Monday, October 08, 2007

Cunningham premiere turns both silly and mesmerizing

By Hilary Becker, The Dartmouth Staff

The world premiere of Merce Cunningham’s “XOVER” at Moore Theater Friday night began with a revolution — at least, in relative terms. More »

Suzan-Lori Parks lends honest advice to Bentley crowd

By Brittany Coombs, The Dartmouth Staff

On a humid autumn afternoon, the sun-bathed atrium above the Bentley Theater in the Hopkins Center was home to the kind of vibrancy that made Hop passersby peer in through the large windows and caused students fresh from Courtyard Cafe to work their way into the buzzing crowd. More »

Now playing in Hanover

IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH Years from now, when Americans shamefully survey the emotional and physical wreckage of the Iraq War, many will look back on “In the Valley of Elah” as the first film to successfully articulate our nation’s anguish. The story is deceptively simple; a father goes looking for his lost son, who has disappeared after returning home from a tour of duty in Iraq. But if the plot of the film is sparse, the layers of silent pain beneath it are limitless and deep. — A.J. Fox More »