Today, dance is a particular trend among young people, especially on platforms like TikTok, where new forms of dancing have evolved as a form of entertainment and art. Moving your body and posting it on...
Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter November 18, 2024
“My writing is scandalous; can I still serve God?" — Flannery O'Connor, Wildcat
Wildcat is a biographical film about Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist and short story writer from the 1950s-60s....
Last Thursday, Nov. 14, Calvin’s Healthy Dialogue Series hosted a viewing and panel discussion of the documentary 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture.
The documentary traces the stories...
Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter November 11, 2024
Love is an unavoidably beautiful yet frustrating part of life, while lies can slide off the tongue.
That’s the underlying theme that William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing explores....
"Didi" is a Taiwanese American movie set in the summer of 2008 that depicts the life of Chris Wang (Izaac Wang), a pre-teen boy on his way to high school as he navigates friendship, dating and his relationship...
Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter October 14, 2024
As Dance Guild enters its 53rd year at Calvin, the organization is navigating a transition away from its former status as a student organization and the addition of a third show while preparing to invest...
Three microphone stands, along with three different kinds of guitars — two electric and one acoustic — a bass, and a set of drums were staged on the CFAC Recital Hall on the night of Oct. 11. They...
The French Film Festival – an annual event at Calvin – offers an opportunity for students and others in the community to appreciate the arts through the lens of a different culture.
This year's...
Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 30, 2024
On Sept. 21, a few minutes before the clock struck 8 p.m., a grand piano, an electric keyboard, an acoustic guitar and a drum pad waited patiently on the stage of the CFAC Recital Hall under a circular...
The soon-to-be-released independent documentary Leap of Faith deals with a question that will likely be familiar to many members of the Calvin community: “whether we can disagree and still belong to...
Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter September 23, 2024
Rangeela, Calvin’s annual intercultural showcase, is pushing their 2025 timeline a week later than last year, from kickoff to show date.
Last year, Rangeela committees and act leaders met over the...
Chimes' general assignment reporter Elisabeth Stevens spoke with Rine Wakeman (Class of 2024), artist-in-residence at the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve, to learn more about the program and how students can...
