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Critic’s Pick

Arts & Life
Sonja Johnson-Yu ('18) conducts a Summer Chorale at MemChu. (Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Sano)

Taking notes from a trio of Stanford music majors

Timothy Dai
  •  
Dec. 5, 2019
Arts & Life
Irakli (Bachi Valishvili), Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani), and Mary (Ana Javakishvili) share a heavy moment in Levan Akin’s “And Then We Danced.” (Courtesy of French Quarter Film)

IQFF, part 1: The breathtakingly intimate ‘And Then We Danced’

Olivia Popp
  •  
Oct. 17, 2019
Arts & Life
Composer John Adams, director Peter Sellars, and librettist Alice Goodman collaborated to create "Nixon in China," an opera on the president's landmark 1972 visit after 25 years of frigid US-China relations. (Photo: Met Opera on Demand)

Music + X: Politics

Adrian Liu and Elizabeth Lindqwister
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Sept. 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Cho Yeo-jeong as the wealthy matriarch in Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite." (Courtesy of NEON)

‘Parasite’ will have you buzzing to the #Bonghive

Olivia Popp
  •  
Sept. 17, 2019
Arts & Life
Actor Sarah Bockel stars as the songwriter Carole King in the touring production of "Beautiful." She brings natural nuance and warmth to the role (courtesy of Joan Marcus).

A ‘Beautiful’ look at the life of Carole King

Chloe Wintersteen
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June 3, 2019
Arts & Life
The Stanford Collaborative Orchestra, or SCOr, makes marvelous music without a conductor (courtesy of Stanford Collaborative Orchestra).

SCOr picks up ‘Good Vibrations’

Caroline Baker
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May 31, 2019
Arts & Life
BTS stands in white shirts and black jackets on a stage holding a golden disk award.

‘You know BTS?’

Izzy Angus
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May 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Former Stegner fellow Lysley Tenorio contemplates Filipino-American identity in his short story collection "Monstress" (courtesy of Lysley Tenorio).

‘Monstress’ melds the marvelous and melancholic

Shana E. Hadi
  •  
May 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Beanie Feldstein stars as Molly and Kaitlyn Dever as Amy in Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, BOOKSMART, an Annapurna Pictures release. Credit: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna Pictures

‘Booksmart’ gets an A+

Grace Zhou
  •  
May 23, 2019
Arts & Life
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Kali Uchis and Jorja Smith rejuvenate Frost

Jacob Kuppermann
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May 20, 2019
Arts & Life
"Knock Down the House" illuminates the stories of four women who ran for public office in 2018 (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Knock Down the House’ is a must-watch in the current political climate

Annie Chang
  •  
May 17, 2019
Arts & Life
When "The Women" was released in 1939, MGM publicists embarked on an advertising bonanza (courtesy of Dr. Macro).

‘The Women’ is about far more than femininity

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
Madeline Miller is the bestselling author of two books on Greek mythology--"Circe" and "Song of Achilles" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

A delightful storytelling evening with Madeline Miller

Cooper Veit
  •  
May 13, 2019
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's hit "Old Town Road" combines country music with hip-hop, and it has already inspired imitators (courtesy of Eric Lagg).

‘Old Town Road’ considers the politics of country music

Zora Ilunga-Reed
  •  
May 6, 2019
Arts & Life
"Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly" focuses on an exhibition the artist presented at Alcatraz Island (courtesy of SF Film Festival).

Activism crosses borders in ‘Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly’

Daniel Wu
  •  
April 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," which topped the Billboard charts this month, uses imagery from other cowboy-themed works like the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2." (courtesy of Flickr).

‘Old Town Road’ and the cowboy myth

Jacob Kuppermann
  •  
April 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Ram's Head 2019 production of "Addams Family." (Photo courtesy of Frank Chen)

‘The Addams Family’ is crazy, kooky and compelling

David J. Florez R.
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April 26, 2019
Arts & Life
As part of Culture Night, members of SVSA performed a student-written play (courtesy of Helen Liu).

SVSA Culture Night celebrates customs and creates community

Dax Duong
  •  
April 25, 2019
Arts & Life
"Guava Island," a short film starring the multitalented Donald Glover and the riveting Rihanna, recently premiered at Coachella (courtesy of Amazon Studios).

‘Guava Island’ is the new musical model

Andrew Tan
  •  
April 24, 2019
Arts & Life
Director Ingmar Bergman and his cinematographer Sven Nykvist shot "Shame" in 1968 (courtesy of Getty Images).

In ‘Shame,’ Ingmar Bergman examines evil in ordinary people

Amir Abou-Jaoude
  •  
April 22, 2019
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