Podculture

A behind-the-scenes look at “Timeless,” the spring show of the Tonik Tap dance group. [nat sound of tap dancing] CARLOTTA ANGIOLILLO: Those are the sounds that filled the Wirtz Ballroom last weekend as Tonik Tap, Northwestern’s premier tap dance group, performed in its second show of the year. Today, we’ll take a look at how...

The post Podculture: Tonik Tap performs “Timeless” spring show appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

A review of the play Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue.   [“Golden Girls” theme] MICAH SANDY: You may have heard the Golden Girls theme song on your TV, but last Tuesday, Chicagoans heard it live on stage as part of the touring production, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue. LYDIA PLAHN: We saw it opening night at...

The post Podculture: “Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue” is golden appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Northwestern students working on the student film “When Time Stops” aim to tell a culturally authentic story of gentrification in Pilsen. [sound from the movie set] ANITA LI: Eight months of planning and 14 versions of the script later, student film “When Time Stops” started filming Jan. 27. ANITA LI: Do you feel like you’re...

The post Podculture: Student film ‘When Time Stops’ tackles Chicago gentrification appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

 In Barcelona, the Catalonian cultural tradition of human towers, or Castells, is a source of strength and community. ANITA LI: Imagine you walk into a Catalonian plaza, and you see a guy climbing onto the shoulders of another guy, and then someone climbs on their shoulders, and over, and over, until finally, a child climbs...

The post Podculture: a look inside Catalonian human towers appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

The Daily Northwestern takes a closer look at the Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s production “Shine Like a Lake.” We’ll follow the story arc, exploring how certain songs fit into the overarching theme.   [beginning of the performance] LAURA SIMMONS: The Jewish Theatre Ensemble kicked off its season last Friday with a song cycle — fifteen continuous...

The post Podculture: “Shine Like a Lake” explores vulnerability within a lost-to-found story arc appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    Here in Evanston, the show can, will and must go on. In this episode of Podculture, we talk to freshmen about their experience with the fall audition process and break down the starting bits of Northwestern’s theater culture.   VIRGINIA HUNT: More than anything, what do you hope to get out of the audition...

The post Podculture: So You Think You Can StuCo appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Long story short, it was a bad time for Northwestern students who spent six hours or more waiting in the Ticketmaster queue to get tickets to Taylor Swift’s upcoming Eras Tour.   ISABELLE BUTERA: Imagine you set your alarm for 9:30 in the morning, make coffee and sit down on the couch, just to get...

The post Podculture: Featuring the few ”Fearless” Swifties whose “Wildest Dreams” came true appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    The Daily spoke with students and faculty about what queer music means to them — from pop divas to indie artists. SOPHIE LEYVA: Any time I’m walking around on campus, I listen to music. GEORGE SEGRESS: I think it’s gotten to a point where if I don’t have music playing, my brain is...

The post Podculture: ‘I can be happy and trans’: Queer students find joy in music appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    From sourcing clothes to sewing, the costume design process for Northwestern theatre productions involves meticulous work and collaboration. On this episode of Podculture, The Daily dives into the world of costume design at Northwestern.  CHIARA KIM: From stitching giant trout costumes to making trips to local thrift stores, costume designers sew together the...

The post Podculture: The fabric of Northwestern Theater appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    A new chord is strumming on campus with the Ukulele Club. Nitya Agrawal, who rebooted the club, and other student members talk about the new community that combines both seasoned players and complete beginners. NITYA AGRAWAL: It was a club that I really would have wanted to join if I was a freshman....

The post Podculture: Strumming a chord with Ukulele Club appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.