“Raffaella” COURTESY | Raffaellaballet.org After six years in the making, “The Raffaella Ballet Movie,” which honors Raffaella Maria Stroik, screened in The Searle Center April 10. The ballet, commissioned by Duncan and Ruth Stroik, intends to convey the life of their daughter Raffaella, who died in 2018 at age 23 and was a ballet dancer. “The inspiration for the...
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Minecraft movie is uninspiring
‘Chicken Jockey’ COURTESY | Youtube It is a truth universally acknowledged that a video game and a studio in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a movie. I cannot say that “A Minecraft Movie” is a good movie. Then again, I would be lying if I told you I didn’t laugh when I watched it. ...
Last senior art exhibit shows in Daughtery gallery
(Left to right) Cecelia Cummins, Abby Davis, and Katie Lannon pose next to their work. COURTESY | James Joski Senior Cecelia Cummins singled out her favorite painting at her art show: a portrait of Julio Suarez called “He Taught Me How to Do This.” Suarez, chairman and associate professor of art, has taught Cummins since her first art class. “It...
Three finalists named in playwriting competition
Sharing one’s work is the most intimidating part of the playwrighting process, said senior Emily Griffith, one of this year’s playwriting finalists. “The more you write, the more you learn about yourself in the process,” Griffith said. “In a way, it’s scary because you bear your soul when you write something, and it feels like you’re opening your heart.”...
