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Asian Culture Night amazes audience with beautifully diverse performances

Asian Culture Night amazes audience with beautifully diverse performances

Nour Chahboun May 11, 2017

Asian Culture Night thrilled the audience with numerous breathtaking and beautiful numbers showcasing the performers’ Asian heritage. The event, which featured numerous student musicians and dancers,...

Faculty Talent Show demonstrates teachers' talents

Faculty Talent Show demonstrates teachers' talents

Zoe Goldstein April 28, 2017

For many students, what teachers do when they’re not in school is a mystery. The Faculty Talent Show gave students a glimpse into the lives of teachers and their impressive talents, while providing the...

Passionate actors energizes audience with comedic, improvised skits

Passionate actors energizes audience with comedic, improvised skits

Nour Chahboun April 24, 2017

Passionate actors delighted the audience with humorous, improvised skits and games that urged audience participation at Spontaneous Generation's opening night. The troupe continued to perform unique shows...

Artist of the Month: Dylan Evans

Artist of the Month: Dylan Evans

Hannah Liu February 7, 2017

By Hannah Liu An enthusiastic and dedicated drummer, sophomore Dylan Evans is the Jan. artist of the month. Outside of school, he plays with his band, Electric Blue, and takes lessons at the YMCA Center...

Fine and performing arts students plan for exciting fall, winter seasons

Fine and performing arts students plan for exciting fall, winter seasons

Hannah Liu October 25, 2016

By Hannah Liu The upcoming season for fine and performing arts students will be full of exciting concerts, art projects, and theatre productions. Arts department chair Todd Young looks forward to “more...

Boston Calling to carry on tradition of great musicians, comedians

Boston Calling to carry on tradition of great musicians, comedians

Amy Morrill April 26, 2016

by Amy Morrill With incredible artists such as Sia, Disclosure, Haim, Sufjan Stevens, ODESZA, and many more, Boston Calling is shaping up to thrill audiences more than ever this year. Recently, the festival...

Kanye and Friends: Kanye West's The Life of Pablo

Kanye and Friends: Kanye West's The Life of Pablo

Adam Clements April 8, 2016

by Adam Clements In the weeks surrounding the release of his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo, Kanye West has, more than ever before, behaved like a conflicted, hypocritical, arrogant misogynist...

Between the Headphones: Album Review: The 1975's I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

Between the Headphones: Album Review: The 1975's I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

Rose Bostwick April 2, 2016

by Rose Bostwick After multiple setbacks and an aesthetic makeover, The 1975 released their much-awaited—and pretentiously-titled—sophomore album, I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful...

Review: Winterfest presents skilled musicians performing captivating pieces

Review: Winterfest presents skilled musicians performing captivating pieces

Nour Chahboun January 31, 2016

Musicians performed Wednesday and Thursday in the auditorium as a part of Winterfest I and II. [divider]Winterfest I[/divider] by Hannah Liu Displaying students’ musical talent and passion, Winterfest...

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Preview: Nitrous Oxide to perform authentic, comedic sketches

Nour Chahboun January 29, 2016

by Nour Chahboun Nitrous Oxide, Theatre Ink's annual sketch comedy show, promises a humorous night full of “goofy fun and utter ridiculousness,” according to senior Geoffrey Cole, a cast member. The...

The cast of Freshman Cabaret rehearses one of the full cast numbers last Thursday, Nov. 19.

Feature: Behind the scenes of Freshman Cabaret's 'I Got You'

Rose Bostwick November 23, 2015

by Rose Bostwick The spotlight will shine down on 72 performers, each singing, dancing or acting in a showcase of the new talent Theatre Ink has to offer. Freshman Cabaret, North’s annual all-inclusive...

Junior Fin Grafe and senior Ellie Strayer rehearse. Photo by Josh Shub-Seltzer.

Preview: An Ideal Husband to feature upper-class London, clever humor

Rose Bostwick November 3, 2015

by Rose Bostwick Theatre Ink’s production of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband is a hilarious depiction of upper-class life in Victorian London, features clever humor, poignant themes, and a unique set....

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