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(10/16/17 12:55am)
It was the eclectic instruments that first caught my attention when watching the student band Low Class Carnival Act. Banjos, recycling bins, a powerful singer and unexpected cover songs are all things that characterize this music group comprised of five first-year students.
(10/12/17 12:37am)
There is a common perception that those who use art as a way to maintain mental health are inherently creative people or that their work is a means by which to communicate unsettling things going on in their lives. We hold a certain stereotype of those who find emotional solace in artwork. There’s even a popularized term for it: “the tortured artist” — which all too easily ties the term “artist” to the horrific description of one who is “tortured.” Using art as an outlet for one’s mental illness can certainly be about hashing out feelings in a creative manner, but this is not always the case.
(10/05/17 2:03am)
Putting together a Shakespeare play may seem like a daunting task, but for director Louis Butelli, it was a chance to explore something new. This month, Butelli is directing the USC Department of Theatre and Dance's production of "Twelfth Night."
(10/08/17 8:51pm)
USC student Ben Campbell did not come from a particularly artistic household, but pursuing art is the only thing he ever wanted to do as a kid. Though people might tell him his money would be better spent on a more "practical" degree, Campbell entered college intending to study art and has stuck with it. Now a third-year art studio student with a concentration in drawing, Campbell is certain that he will be able to use his skills to do what he loves after graduating college.
(10/02/17 2:19am)
When creators of entertainment content buy rights to a story that was originally written by another person, it is generally understood that the new owners of the intellectual property will take some creative liberties with the work. These liberties should not, however, extend to portraying sex scenes in a way that strays from the author’s initial intentions.
(09/25/17 12:04am)
Two one-act plays, “The White Liars" and "Black Comedy,” are currently showing at USC’s Lab Theatre as a double feature. Students Lane Christopher and Curtis Smoak each directed one show — Lane took on “The White Liars” while Smoak took the lead on “Black Comedy.”
(09/19/17 12:08am)
Common ground can be found in comedy, especially when it’s live. There’s something about the spontaneity on stage — those pivots the comedians make — that sends audience reactions amok. Yet somewhere in that chaos, people find that they are bonded in a way to others who are also witnessing the routine.
(09/18/17 1:16am)
Preston Lynch is a third-year history student at USC who doubles as a businesswoman.
(09/13/17 11:58pm)
In a cluttered, loud, synth-ed up world, a cappella music is one of the most unique and rewarding performance styles.
(09/11/17 12:32am)
USC student Annastasia Haynie is a fourth-year physics major who happens to have a knack for a unique form of art: stick-and-poke tattoos.
(09/06/17 1:49am)
In a way, the name Cat Galan is a phonetic intensive — one of those phrases whose sound imitates the thing it describes. What I mean by this is “Cat Galan” sounds like a unique individual. Someone who understands music and words. Someone who carries themselves softly and speaks with intention and has a cautious kind of ambition about them.
(09/04/17 10:57pm)
For five nights, Craig Wright’s “The Pavilion” at USC’s Lab Theatre tugged audiences through time on a cosmic trip to the very beginning of the universe.
(08/31/17 1:21am)
Logic and creativity often sit opposite one another. They occupy separate hemispheres of our brains and tug people into certain categories — those who adore numbers and those who can’t stand them, those whose hands were born to create and those who can’t draw a respectable stick figure.
(08/29/17 2:57am)
At USC, there are countless minds that have gone above and beyond what is expected of them. One of the brightest on campus currently is fourth-year studio art student Zachary Diaz. Diaz’s concentration lies in painting, and he has sold many of his works and has shown art all across the country and the world. Surrounded by his work, Diaz talked to the The Daily Gamecock about what art can mean to different people and what it means to be an artist.
(08/28/17 12:17am)
The Nickelodeon Theatre has stories to tell this fall. Some are from the past, some are more recent. All are documentary-style and address multi-faceted issues that are not always easy to digest.
(08/24/17 1:38am)
Three days after the release of the new Grizzly Bear album, the sun and the moon crossed paths in the sky, and the band tweeted: “The eclipse was brought to you by our new album. Hope you enjoy.” If music could be responsible for celestial phenomenons, I’d believe that Grizzly Bear’s fifth album, "Painted Ruins," did in fact bring us a solar eclipse.
(08/19/17 8:26pm)
Trustus Theater will launch a new season of productions in September, all tied by a common theme: “EYES OPEN.” The shows in Season 33 range in content from comedies to more serious, political-driven shows, but all will fall under the umbrella of this common theme. EYES OPEN will reflect the values of Trustus Theater, including diversity and social justice.
(08/17/17 5:32am)
Monday, a solar eclipse will plunge us into darkness for about two and a half minutes.
(08/09/17 12:55am)
Opened on June 2, the Columbia Museum of Art has housed a special exhibit entitled ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection.
(07/12/17 2:00am)
On August 21, a solar eclipse will plunge us into darkness for about two and a half minutes. Columbia is situated on the path of the eclipse in such a way that we will experience totality longer than any other place on the East Coast.