Every theatre student at Hope College remembers being corralled into Theatre 105: Introduction to Theatre Practice during their freshman year. It’s a one-credit course that is recommended to take the first semester of your first year to acclimate yourself to the department and your fellow classmates. The class briefly goes through the different job descriptions…
I don’t think the world around us pays enough attention to music. Music, if executed the “right way” (I use this term lightly) can carry you in a poetic dissertation. It invites you to compose a familiar yet unfamiliar movie in your head or allows you to paintbrush mental memories to external masterpieces. In essence,…
I remember the first time I saw the musical “In the Heights” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. My high school, while I was still a middle schooler, decided to put it on, and my sister was the lead, so obviously I was super thrilled. After watching the show, I was star-struck and inspired; I watched the show…
This past weekend, the Hope College Theatre Department virtually opened “Detroit ‘67.” It is a play that follows two siblings making ends meet with an after-hours joint in their basement during the Detroit riots in 1967. Playwright Dominique Morisseau brilliantly wove together family struggles, racial strife and Motown flair, and Hope students brought the rich…
You can tell a lot about a person by what kinds of movies, music and books they like. However, their opinions and perceptions about a piece of media can tell you so much more. Some movies test existing perspectives and have the ability to reveal things and even change existing ideas and opinions. “500 Days…
On Wednesday, February 17, the up and coming brother band AJR released their newest single “Way Less Sad,” a feature track on their upcoming album “OK Orchestra.” On its first day, the music video received 606,748 views and quickly climbed to well over half a million after the first week. Often, an artist will yield…
The top of the staircase in the DePree Gallery is encompassed in a tranquil quiet. This space lends itself well to curiosity and wonder, allowing any viewer to connect with and attempt to understand the complexity of the artwork being displayed. The current show, the faculty exhibition, brings together work done by Hope art professors,…
I had been waiting for Marvel’s “WandaVision” to arrive on Disney+ for months, and the day had finally come. On Friday, January 15th, 2021, the first two episodes became available to stream. I sat down on the couch with snacks in one hand and my remote in the other, ready to watch. Immediately, I was…
Throughout history, artists have been forced to master the art (no pun intended) of pinpointing the entertainment needs of the masses. During the Renaissance, many visual artists and architects assimilated their styles to match the aesthetics of the people. Thankfully during COVID-19, many intelligent artists have strayed from making art that revolves around the current…
Now that it is February, I can guarantee that many of us who tried committing to a New Year’s resolution have probably given up. Honestly, I’m not sure if people even do those anymore. I have had my fair share of uncompleted resolutions, from exercising every day, to reading 150 books a year or not…