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Masterpiece: The portrait of Beatrice Cenci, the muse and the myth

By Isabelle Blank | February 26, 2019

Just as contemporary crowds flock to the Louvre today to catch a glimpse of DaVinci’s “Mona Lisa,” during the 19th century, there was one painting that stood out amidst all the rest as the most captivating work of the “Grand Tour.” The artwork, falsely identified as Guido Reni’s 1599 portrait of Beatrice Cenci attracted visitors from all around the globe and spawned numerous copies. Writers such as Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville all documented their journey to Rome to see the painting.

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'New Work for Goldberg Variations' is an elaborate masterpiece

By Isabelle Blank | January 15, 2019

Choreographer Pam Tanowitz and pianist Simone Dinnerstein tackle Bach’s equally canonical and intricate “Goldberg Variations” in a collaborative piece entitled “New Work for Goldberg Variations.” Tanowitz’s company performed the new piece this past weekend at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.

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“Neapolitan Quartet” is an immersive look at a female friendship

By Isabelle Blank | January 8, 2019

Italian writer Elena Ferrante’s operatic Neapolitan Quartet, a series that spans four volumes and six decades of friendship, traces the intertwined lives of characters Lila and Lenù.

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'Colette' fails in its biopic purpose for 'Claudine' writer

By Isabelle Blank | October 23, 2018

“What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” – Colette In the present moment of the Time’s Up movement, Kavanaugh’s confirmation and the Trump presidency at-large, the age-old narrative of man silencing woman is especially resonant.

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Review: ‘Girl’ is a coming-of-age story based on metamorphosis

By Isabelle Blank | September 28, 2018

“Late at night, my mind would come alive with voices and stories and friends as dear to me as any in the real world.

World Music Percussion Ensemble performance in Hanover, New Hampshire on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

Copyright 2017 Robert C Strong II

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Director Hafiz Shabazz retires from World Percussion Ensemble

By Isabelle Blank | May 15, 2018

Hafiz Shabazz, a Dartmouth professor, ethnomusicologist and master drummer, gave his last performance with the Dartmouth World Percussion Ensemble this past Saturday.

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Chee’s ‘How to Write an Autobiographical Novel’ impresses

By Isabelle Blank | May 1, 2018

Dartmouth professor and best-selling novelist Alexander Chee’s new book “How to Write an Autobiographical Novel" is a collection of 16 chronologically ordered nonfiction essays. It is simultaneously a deep dive into Chee’s craft, a political thinkpiece, a memoir and a call to action.

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Lauren Groff’s "Fates and Furies" is a glimpse at new work "Florida"

By Isabelle Blank | April 17, 2018

Groff’s Florida is simultaneously seaside utopia and swampy inferno, mystical and commercial, a place for the old and a place for the young.

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Poetry duo Mother Tongue slams violence and oppression

By Isabelle Blank | April 5, 2018

Women of the World Poetry Slam champions Rachel McKibbens and Dominique Christina grappled with violence, marginalization, and trauma in their performance called "Trigger Warning."

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Dada Masilo's "Giselle" is not a "pretty ballet"

By Isabelle Blank | April 3, 2018

Shortly after the curtains opened, South African instrumentals and the voices of Dada Masilo’s dancers overtook the first notes of Adolphe Adam’s original composition for “Giselle.” The dancers were splayed and widely stanced in silhouette against a gray-green William Kentridge illustration of South African marshland.

Masterpiece: The portrait of Beatrice Cenci, the muse and the myth

'New Work for Goldberg Variations' is an elaborate masterpiece

“Neapolitan Quartet” is an immersive look at a female friendship

'Colette' fails in its biopic purpose for 'Claudine' writer

Review: ‘Girl’ is a coming-of-age story based on metamorphosis

Director Hafiz Shabazz retires from World Percussion Ensemble

Chee’s ‘How to Write an Autobiographical Novel’ impresses

Lauren Groff’s "Fates and Furies" is a glimpse at new work "Florida"

Poetry duo Mother Tongue slams violence and oppression

Dada Masilo's "Giselle" is not a "pretty ballet"

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