Theater

Dancer Rosy Simas visits Fredonia

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

September 24, 2014

REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Rosy Simas, a well-known contemporary dancer, came to Fredonia last week to teach, as well as to perform, her new piece, “We Wait in the Darkness.” Simas is known for her unique style, which she adapted from her Seneca heritage. On a tight schedule, Simas......

Life & Arts

Closed captioning opens doors for the deaf

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 24, 2014

September 24, 2014

CAITLYN GAROFOLO Special to The Leader Over the weekend, the Dunkirk Movieplex debuted closed captioned films with a matinee showing of “Maze Runner.” The decision to make closed captioning available was a strong move on the theater’s behalf, and it is sure to bring in a larger audience. Until now,......

Life & Arts

Rockefeller addition displaces students, holds new opportunities for the future

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 17, 2014

September 17, 2014

BRITTANY PERRY Special to The Leader The Fredonia campus has been in a constant state of change and re-construction for the past few years, with the most recent additions being made to the Rockefeller Arts Center (RAC). This has left many wondering what is in store for its current and......

Life & Arts

Four shows in just 24 hours: Spontaneous Productions

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 17, 2014

September 17, 2014

Picture taken by: Rebecca Hale / Assistant Reverb Editor REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Every semester, writers, actors, actresses, directors and producers get together to create their own short one-act plays, entirely composed and put on in a mere 24-hour period. This semester, four one-acts were performed on Sunday evening......

Life & Arts

The sound of Italy in Rosch

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 10, 2014August 15, 2019

September 10, 2014August 15, 2019

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer Thursday night brought musicians, community members and students together in Rosch recital hall to hear the sounds of Italy. This concert included two faculty members from the School of Music, Julie Newell and Daniel Ihasz, as well as three native Italians, Stefani Donzelli, Sandra Buongrazio and......

Life & Arts

Comedian Jessica Halem gets down and dirty

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 3, 2014

September 3, 2014

REBECCA HALE Assistant Reverb Editor Jessica Halem, who introduced herself as “a radical, Jewish, feminist queer stand-up comic,” and whose career she describes as “generally being pissed off for a living,” put on quite a jaw-dropping act in Marvel Theatre last Tuesday. Halem is not a cautious comic who treads......

Life & Arts

The “50th Anniversary of the 60s” Mainstage season to celebrate baby boom era

Contributor to The LeaderSeptember 3, 2014September 1, 2019

September 3, 2014September 1, 2019

KORI BARKLEY Staff Writer Fredonia’s Theatre and Dance Department, commonly known as TADA, is gearing up for its 2014-15 Walter Gloor Mainstage season with productions full of laughter, controversy and potentially even a few tears. This season, TADA will bring five major productions to the Fredonia campus. Without really intending......

News

FREDstock

Contributor to The LeaderMay 7, 2014

May 7, 2014

Staff Writer The new and exciting FREDstock Music Festival 14, that was scheduled over Fred Fest weekend, didn’t exactly go as planned. Although over 800 people had agreed to attend on Facebook, the crowds were small due to various reasons, and the event, originally scheduled for Willow Creek Winery, was......

Life & Arts

Independent production brings the absurd to McEwen

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2014August 17, 2019

April 24, 2014August 17, 2019

MAGGIE GILROY Reverb Editor While the street art panel gathered in McEwen Hall for the Visiting Artist Program, a much smaller, but equally enthusiastic, crowd met next door. The eager audience attended the premiere of “All In The Timing,” a series of One Acts by David Ives. An independent project......

Life & Arts

Shakespeare invades amphitheater

Contributor to The LeaderApril 24, 2014August 17, 2019

April 24, 2014August 17, 2019

KRISTEN SHULTIS Staff Writer The amphitheater will come alive with a Shakespeare comedy this week. The Performing Arts Company will put on “Comedy of Errors” in the amphitheater outside Reed Library. This production is about two characters who look for their twins and a series of events occur. The amphitheater......

An English minor’s top ten books

RHA and RAAB host activities for students staying over Fall…

The impact of the war in Gaza on the 2024…

Ranking Politicians’ Merch

Chautauqua County’s League of Women Voters works to inform citizens

Humans steal jobs created for AI: The irony of automation…

Professor Peter Tucker reflects on his time at Fredonia

Trumps wins 2024 presidential election

Fredonia’s violinist David Rose performs from the heart

[SATIRE] Horoscopes and it’s the same but I’m an alum…

Dancer Rosy Simas visits Fredonia

Closed captioning opens doors for the deaf

Rockefeller addition displaces students, holds new opportunities for the future

Four shows in just 24 hours: Spontaneous Productions

The sound of Italy in Rosch

Comedian Jessica Halem gets down and dirty

The “50th Anniversary of the 60s” Mainstage season to celebrate baby boom era

FREDstock

Independent production brings the absurd to McEwen

Shakespeare invades amphitheater