by Katharina Biermann | Jun 15, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
If you’ve been following our progress for a little while now (and of course you have, otherwise I’d be talking to an empty room), you might have a few questions as to what exactly we are trying to do in this project and, my personal favorite category, how....
by Breanna Olson | Jun 15, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
When I tell people I’m working on a project called “Mapping the Musical Geography of 1924 Paris” I usually get a polite response of “that sounds…interesting,” (refer to the facial expression below), and a prompt diversion of the conversation. To be...
by Natalie Kopp | Jun 12, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Modernists, cubists, Dadaists, the many new and radical artistic moments from the early 20th century experimented and took advantage of the new and the old. One new art form they grabbed hold of was cinema. I just watched Ballet Mécanique, a highly influential...
by Katharina Biermann | Jun 11, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Léonide Massine: Reflections on Artistic Identity in 1924 What intrigues me the most about Leonide Massine is the conflict between the image of the gifted dancer and choreographer and the somewhat inapproachable, certainly difficult to get along with man. The son of...
by Breanna Olson | Jun 8, 2015 | CURI Summer 2015
Perhaps you’ve seen the iconic advertisement for Le Chat Noir in a French souvenir shop and thought, “that’s so French!” Maybe you’ve seen the infamous youtube star Henri the existentialist chat noir and thought, “that’s even more French!” Located in the bohemian...
