2008 Woodie Awards
Commedia del Arte, a performing arts troupe based in Mobile, Ala., is putting a new spin on live entertainment. The group performs regularly at the Museum of Mobile and on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Their style is "Commedia dell'arte," a form of improvisational theater that began in Italy and dates back to the Middle Ages.
The Daedalus String Quartet performed at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center on Sept. 18. Daedalus, a combined effort of Min-Young Kim, violin; Kyu-Young Kim, violin; Jessica Thompson, viola; and Raman Ramakrishnan, cello was established in 2000. The program consisted of String Quartet in G minor, Op.
Before 2006, the only football game I had ever seen was the homecoming game my senior year of high school. It eclipsed my understanding that there could possibly be any semblance of pleasure obtained from simply watching sweaty men in skintight pants chase a ball around.
It was the same sound Fatima made. "Are you alright?" I asked. She clenched her belly with one hand as she held the money in the other. She doubled over; squeezing her eyes shut. Time stopped. Fatima did not move; she stayed bent over. I could not see her breathing.
Have you seen a piece of art and thought "How is this art? What makes it display-worthy?" It is likely that you saw a piece of found art and did not even know it. According to Clever Magazine, found art is artwork made from everyday objects taken out of one context and put into another.
Dr. Java is now presenting "Expressive Qualities: From Within, From Without" by Sean Koger and Josh Ashley. The exhibit opened Sept. 19 and will run until Nov. 9 at Dr. Java located across from USA on Old Shell Road. The exhibit is a unique one as works displayed by Kroger are in mediums of pastels and charcoals, and Ashley's work is mixed media.