DANCE REVIEW A Night of Magic and Fantasy With the Boston Ballet
This winter, the Boston Opera House will host âThe Nutcrackerâ during the 115th anniversary of the balletâs premiere in St. Petersburg, Russia. More than 80,000 people are expected to travel from all over New England to come watch this annual holiday tradition.
THEATER REVIEW A Close Shave With Murder
As the longest running play in American theater history, âShear Madnessâ is an outrageously funny, interactive âwhodunitâ murder-mystery whose topical humor and shameless innuendos leave the audience roaring with laughter. Though the play is currently in its 27th year at the Charles Playhouse, each performance is kept fresh with improvisation, an abundance of references to current popular culture, and an excellent sense of humor.
âGeekâ Shares Lessons Learned, Experiences on Reality Show
<i>John U. Gardner G is MITâs latest âgeekâ contestant on the CW reality show âBeauty and the Geek.â Gardner, a member of the MIT Class of 2007, is currently working toward masterâs degrees in Course VI (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) and Course VIII (Physics). He talked to </i>The Tech<i> about his experience and what it was like to be the âtoken MIT guyâ on the show. Now in its fourth season, âBeauty and the Geekâ airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on the CW.</i>
âEggâ Nobel Awards Play Chicken Last Night
Researchers, Nobel laureates, students, and curious people alike gathered Thursday evening to celebrate the Seventeenth â1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremonyâ held in the Sanders Theatre at Harvard University. Created to honor 10 achievements each year that âfirst make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK,â the ceremony was complete with hysterical antics, odd science demonstrations, a chicken theme, and, of course, improbable research.