OPUS, the literary magazine that has been at Hope College for decades, is coming out with its newest edition this coming Thursday, December 9. What can we expect to see from this year’s edition? What will OPUS Soup look like? And how on earth do they choose which pieces will be featured? We interviewed Co-Editor,…
Dune The star-studded film is an adaptation of a novel by Frank Herbert, thought of as the patriarch of science fiction. The film is a box office knockout, and many theatergoers are raving about its visual experience. NPR says, “The world of Frank Herbert’s novel feels big and immersive here in a way it never…
Following the theme of last week’s faculty spotlight, The Anchor had the privilege of talking with Stephen Krebs, the Technical Director for the Theatre Department. He is in charge of building sets, taking designs and making them a reality. He also teaches the skills he has acquired to students in a class called Scenic Design. …
For the rest of the semester, The Anchor will be interviewing different professors from the arts departments on campus, highlighting the unique and impactful faculty we are privileged to learn from. Greg Lookerse is an Assistant Professor of Art, and he teaches Design and upper-level studio classes, as well as Time Based Art and 3D…
This last Friday, November 12, the first-ever Disney+ Day was celebrated. On this day, the glorious amounts of content that are available to stream on the service were acknowledged, and some new shows and movies such as “Jungle Cruise” and “Shang-Chi” were released. Not only did they celebrate this, but they also announced an abundance…
“This is what it is to love an artist: The moon is always rising above your house. The houses of your neighbors look dull and lacking in moonlight. But he is always going away from you. Inside his head there is always something more beautiful.”- Sarah Ruhl, “Eurydice” The Hope College Theatre Department’s second production…
How often do you sit on the stage as an audience member and watch a show which performs in the seats? Over the past two weekends H2, Hope College’s very own pre-professional dance company, put on a site-specific show in Dimnent Chapel. They performed in the pews and seats while all of the audience members…
“Squid Game,” written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, is the first ever Korean TV show that has reached #1 on Netflix in 90 different countries. If I were to compare it to anything it would be like “The Hunger Games” on steroids and with many more wicked twists. The gut-wrenching series has scored a 91%…
It’s Wednesday night. Everything is dark, streetlights are on, and classes are long done for the day, but way back in the maze of Depree Art Center, you’d find that the entire sculpture studio is still brimming with activity. Here, vibrant magazine spreads and collage materials are spread across desks. There’s a small army of…
A few days ago, the Anchor got the chance to sit down with Emma Clark (’22). The goal in mind was to discuss her recent switch from a vocal performance major to a creative writing major (communications/music double minor). We also wanted to learn more about her creative writing techniques, how she gets out of…