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Rangeela is Calvin's annual student-led performance celebrating cultures from around the world. Photo from the Calvin Archive.

Rangeela 2025 pushed a week later than usual

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...

Photo by Michael Hsu

Rangeela presents cultural stories through song, dance and music

Amelia Sterenberg
March 3, 2016

Last Friday and Saturday nights, the Covenant Fine Arts Center auditorium hosted two full houses for the annual performance of Rangeela, Calvin’s international student variety show which featured over...

Photo by Michael Hsu

Twentieth-anniversary Rangeela is a ‘footmark of what was and what is to come’

Emma Roorda
March 5, 2015

“I wanted international students to ‘get a place on the map’ of Calvin College,” said Anne Zaki. Twenty years ago, Anne Zaki noticed a division between Calvin’s international students and...

Photo courtesy Nite Life

Rangeela Food Fest unites cultures through food and music

Julia McKee
March 5, 2015

Last Saturday, Nite Life hosted a food fest after Rangeela to celebrate culture by exploring foods and music from around the world. This event celebrated the differences between cultures and encouraged...

Photo courtesy Silvana Handjojo

Rangeela act addresses reconciliation between Indonesia and Dutch colonizers

Alden Hartopo
February 20, 2015

Since its inception in 1995, Rangeela, the annual celebration of international culture and diversity, seeks to showcase stories and traditions from various cultures around the world. This year, four...

photo by Chantelle Yazzie

Rangeela Fest offers students chance to explore culture

Joanna Bascom
March 6, 2014

Rangeela Fest offered an exciting night for the Calvin community to taste flavors from around the world, learn new dances and play popular international games. The event, a follow-up to Saturday’s Rangeela...

photo by Chantelle Yazzie

Rangeela performance helps audience ‘see beyond the veil’

Hayley Cox
March 2, 2014

Rangeela Unveiled opened with a video proclaiming, “Often, shows like these try to amaze the audience with exotic acts which are entertaining enough to keep our short attention spans … Such shows excite...

Photo by Anna Delph.

Rangeela performances provide ‘color, culture and diversity’

Hayley Cox
February 28, 2013

“Color, culture and diversity; that is what Rangeela is about,” said master of ceremonies Jed Bell. This year’s Rangeela performance — which sold out four days before the Friday opening —...

Photo courtesy calvin.edu.

Rangeela: study abroad without leaving campus

Julia LaPlaca
February 21, 2013

Rangeela, often one of the most highly-anticipated events of the semester, will take place on Feb. 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. This year’s show includes 11 acts, showcasing stories, dances, costumes and drama...

Photo by Chantelle Yazzie

Inauguration week begins with Student Showcase

Connor Sterchi
October 14, 2012

Inauguration week kicked off Saturday with the Student Showcase, an event that featured a variety of acts and performances, including Dance Guild, Calvin’s Got Talent and Rangeela. The event took...

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