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Today, I am at peace. Breathing deeply, the sun on my face, I watch a waterfall flow into a pond, watch parents and small children feed koi. As I write, I sit on the steps of a Japanese tea house. I am just miles from campus, and although it doesn’t feel like it, I am still very much in Philadelphia.
Sitting in Huntsman Hall, Chrissy Walker (W '19) and Olivia Klein (C '19), the co–CEOs of Penn Fashion Week: Fashion Reimagined, are poised and passionate. Both Olivia and Chrissy played key roles in organizing “the biggest event of the year for fashion at Penn.” This week included resume workshops and panels with some of the biggest companies in the industry—all of which culminated in the Penn Fashion Week Conference, on Friday, March 22.
Stones and thread–covered fishbones hang from the ceiling, suspended by clear, barely–visible twine. They sway, their movement made apparent from the large shadows cast on white gallery walls. Spanish and English poetry wraps around through the walls and work.
Sam Orlin (C’ 19) appears around the corner of the Annenberg Center entrance. He’s in an olive green t–shirt and a black–and–white flannel. During quick introductions, another beaming face turns around the corner, sitting down with a bright pink shirt and flannel, Jimmy Paolini (E’ 19). And then the third, Ryan Young (C’ 19). They’re all in costume—Sam prepared to play Bison Ben, Jimmy as Bill Williams, and Ryan as Flint Westwood—ready for their opening night of The Good, The Bad, and the Uglee.
For those who grew up fascinated with the mythical worlds of dragons, sea monsters, and mermaids, the “Mythic Creatures” exhibition, held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, is the perfect place to rediscover that old love.
I found myself not knowing where to look. Wild–bearded men, parents and children, babies and dogs, food stands, jewelry vendors, tables and tables of machinery, oddities and taxidermy–ed animals. Countless artists, all hard at work on their craft.
With the rigid Penn curriculum, most students take classes to fulfill requirements. While schedules very quickly become full, there might still be a little something missing—perhaps a little soul. At Penn, it's almost too easy to forget that our creative side needs some of the attention that we usually devote to our academics—but there are solutions. One is through taking art classes—yes, it's possible to take them just for fun. Students blessed with a bit of room in their schedule who have taken such classes can attest to just how important it is.
Four overhanging lights cast a semi-lit glow within the Taller Puertorriqueño conference room. Housed in the back left corner of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the room's worn and stained carpet gives away its age. In the front of the room sits Kukuli Velarde, about to present on her latest exhibition, The Complicit Eye. The Peruvian artist wears a colorful skirt, to match her quick sense of clever humor. Velarde is unapologetically human, she is a clever composite of all the things I am looking for when entering a museum: honest, firm, and brilliant.
When someone says the words, “Love Hurts,” what do you automatically think of? Is it that moment when an ex unceremoniously ghosted you, or memories of a long–lost teenage love? For people at The Moth StorySLAM on Feb. 4, these words meant many things, from hilarious young love set against a backdrop of moving immigrant experiences, to the warm love a woman felt for her late grandmother.
While the rest of Philadelphia drifts into slumber at 3 a.m., a group of Penn students spend their twilight hours rehearsing, rehearsing, and rehearsing. Since the beginning of the school year, the university’s first and only all–male dance team, Penn Dhamaka, has been preparing nonstop for one weekend; more specifically, for three shows. This year, their sixteenth annual production “DMAK High” takes us back to the hallways of first days, class clowns, and detention—all while combining western dance styles with South Asian dance styles in their signature fashion. I was fortunate to attend their opening night this past Friday (2/15) to see what all of those hours and sweat were about.
Rabbit opens with a monologue by protagonist Morgan, remembering her challenge to fate as a child—“…God, if you’re going to kill me, kill me … But before you do, you have to give me warning … No—if you’re going to kill me, send me a sign. An omen. Send a rabbit and a raven to my front lawn at the same time one morning, and then I’ll know.”
"What's in a name?" a gangly sans font asks against the webpage's lavender backdrop.
"I know you have an endless list of achievements—from writing poetry, to creating music, to composing musicals and opera. What would you say first inspired you to get into multimedia text to begin with?"
Transform your lazy Sunday by heading to Old City and immersing yourself in Time Passes, an unusual performance piece of Virgina Woolf’s To the Lighthouse. Yes, it is actually eight hours long—a little over the length of the novel’s audiobook.
Philadelphia is grossly underrated as an arts city. I mean, how often do you think about the fact that we just so happen to have a Van Gogh sunflower painting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, or that the walls of the Barnes Foundation are dripping with Matisse and Cézanne paintings. Moreover, the City of Brotherly Love is a hub for the performing arts as well, with comedy clubs and small theaters galore. In order to celebrate the theater scene of Philly and the tri–state area, Theater Philadelphia is bringing back Philly Theater Week, which aims to make theater more accessible to the local community.
Upon entering Slought's front gallery at 40th and Walnut, a wardrobe full of photos takes center stage. A video flickers across one of the walls, playing ambient music that compliments more pictures lining the walls. Inside the drawers of the center wardrobe are piles of unlabeled pictures, representing the combined efforts of not one, but a community of artists.
We all have childhood staples that we can't imagine growing up without—movies, paperbacks, and TV shows which have left a mark on us as kids and now have a special place in our hearts. Among those classics is Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series, which follows the adventures of Percy Jackson, a demigod whose story blurs the line between Greek mythology and life as we know it. Since the first book, The Lightning Thief, was published in 2005, the best–selling series has inspired many a teen's love for novels and Greek mythology. Riordan's words have once again been brought to life through the on-stage magic of The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Drawing from The Lightning Thief's plot, this musical brings its audience back to the world of mythological adventure through a mix of music, acting, and song.
This winter break it seemed like everyone and their mother (myself included) was reading Michelle Obama’s new memoir, Becoming. It's become a best–seller internationally, topping book charts in eleven countries and being published in 31 languages. It was the best-selling book of 2018, and stops on her book tour have attracted thousands. However, for Obama, it's not about the money or the recognition. Simply put, she said, "If I want anything to come from [Becoming], I want us to share our stories with each other. That's what we're missing, right now...and I think people are hungry for that."
2018 is nearly over. And with the new year comes reflection, retrospection, and some top ten lists. This year gave us an onslaught of pop culture, and now Street has endeavored to choose the best of all of it—best albums, best movies, best television shows, and best books from this year, based on staff's picks.
2018 is nearly over. And with the new year comes reflection, retrospection, and some top ten lists. This year gave us an onslaught of pop culture, and now Street has endeavored to choose the best of all of it—best albums, best television shows, best books, and best movies from this year, based on staff's picks.
Solutions by The State News