The Justice Logo

Brandeis University’s Independent Student Newspaper Since 1949 | Waltham, MA

Aliza Gans


Articles

Trio da Kali highlights musical traditions

During the last bleak week of February, Brandeis welcomed a fresh new voice. The Aga Khan Music Initiative and MusicUnitesUS, which brought "Silk and Bamboo: Music From China," last November, presented a more effusive group from Africa this semester, Trio da Kali.


KAOS Kids delivers at first semester show

I always thought I went to a bagel-and-lox type of school largely inhabited by a quirky mix of awkward dorks. So far, I have defined dancing in college as a less-sober version of my bar mitzvah year, choking on a cloud of body heat and alcohol sweat.


Arab tunes entrance listeners

I am drifting on a dhow, an Arab sailing vessel, down some exotic Middle Eastern river; it could be the Tigris or the Euphrates or the Nile, but what I do know is the wind guiding me: "New Sounds from the Arab Lands," a musical performance that enchanted a crowd ranging from students to curious off-campus patrons on Thursday night in the Slosberg Recital Hall. The Music Unites Us series presented five musicians from Syria, Lebanon and Tunisia in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, a program of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.


Antoni's talk illuminates dynamic works

On Friday afternoon, Mandel classroom G03 was filled with the simmer of nearly 60 people whispering, anticipating Janine Antoni's Artist Talk, part of the new Art in Dialogue series sponsored by the Brandeis Arts Council.


Erlichman dazzles Chum's

A man, a stage, a drum pad. The setup was minimal but the sounds created by Brian Erlichman '15 at his coffeehouse performance in Cholmondeley's last Wednesday night were deep and complex.


See The Print Version

Follow @TheJustice