If you can imagine dripping through space, each drop a fiery star, swirling quickly past your field of vision and into a great overwhelming unknown, then you can imagine the sensations brought about by Voyager performed by the Semiosis Quartet in Brooks Music Hall. The full program, Florescence, takes on uniquely complicated scores, beginning with… Continue reading Dripping Through Space with the Semiosis Quartet, Tessa Zafon-Whalen ’26
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Into the Woods: What Can We Learn? Lauren Mlicko ’26
“Be ready for the journey”: these were the words on posters around campus advertising Holy Cross’s recent production of Into the Woods, put on by the Department of Theatre and Dance in the Luth Concert Hall of the Prior Performing Arts Center. As a friend of many of the cast members, I already couldn’t wait… Continue reading Into the Woods: What Can We Learn? Lauren Mlicko ’26
SW!NG IN! Connecting Through Dance, Catherine Rigoli ’26
As I walked into the Luth Concert Hall at the Prior Performing Arts Center on March 19, 2026, the amount of collective joy and human connection was already palpable amongst the audience members, chatting and dancing with one another. What unfolded in SW!NG OUT was more than a dance performance; it was a celebration of… Continue reading SW!NG IN! Connecting Through Dance, Catherine Rigoli ’26
Wild Wild East and the Character of the Cowboy, Tessa Patti ’26
A lonesome road stretches ahead, a perfectly-timed tumbleweed passes by. The snuffle and shuffle of a horse rocks the dust on the ground. What sort of music is on the wind? Sunny Jain, a Brooklyn-based percussionist and bandleader, offers one answer. The son of Indian immigrants, raised in Rochester, New York, Jain has inherited and… Continue reading Wild Wild East and the Character of the Cowboy, Tessa Patti ’26
The Arms and Armory Galleries: New and Old Memories, Tessa Zafon-Whalen ’26
Over the past ten years the Higgins Armory Museum, an iconic institution in Worcester housing thousands of medieval arms and armor, has felt like a distant memory for the city. Like many of the ghostly buildings around the city—abandoned factories, offices, stores—another beloved space fell into the past. However, all was not particularly lost when… Continue reading The Arms and Armory Galleries: New and Old Memories, Tessa Zafon-Whalen ’26
College Choir in the Emerald Isle, Lauren Mlicko ’26
Over this past Spring Break, the Holy Cross College Choir completed a weeklong tour of Ireland, performing in some of the most historically and culturally significant venues the Emerald Isle has to offer. The Choir took twelve pieces—ranging from spirituals to movements from Vivaldi’s Gloria to traditional Irish songs—on the road, stopping in Galway, Cork,… Continue reading College Choir in the Emerald Isle, Lauren Mlicko ’26
Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers, Lauren Mlicko ’26
Musical Reflections: Building Community through Questioning On Family Weekend 2025, the Holy Cross College Choir and Chamber Singers performed their annual Fall Concert, which took place on All Saints Day in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. As a member of both choirs and a music major in the class of 2026, this Fall Concert felt… Continue reading Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers, Lauren Mlicko ’26
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ’s The Odyssey, Tess Patti ’26
The Odyssey–From Vietnam to America and the Experience of Epic When I walk into the home I grew up in, I can smell it. A scent that used to be the default for me, the source from which all other scents were compared to, now foreign. I eventually acclimate every time, but when I leave once… Continue reading Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ’s The Odyssey, Tess Patti ’26
Ilya Yidrin’s All(most), Catie Rigoli ’28
A Masterclass in Motion: Ilya Vidrin’s Universal Lessons in Anatomy and Art Dance is often viewed as an artistic endeavor, a creative process that involves devising choreography, mastering technique, and practicing to perfection. Yet, the intersection of dance and science is of increasing interest to practitioners throughout the dance field, even if less commonly encountered… Continue reading Ilya Yidrin’s All(most), Catie Rigoli ’28
Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tessa Zafon-Whalen ‘26
Six Characters in Search of an Author: The Question Mark over Theater and Reality Before entering the Boroughs Theatre, I was prepared to sit down quietly with the company I brought to see Six Characters in Search of an Author. Once past the theater threshold, however, I was surprised by the actors already out on… Continue reading Six Characters in Search of an Author, Tessa Zafon-Whalen ‘26