The Power of Poetry
You can hear with your eyes — proven by a phenomenon known to many as the McGurk Effect. In the silence of the Impact Hub, an Oakland venue, three women standing on a stage are illuminated. What you are about to hear will make you...
When Music and Poetry Mix
Hundreds of students made their way through Stevenson College’s lower quad and spilled onto the knoll. Tables set up for face painting and screen printing led to clumps of students sitting, standing and dancing while gazing at the stage that overlooked the Monterey Bay. Stevenson...
Fashioning a New Meaning for ‘Freak’
Maria Ramirez gently stepped into a bucket of mud and lathered herself with handfuls of the earthy substance. A projector screened images of nature and society while a voiceover emphasized treating the earth as a lover. Bare breasts covered in rich, wet dirt entrapped the...
Transcending the Sound Barrier
Synesthesia –– a rare condition that jumbles the senses — exists in those who can taste auditory stimulation or see colors while hearing particular pitches. While this condition is rare, it’s easy to appreciate the beauty of feeling the music, as local band Boostive mixes...
Cultural Arts and Diversity’s Eve of Jackie Opens Tonight
In “The Eve of Jackie,” Chester Gregory will recreate soul singer Jackie Wilson’s last night on stage and unveil a concert that takes you back in time when R&B was pulsing in the ether. “It’s really one man and one mic, really playing to Jackie...
AATAT Prepares for Take Off
Arts and Entertainment reporter Gabrielle Garcia acts as Pia in the African American Theater Arts Troupe‘s (AATAT) production of “Black Eagles,” a play about black World War II. Read about her experiences rehearsing and working alongside other members of AATAT. SHOW em>February 19, 20, 21,...
Behind the Scenes of the KPP Festival
Glossophobia — the fear of public speaking — ranks among the top terrors in the United States. But this isn’t the case for poet and fourth-year Jacqueline Grohs of the Kinetic Poetics Project (KPP). One of the six students who plans and organizes KPP, Grohs...
AATAT Prepares for Take Off
Arts and Entertainment reporter Gabrielle Garcia acts as Pia in the African American Theater Arts Troupe‘s (AATAT) production of “Black Eagles,” a play about black World War II. Read about her experiences rehearsing and working alongside other members of AATAT. SHOWS February 19, 20, 21,...
Breaking Into the Watergate Sandals
Although there was no moshing at the Crêpe Place last Saturday night, the band’s friends bobbed their heads to each guitar lick and drum beat. The members of Watergate Sandals met in Porter College’s dorms during their freshman year. When hang out sessions turned into...
Monkeys, Gods and Demons
Red and yellow rays illuminated a lotus flower printed on the stage floor and performers, whose bodies were transformed by their intricate costumes. “Ramayana,” a play based on the Indian epic poem, was presented in a series of segments by a student cast and a...