On Saturday, Feb. 16, a casting team from MTV’s long-running series The Real World held an open audition for college-age applicants for their 21st season. Indy contributor Sarah Lupton and Indy intern Bruna Zacka, both Duke undergrads, attended the audition at Durham’s Shooters II nightclub and filed this report. If you cannot see the video, […]
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Blue Devils go green … until they see red
They emerged from dark, gothic towers and veritable pits of mud and disease to form a curling line around the tented, makeshift village, waiting for the monitors to approve them for entry. Every now and then, a small group would explode in a rage of anticipation, screaming and pumping their fists threateningly. Indeed, there was […]
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The sexy inner world of Cary novelist Sabrina Jeffries
Upon meeting Sabrina Jeffries, it may be hard to tell that she is living a double life. Jeffries, who showed up to our interview in a bright, flowing turquoise blouse, white capris and a warm smile, seems to be your average middle-aged woman. She glows when talking about her husband of 23 years and their […]
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Francesca Talenti re-imagines life’s origins
Genesis: Mishaps in the Kitchen DesignBox Through July 29 Walking into Francesca Talenti’s exhibit Genesis: Mishaps in the Kitchen is like walking into a warped fusion of science and technology with your average kitchen, complete with refrigerator, stovetop, microwave, dishwasher and, yes, kitchen sink installations. Using actual-size appliances, small-scale sculpture elements and video and audio […]
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: An IMAX 3D Experience
More and more films are hitting the really big screen these daysthis summer, the most anticipated action films, such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, are making both theatrical widescreen and IMAX debuts. While IMAX has been praised for completely immersing viewers in the realm of the film by extending past their […]
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Mark Morris, music man
The Mark Morris Dance Group concludes this year’s American Dance Festival with a musical performance. ‘I always start with music,” says the most recent recipient of the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award. ‘Nearly every culture dances to music or at least rhythm.” In the presentation of his work, Morris is just as interested […]
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NC at ADF: Acts to Follow’s Final Presentation
North Carolina showed off their best in the Acts to Follow series, which featured the original works of 30 local choreographers. Saturday night brought us the third and final program, which took place in Baldwin Auditorium on Duke’s East Campus. The native dancers tapped into a resource that only few of the ADF performance companies […]
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What could be shocking to Paul Taylor?
For fifty years, Paul Taylor has been shocking audiences with his controversial material. Last night’s world premiere of De Sueños (literally, ‘Of dreams,” but probably more appropriate to the piece as ‘In dreams”) was no exception. Though the performance was lauded with a standing ovation, not everyone was pleased with the performance. ‘The way they […]
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New this week: At the Statue of Venus
At the Statue of Venus Closed July 1 Acts of Love Closed June 24 Long Leaf Opera Summer Festival Long Leaf Opera’s summer festival concluded last Sunday in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Memorial Hall with a standing ovation for Elizabeth Grayson’s performance in the Southern premiere of At the Statue of Venus. On stage accompanying Grayson was […]
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Shen Wei’s Hybrids
Reynolds Theater was packed last night as Shen Wei‘s dancers floated across the stage with an almost inhuman stoicism in a two piece performance that included Rite of Spring and Folding. A painter, filmmaker, photographer, set and costume designer, and choreographer, Shen Wei’s total concern for all artistic elements moved the full-house audience to a […]