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Seated at Starbucks, Alex Fisher (C '19) talks with an air of quirkiness, creativity, and humor. In his red button–up and blue camo vest, he smiles while introducing himself. His eyes crinkle at the corners while recalling memories from early college years; they light up whenever he hits upon naturalistic photography and film.
Off the Beat, one of Penn’s premier co–ed modern rock and pop a cappella groups, has made a name for itself nationally as a musical force to be reckoned with, and it’s got the accolades and albums to prove it. Established in 1987, Off the Beat has continually pushed the boundaries of a cappella performance, finding new ways to meld the edgy and complex sounds of the rock genre into the raw vocals of a cappella music.
Need to get your fix of talented singers, graceful dancers, and interesting speakers? Good news! It seems that all (or at least eight) of Penn’s student groups are having their fall shows this week from Thursday, Nov. 15 to Sunday, Nov. 18 with plenty of opportunities to watch wide–eyed as your peers take to the stage!
Sterilized bacteria. Tooth enamel. Crystallized amino acids. Not your typical oil–paint–and–watercolor mediums. But in Anna Dumitru’s BioArt and Bacteria, these words can be spotted across almost every label. Running through November 24 at the Esther Klein Gallery, located on the first–floor of the University City Science Center at 3600 Market St., the gallery is an exemplification of how the British artist is contributing to an emerging movement known as BioArt that merges art and science, using living organisms and biotechnology to create meaningful artwork.
Waxing, shaving, weaves, extensions, going au–natural; how women style their hair is highly commodified and politicized. Learn more about such topics with PAGE—the Penn Association for Gender Equality—at their annual “Love Your Body Week” exhibition, a celebration of self–love and women’s empowerment.
A student cramming before a math exam rabbit–holes into a calculator, like Alice falling into Wonderland. He meets "Derivative", "Sigma", and "Integral," each representing the past, present, and future respectively in a mathematical parody of the Three Ghosts in "A Christmas Carol." He pleads with them for advice in his search for infinite wisdom; each responds with cryptic math puns that draw laughter from anyone who has ever had to come in contact with calculus. Failing in his search for endless knowledge, he lays down to sleep as members of Penn Glee come on–stage, belting out a live band rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody. "Is this the real life, or is this fantasy..." bounces off the theater walls and echoes among the rafters, as if to comment on the mind bending quality of its preceding act. As absurd as the number was, it encapsulated the core of this two–hour performance presented by Penn Dance and Penn Glee Club.
Against a backdrop of window frames looking out onto Locust, a girl raps to the beat playing from her phone. "This is me, liquefied to words", she belts into the mic, hand gesturing back and forth to the rhythm of her lyrics. When she finishes, sound applause smatters among the audience filed in rows of folding chairs, and she steps back to her seat, a grin glowing from her cheeks.
Need some light reading—that isn't for your Sociology class—over Thanksgiving break? Check out our roundup of late–fall book releases for some suggestions.
Armed with a realtor’s license and yoga instructor certification, Eliza Culp (C ’20) could sell you a house and teach you warrior poses at the same time. Even without knowing her, one can immediately tell that this quirky, witty junior from Sarasota, Florida is a girl of many talents. However, after just one conversation, it’s clear that Eliza has one passion that stems deeper than the rest—art. As a member of the Collctve, stylist for The Walk, and seasoned fine arts major, Eliza works across all mediums to bring a variety of eclectic visions to life.
Down the stairs from Frontera is the home of five cultural houses. But last Friday, what was once simply a space for cultural and community gathering transformed into an art gallery for expression of this cultural and community. Titled inVISIBLE, the gallery was a student–curated, student–crafted space aimed at promoting cultural awareness and the intersectional identity of each through art.
In Latin, excelano means "we march forth," a fitting phrase for this family of poets. For its team members, Excelano is a place to let loose, to shout out, to call home. Founded 15 years ago, the Excelano Project is a group devoted to "finding voice" through spoken poetry, "...It’s about holding a speaker up to life’s white noise, to find that every one of us can be heard."
Sat squarely outside the Meyerson Building is a monumental, seemingly indiscernible structure of red. From one side, it looks to be some sort of spider, its legs crawling out of its body. On the other, a flat face. While it’s so easy to simply pass by it without giving it a second look, the structure is actually the work of Alexander Calder, an American sculptor whose pieces have graced the likes of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Guggenheim.
In Professor Kirk’s English class, there's talk of bitcoin, the history of fashion, and the latest Wing Bowl, which is an annual buffalo wing eating contest. Not exactly the usual topics of discussion in class. This is ENGL145, Advanced Nonfiction Writing: XFic, where students take the raw material of experience and transform it into a compelling narrative that will be bound in XFic, Penn’s premier literary journal in experimental nonfiction.
There’s enormous talent on this campus. That’s a fact. From freshmen beginners to Grammy–awarded artists, there’s an endless stream of the performing arts for all to see. Here’s what not to miss this upcoming month:
While October wind rails against the floor–to–ceiling glass of Harnwell's rooftop lounge, I am warm with a cup of freshly brewed espresso folded in my fingers. Breathing in deep, the scent of coffee grounds fills my nose, complementing the hush of gentle conversation. The clinking of a moka pot breaks my lull, and I savor the last of my espresso, acidic and bitter notes sinking into my tongue. Scanning the circle of booths, I move to the Vietnamese coffee booth, lips already poised to ask for a taste.
Through December 20th, the Harvey & Irwin Kroiz Gallery will be exhibiting seven decades of work from landscape architect and Penn professor Laurie Olin. Titled “Drawing: Laurie Olin,” the exhibit displays how the designer of some of the biggest landscapes in the country perceives and reconstructs his world.
The time was October 27th, Saturday night. The place, Irvine Auditorium. The crowd, a swirling mass of traditional Indian dress: cream tunics and long pants on guys, saris in gold and green and all that glitters on girls. The show itself? "SAS Presents: Friends – The Cultural Show," a celebration of Indian culture in the form of music and dance. Here are some of the highlights:
Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Alice Deng (E ’20) is a bit of a street wanderer. Camera strapped around her neck, she radiates a sunny, carefree aura—one can’t help but find her immediately relatable. “I’m a little awkward,” Alice laughs. Beneath this humble charisma, however, is a wildly versatile, creative individual with a deep sense of self. Since coming to Penn with an indefinite idea of what she wanted to do, Alice has found her unique home in the balance between art, design, and computer science. On campus, the CIS major and fine arts minor can be found snapping aesthetic food pics for Penn Appétit, cranking out code as a member of Penn Women in Computer Science (WiCS), and expressing her identity through a diverse set of creative projects.
At the intersection of Arch and 16th Streets, shadowed between buildings of glass and brick and facing the incessant traffic of Benjamin Franklin Parkway, sits the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial Plaza. Newly opened after reconstruction by the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation on Oct. 22, 2018, the plaza is a sliver of history suspended within the fast flowing pace of Center City. In collaboration with architecturally acclaimed design firm Wallace Roberts & Todd, the Foundation officially broke ground for the Plaza's reconstruction on Nov. 28, 2017 as a means of restoring and expanding the original monument for a wider audience.
On Friday, Oct. 19, Shahzia Sikander’s latest work of art, The Perennial Gaze, was unveiled in the Bonnell Building at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). The mosaic mural is displayed near the entrance of the building where the glittering tiles might pique the interest of any student or visitor passing by.
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