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Dancing the Good Fight for Diversity

Dancing the Good Fight for Diversity

Ryan Mikel, Staff Writer April 6, 2017
Ballet has long been a highly esteemed art form, but it's long past time for its participants to start taking diversity seriously.
The Guitarist's Nobel

The Guitarist’s Nobel

Michael Landes, Staff Writer April 6, 2017
Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in literature last year, leading many to wonder — do song lyrics genuinely qualify as literature?

Annual Tisch Gala Honors Danai Gurira, Andre Holland

Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor April 5, 2017
The 2017 Tisch Gala honoring alums Danai Gurira and Andre Holland was awash with current and former Tisch students, all gathered to celebrate and support their fellow community members.
Michal Marczak’s new nonfiction film, "All These Sleepless Nights," recounts protagonist Krzys's nocturnal escapades in Warsaw, Poland. The enchanting cinematography and authentic characterization create an absorbing film worth watching.

Drinks and Drugs in Warsaw Make for ‘Sleepless Nights’

Zuzia Czemier-Wolonciej, Staff Writer April 4, 2017
In a zany but irresistible new nonfiction film, the nightlife of Warsaw's adolescents is brought to life with an all-too-familiar story of heartbreak and growing up.
From left to right, Professor John Canemaker, Professor Dean Lennert, Disney storyboard artist Isabelle Gedigk and Dreamworks 3D animator Garrett Lewis discuss how the animation industry is like. The event, hosted by the Student Animation League, occurred on March 29.

Drawing up to Disney and DreamWorks

Louis Rodriguez, Contributing Writer April 3, 2017
The NYU Student Animation League recently hosted Tisch alums Isabelle Gedigk, a Disney Television story artist, and Garrett Lewis, a 3D animator at DreamWorks production to speak to students about how they each made their dreams work.
Ailey 2 is composed of multiple choreographed works that serve to connect to the community. It played at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts from March 29 to April 2.

NYU Grad Takes Professional Stage

Ryan Mikel, Staff Writer April 3, 2017
The Ailey 2 New York season premiere featured Tisch alum Jacoby Pruitt in its New Works program, which presented a musically complex and choreographically collective show.
Ariel Levy promoted her memoir, “The Rules Do Not Apply,” which centers around her miscarriage. Her reading occurred on March 29.

Ariel Levy Navigates Life, Love in ‘The Rules Do Not Apply’

Khrysgiana Pineda, Staff Writer April 3, 2017
Journalist and author Ariel Levy's reading for her new memoir "The Rules Do Not Apply" was a frank, enjoyable and lighthearted evening despite the taboo topics she spoke about.
Anne Hathaway stars in “Colassal,” a film about a woman and the discovery of her connection to a creature terrorizing Seoul, Korea. The film’s official release date is April 7.

Anne Hathaway Faces Monsters in ‘Colossal’

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor April 3, 2017
The new star-studded "Colossal" could have been a great film about handling your own problems, but instead shot its own potential in the foot with half-baked plots and poorly-written character development.
Oshun released the music video for “Sango,” which balances masculine and feminine energy. The music video was released on YouTube on March 29.

OSHUN’s ‘Sango’ Challenges Reality

Sabeena Singhani, Contributing Writer April 3, 2017
NYU alums OSHUN just released a new music video for their track "Sango," filled with warm colors, rich textures and a romance that is both empowering and pensive.
Steinhardt's "Spring Awakening" captures the issues that come with sexual oppression in the 1800s. The musical ran from March 30 to April 2.

‘Spring Awakening’ Reveals Harmonies

Alexandra Pierson, Theater and Books Editor April 3, 2017
Steinhardt's production of the famed "Spring Awakening" was a singular and unafraid show, leaving more than just chalk smears and notes lingering in the audience's heart.
PWR BTTM are the glittery punk-rockers rising up the New York music scene. The duo released their latest single “Answer my Text” earlier in March.

Staff Recs: Best Art to Name-Drop

Thomas Price, Htoo Min and Hailey Nuthals March 29, 2017
'Tis the season for a flood of cover letters to be sent to prospective summer internships. Let us help you answer the ever-terrifying interview question that will determine your cool-factor.
Rebecca Ferguson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Sam Reid, as Katya, Misha and Alexander in the British made Cold-War drama, “Despite the Falling Snow.”

‘Despite the Falling Snow’ Has All the Spy Nostalgia You Want

Anubhuti Kumar and Staff Writer March 29, 2017
Triple-threat novelist, screenwriter and director Shamim Sarif's new film "Despite the Falling Snow" takes all of the glory and nostalgia of spy films and brings it to the Soviet Union.