Have you ever seen someone jump so high that you actually question if she will land? Have you ever seen someone twist her body in so many strange ways that you wonder if she has a spine? Have you ever seen someone dance with such emotion that you can understand her story by watching her fingertips? Deborah Goffe's solo performance last Wednesday was so spectacular that the audience actually believed she could fly, lacked a spine, and could speak with her fingers.
There is something about Hartford that brings out the best in Bruce Springsteen. Two years ago, the full band rocked Rentschler Field. In 2000, Bruce and the E-Street Band visited the Civic Center and gave a performance that followers rank as one of the best of the tour and top 50 of his career.
Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener is a tragic and poignant picture about the troubled relationship between a quiet man, his spirited wife, and the international politics in play in their new home of Kenya. The use of handheld cameras and imperfect shots of the Kenyan landscape provide a welcome break from the cookie-cutter nature of most recent films.
In the world of modern music there are far too many artists who endeavor to write heart-wrenching songs, only to find that their best efforts can never produce something that rises above the undifferentiated mass of trite garbage we generously dub "pop" music.
Franz Ferdinand was one of the most hyped groups of the past few years, prior to the release of their self-titled debut album in early 2004. Their single "Take Me Out" quickly garnered a great deal of radio play, as well as steady rotation on MTV. They are widely considered one of the leaders of the new dance-rock movement that has been taking over the rock airwaves over the past two years.
The Widener Gallery in Austin Arts Center is currently showing the works of three of Trinity's Studio Arts faculty members, Professors Joseph Byrne, Pablo Delano, and Patricia Tillman. A compilation of photography, painting and sculpture, the exhibition offers a unique collection that will appeal to people of all interests.
