“Lincoln” is more BBC drama than American blockbuster. It is two-and-a-half hours long and stars a cast of aging character actors. It relies not on action sequences and beautiful faces but on complex conversations about law and policy to move the plot. And it humanizes, however respectfully, an American demigod. Daniel Day-Lewis is the movie’s...
Year: 2012
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Shakespeare: act it out
The first time I read “Hamlet,” I thought it was overrated. I’m a Philistine, I know. But, now that I’ve seen “Hamlet” performed multiple times both on stage and screen, I am reformed –– I love it as a thing of beauty. Reading the Bard’s work only, and not performing it as well, sells Shakespeare...
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Choir and orchestra collaborate for ‘Messiah’
The Hillsdale College Music Department will perform “Messiah” Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. at College Baptist Church. The performance will last two and a half hours. The music department performs Messiah every four years. James Holleman, Chairman and Associate Professor of Music, Choirs, and Orchestra, began the cycle in 2000. This ensures that every student...
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A Victorian Christmas at the Grosvenor House
This Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2, the Grosvenor House in Jonesville, Mich., will host “A Victorian Christmas,” a chance to go back in time and enjoy the sights and smells of Christmases long, long ago. The Victorian-style house, built in 1874 by Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, has hosted a “Victorian Christmas” for the past...
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Preparations begin for spring performance of ‘The Tempest’
Auditions for “Shakespeare in the Arb” took place Nov. 5-6 with more than 30 students trying out for a spot in “The Tempest.” The directors, senior Alex Tiren and junior Audrey Gray, are pleased with the cast they chose. Senior Daniel Spiotta was picked for the lead role of Prospero, a magician who is exiled...