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Scene Selections: Summer reading

Anna Falk, Claire Lyons, Maggie Eastland, Isa Sheikh, Matheus Herndl, Kate Casper, Reyna Lim, Angela Mathew, Gracie Eppler, Cecelia Swartz, Natalie Allton, Nicole Bilyak and Justin George | Friday, April 22, 2022

When’s the last time you read for fun? Yeah. That’s what we thought. But when finals are over and the dust settles, $cene hopes you pick up some summer reading. “I am the Messenger” by Markus Zusak Claire Lyons, Interim Scene Editor Imagine “Taxi Driver,” except it’s wildly optimistic and made in Australia. The

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‘Bridgerton’ season 2: The return of Lady Whistledown

Cecelia Swartz | Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Dearest Reader, The Bridgertons and Lady Whistledown have graced our screens once more for another season of gossip, melodrama and our favorite rom-com tropes. Following a sensational, steamy first season, lauded as a blend between Jane Austen and “The Bachelor,” “Bridgerton” season two had many expectations to meet. However, season two did not meet those

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‘Measure for Measure’ more than measures up to expectations

Cecelia Swartz | Friday, March 18, 2022

The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) delivered a stunning, intense and thought-provoking performance of “Measure for Measure.” The play, one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known works, is often considered one of the bard’s problem plays because it does not fit into his usual genres of tragedy, history or comedy. The work covers tragic themes of sexual assault, abuse

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64th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival: a weekend of show-stopping live music

Cecelia Swartz | Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Notre Dame hosted its 64th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival last weekend. The festival featured a live preview Thursday night at the Hagerty Family Cafe Stage where Notre Dame’s New Orleans Band, Jazz Band 1 and Jazz Band 2 gave a free performance. The following Saturday, Jazz Fest streamed virtually from 12 to 4 p.m. and

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BODYTRAFFIC delivers puzzling performance at DPAC

Cecelia Swartz | Tuesday, February 15, 2022

This weekend L.A. based contemporary dance company, BODYTRAFFIC, performed at the Debartolo Performing Arts Center. The troupe delivered a two-hour show comprised of four shorter pieces, and I would say that my thoughts are mixed after seeing them. Before anything else, I need to say that the dancing itself was phenomenal. The contemporary dance was

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‘I, Tonya’: A winter Olympics watch

Cecelia Swartz | Friday, February 4, 2022

After finishing, “I, Tonya,” I had to sit in silence and stare at the wall for a minute or two to process what I had just watched. I did not know how to feel or what to do with the emotional rollercoaster the movie put me through. To put it bluntly, the movie is weird