Shakespeare on the Lawn to reinterpret “King Lear”
By Jacqueline Justice | March 26, 2015Shakespeare On The Lawn takes on The Bard’s classic, “King Lear,” in its contemporary, yet timeless rendition of the text.
Shakespeare On The Lawn takes on The Bard’s classic, “King Lear,” in its contemporary, yet timeless rendition of the text.
The release of Florence and the Machine’s new song and music video “What Kind of Man” marks the end of the group’s lighthearted era.
If you can’t beat them, join them. Taylor Swift took this to heart with the release of her “Blank Space” music video last Monday.
Successful musicians are usually known for a specific quality ? an “X” factor. For Ben Howard, his insightful lyrics bring up questions of life, love and self-realization, setting him apart from the monotony of dull lyrics littering the pop charts.This trait are on full display in Howard's latest album, “I Forgot Where We Were,” which dropped Oct.
Following the release of Richmond-based She’s a Legend’s new album, “Flight Patterns & Fist Fights,” Arts & Entertainment had the opportunity to sit down with lead singer Alex McDilda and discuss inspiration, goals and some lesser-known facts about the band.
The slight fall breeze and last few rays of summer sunshine marked the mood Friday evening at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion, as students and community members filled the seats and laid out blankets on the grass for a night of feel-good music from The Head and the Heart.
Some of the most memorable characters in classic American literature suffer from severe mental illness — Benjy Compson, Edna Pontellier, Holden Caulfield and Lennie Small.
Honesty. Blatant, unreserved honesty seemed to be a key characteristic of many Humanities Week presentations.
The popularity of Humanities Week event “Emergency Poetry” far exceeded expectations. The Bryan Hall faculty lounge was jam-packed Monday night, full of students across a variety of majors waiting to hear their favorite professors read their “emergency poems” after rain moved the event inside. “I was bummed that the event had to be moved inside but it was kind of amazing to see how many people were willing to cram into that tiny room and choose to listen to poems being read,” third-year College student Ashley Shamblin said.
How are we supposed to react to the realization of an irrefutable injustice, one which is difficult to recognize, comprehend and ultimately change? The University’s International Justice Mission (IJM) chapter doesn’t have all the answers — but they do aim to make the injustice of international slavery well known, and offer feasible methods to address wrongdoing.