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The Evening of Performance this year was relatively terrible with few redeeming qualities, and I’d encourage students and faculty alike to save their time, money, and anticipation for the upcoming musical which is always more promising. On another note, let … Continue reading
ANNIE DORSEN, THE SHOW’S PRODUCER, GIVES a short introduction, talking about the chatterbot programs, the Chomsky-Foucault debate, and the similarity between humans and bots.The lights dim, save two spotlights illuminating the main attraction. At the front of the room lies an artificial grassy hill, atop which sit the two white laptops upon which the spotlights are shining. Behind the hill, two dark screens … Continue reading
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, LUKE FISCHBECK, DANA JESSEN, AND DAVID ARON PLAY in last Wednesday’s performance. Fischbeck manipulates the strange sound board, while Jessen and Aron play their respective instruments.Last Wednesday, the experimental Los Angeles music project Lucky Dragons came to EMPAC to put on a performance titled Actual Reality. Lucky Dragons is largely a collaboration between Sarah Rara and Luke Fischbeck, who are joined by various other artists … Continue reading
SHEER IDIOCY MEMBER CLARISSA HERMAN ’14 YELLS wildly in improv group’s performance in Mother’s last Friday night.Improvisational acting never ceases to amaze me. I could never come up with such great humor and charm on the spot unless I was really drunk or really high. I went into Mother’s having seen Sheer Idiocy only once before, … Continue reading
A SCENE FROM A SHORT FROM THE SAPPORO FILM FESTIVAL, TITLED “Thank You World.” The short represented a message of appreciation from Japan to the rest of the world for their generosity in response to the earthquake of March 2011.onedotzero_adventures has done it again. The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center put on yet another awesome onedotzero show in last Thursday’s poemetrics. poemetrics was a series of digital movies and animations inspired by various and sundry … Continue reading
Students at RPI probably do not really think about where their water comes from. We usually take for granted that there will always be plenty of fresh water flowing from our faucets. However, we must start to pay attention to … Continue reading
MARY ANNE ROJAS, OF THE ONEONTA POETRY TEAM, GESTURES spiritedly as she performs in the first round of the slam. Rojas placed third in the competition.Last Friday night, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. hosted its 15th annual poetry slam, titled “Occupy Your Mind.” Inspired by the birth of the Occupy movement last year, the slam consisted of three rounds in which competing … Continue reading
WeR: The Spirit of Rensselaer is a new student group on campus with a purpose that is less than new, but still important. They are a spirit society, made to support and enhance school spirit. By the admission of their … Continue reading
THE TECHIE CLASS ATTEMPTS to defend the generator in the base’s basement from an attacking infiltrator (barely visible in stealth mode in the background). The attempt is not going well, as the generator is currently destroyed.David’s Take Tribes! When I was just a young pup (still am in some circles, but that’s not the point) Tribes was one of the best, and in fact the only real online multiplayer game; it was in fact the … Continue reading