The Quindecim

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Arts

Don’t Like Musicals? Neither Does Pizzazz!

There’s no greater irony than a musical theater group performing a show about a guy who loathes them. As someone who didn’t particularly enjoy them before coming to Goucher, Paul’s sentiments resonated deeply with me. The implications! Last weekend, Pizzazz…

They Still Insist! Jazz Mastery on Display at Goucher

Full disclosure: I am not the first person to write about Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell’s We Insist 2025! There is no shortage of discussion about it, about their collaboration, intention, and process; it was recently named the NAACP’s…

L’Avare!

L’Avare, meaning Miser, a wretched person, visited Goucher this weekend. Harpagon, the wretched individual, brought many others with him. His fiance, Marianne, who happened to be in love with his son, Cléante. His daughter, Elise, who has been smooching a…

RED: Activism Through Dance

In the ever-changing history of humanity, art is one thing we always create. At any moment, in any part of the world, art is being created. It is born out of joy and peace as well as pain, devastation, and…

In The Spotlight: Honoring Black Dance at Goucher

The relationship between Black History and dance is rooted in resilience, expression, andcultural preservation. Black Africans carried their native dances to North, Central, and SouthAmerica, as well as the Caribbean, during the Transatlantic slave trade in the 1500s. Dancebecame a…

Fall Dance Concert Kicks Off the Goucher Performance Season

The second half of November also marks the start of the performance season for Goucher arts program – including the Studio Arts, Dance, Music, and Theater department. Working alongside faculty members, our community’s artists have consistently brought forth quality performance,…

Rooted Shadows and the Expressions of Asian (-American) Identity

The fall exhibition season at Goucher continues with the opening of Rooted Shadows at the Rosenberg Gallery (Dorsey Center). This exhibition combined the works of six Asian and Asian-American artists: Bao Nguyen, Azumi O E, Lucia Shuyu Li, Setsuhi Shiraishi,…

A Breakup For The Books: BOPA vs. the City of Baltimore

Over the past month, as the media has been focused on all levels of the election (remember to check your voter registration status and finalize your voting plan!), Baltimore—the city Goucher is proud to be part of, from our admissions…

A Call from the Baltimore Sun Guild

On Monday afternoon (the 28th of October, 2024), members of the Sun Guild – the union of staff in the Baltimore Sun – announced to the public the news of the complete dissolution of the Features department of the newspaper….

How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint: Interviewing Francesca Fiorani

It is guaranteed that when talking about the Renaissance period, the name Leonardo da Vinci will appear. Though he has only a handful of paintings to his name (art historians have only found 15 paintings that can be attributed to…