In recognition of the graduating seniors in studio art, music, and theatre, the Record created a brief series of artist features. The artists offered their thoughts on their senior projects, recitals, or theses, and their experiences as artists at the College.
The mark that both Pachinko and Lee’s debut novel Free Food for Millionaires have left on my relationship to storytelling runs bone-deep. So when I answered a call from an unknown number on May 6, my stomach was a knotted mess of nerves and excitement as Lee’s voice sounded from the speakers.
In the spirit of celebrating the end of a unique COVID-19 year and getting through the final push of the semester, I compiled a small list of song recommendations to get you to the end of May.
After a year of livestreamed and canceled events, some performance groups have been performing outside, filling sunny campus spots like Chapin steps and Cole Field with vibrant song and dance for the last weeks of the semester.
This past week, staff writer Yuchan Kim had the opportunity to take a look at Albrecht Dürer’s magnificent prints, along with many other astonishing pieces at the College’s Special Collections department.
The Brew & Forge Lecture Series, created and organized by Gaius Charles Bolin Fellow in English Franny Choi, held an event on April 19 featuring a virtual reading, presentation, and panel discussion centered on writing and organizing in the Black radical tradition.
During the pandemic, shows and events in and around Williamstown halted in-person production and shifted to digital formats. However, with mass vaccination programs now underway, this year’s summer theater season appears promising as the county and country approach a new normal.
After over a year of foregoing theatrical releases for home viewing, I was not caught up on the Oscars nominees for this year. But hearing the word “Nomadland” out of Laura Dern’s mouth on Oscars night made me excited to revisit the places in the American West that I had road tripped through when I was younger.
Astrophotography is more than just a hobby for first-years Josh Picoult ’24 and Tasan Smith-Gandy ’24. It is how they share the marvels of the cosmos with others through Instagram and YouTube.
CoDa dancers were separated by masks, distance, and often miles as they prepared for their April 10 Zoom webinar in which they exhibited a suite of dances from Anna Sokolow’s Rooms.
For most Williams students, Thursday, April 8, no doubt felt like an ordinary spring day. Yet for students at the College who love Taylor Swift (or, as they are affectionately called, Swifties), it was nothing short of a momentous occasion.
Student musician and composer Tasan Smith-Gandy ’24 hiked up Pine Cobble trail, bringing along with him his six-pound cello. Upon reaching the summit of Pine Cobble, he sat down and performed “Pine Cello,” an original piece inspired by the natural beauty around him.
