one of two College students. “It was a good way for me to express my dissatisfaction with the way things were operating here...
...conservatory because I thought I would be intellectually and socially stifled. The Harvard music department gave off good vibes, and the great compositional faculty attracted me here.” Since arriving at Harvard, Schachter has been a fixture on the university’s music scene. He plays piano and bass with both the Sunday and Monday Jazz Bands, has composed on commission for various ensembles, and has enjoyed the opportunity to perform alongside Herbie Hancock, Aaron Goldberg, and other jazz legends. Schacher credits Harvard Universiy Bands director Thomas G. Everett with getting him to “listen...
...rendition of John Ford’s “’Tis Pity She’s A Whore” on show in the Loeb Experimental Theatre from May 1-9, things are going to get even dirtier. Complete with contemporary costume design, a modern club scene setting, and a dirt pit constructed on stage, “’Tis Pity” is a complete reinterpretation of the Jacobean tragedy. According to Director Olivia A. Benowitz ’09, these changes were implemented so that the show will better resonate with a college...