Contemporary Dance. Back in the mid 1900s, the contemporary dance scene in Melbourne, Australia wasn’t much of anything. In America, Paul Taylor was taking the country by storm, choreographing and performing some of the most cutting edge pieces of art … Read More
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THE event: Find Your Voice
THE event, a TEDTalk-style presentation hosted by the Lick-Wilmerding Alumni and Development Office, is a newly created annual fundraiser held in the Ehrer Theatre. Last year was the inaugural year with guest speakers David Kelley and KR Sridhar, which succeeded … Read More
Reviving Classical Music in Our Generation
Growing up in a musical family, I’ve had the privilege of being exposed to classical music at a young age. Car rides to school were spent listening to KDFC, the Bay Area’s classical music radio station. Family game nights included … Read More
Tumbleweed Wanderers Romance Lick and Then Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
At the recent Alumni Assembly on Friday, October 4, Lick-Wilmerding alumni Jeremy Lyon ’09 and Zak Mandel-Romann ’09 performed stripped down versions of their band’s songs for the school. Tumbleweed Wanderers is composed of five members total: Lyon (vocals/guitar), Mandel-Romann … Read More
Justifying Rape Culture One Lyric at a Time
I hate these blurred lines. The way you grab me … must wanna get nasty.” Robin Thicke sings these words repeatedly throughout his song, “Blurred Lines.” To me, Thicke’s lyrics sound similar to a rapist’s defense testimony in court, yet … Read More