Dance & Drama Archives — Page 2 of 9 — The Kenyon Collegian

Section: Arts

In Be Aggressive, tragedy, cheerleading and comedy collide

At the top of Be Aggressive’s second act, after Laura breaks the awkward silence of a car ride with an earful of seahorse… Read More

by Cameron Messinides
February 1, 2018
Section: Arts

Venus in Fur amplifies dynamic between actors and directors

For an actor, there is nothing more common, and paradoxically mundane and nerve-wracking, than an audition: You go in, and do your… Read More

by Josh Biatch
January 25, 2018
Section: Arts

Small cast shines in Bright Half Life’s warped chronology

Tanya Barfield’s Bright Half Life is a series of fragments, a choreography comprised of the disparate motions of a relationship: Erica (Emma Dunlop… Read More

by Frances Saux
December 7, 2017
Section: Arts

Maria Brescia-Weiler ’19 spins sociology coursework into play

In Rooted: Stories of Knox County, Kenyon students and lifelong Knox County residents come together to share stories about their communities. Read More

by Zoe Case
December 7, 2017
Section: Arts

Fall concert will showcase student, professor choreography

The heavy jangling of anklets, the flash of colorful saris and pounding of feet created a small cacophony in the Hill Theater on… Read More

by Clara Yetter
December 7, 2017
Section: Arts

Opera workshop demonstrates music, theater chops in show

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come hear the music play,” Eliza Abendroth ’18 sang during the opening of the Kenyon… Read More

by Zoe Case
November 16, 2017
Section: Arts

Murder, mystery and dessert in downtown Mount Vernon

You could be forgiven for thinking that a play about evil spirits possessing children in a Victorian-era manor doesn’t sound topical. Read More

by Kevin Crawford
November 16, 2017
Section: Arts

The cadence of city life reimagined through improv dance

The dancers move as one, bending with their arms extended. Suddenly, the movement breaks as gracefully as it began. A dancer moves forward, a… Read More

by Ulysses Yarber
November 2, 2017
Section: Arts

Hedwig and the Angry Inch brings glitz and glam centerstage

Littered with powerful glam rock ballads and enough glitter to rival any show on the Las Vegas strip, Hedwig and the Angry Inch… Read More

by Bailey Blaker
November 2, 2017
Section: Arts

Mud forces audience to confront uncomfortable experiences

“You’re gonna die like a pig in the mud,” Mae warns Lloyd in act one. The line encapsulates the sentiment of Mud, a… Read More

by Dylan Manning
November 2, 2017