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Meredith Dance, Theatre and Art
Programming Promises Exciting
Faii Season
Shanna Alley and Lizzie Wood, staff writers
Fall Fashion Sparks Cultural
Controversy
Now-October 28, 2012
Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the
Southeast, Frankie G. Weems Art
Gallery, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center
This exhibition features 11 artists
from the U.S. Southeast that con
tribute a variety of works, which
explore the texture and depth with
wax and pigment.
Now-November 11, 2012
Natural Settings: Botanical Art
Rotunda Gallery, Johnson Hall
This exhibition shows how four art
ists explore the world of plants from
different perspectives, styles and
media.
Now-September 29, 2012
Machinal, Jones Studio Theatre
Meredith Theatre presents: Machi
nal by Sophie Treadwell, directed by
Steven Roten on September 25-29 at
8 PM and September 30 at 3 PM.
October 17-20, 2012
South Eastern College Art Confer
ence, Durham, North Carolina
Meredith College will present the
68th annual meeting of SECAC in
the heart of historic Durham, Oct. 17
through Oct. 20, 2012. Contempo
rary photographer Debbie Fleming
Caffery will be the keynote speaker
on October 18 at 8 p.m. at the Caro
lina Theatre. For more information
visit: http://www.secollegeart.org/
annual-conference.html
November 8-10, 2012
Step On A Crack
Jones Hall Studio Theatre
Dear Gigi,
I met a guy out, and we hit it off.
He didn’t text me for about a week, so
I figured he wasn’t interested. Then,
he started texting me, and I was so
excited.
We finally made plans to hang
out. Everything went great. He was
perfectly nice and very polite. Now,
he’s constantly texting me. At first I
wanted it to go somewhere, but now.
I’m not so sure.
Am I just being ADD, or is it ok to
be bored? I don’t want to be rude, but
I don’t really feel like it’s something
Meredith Theatre presents Step On
a Crack by Suzan Zeder, directed by
Catherine Rogers. November 8-9
the show is at 7 p.m. and November
10-11 at 3 p.m.
November 9 -10, 2012
Holiday Art Sale
Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center
Meredith College student artwork
is displayed and sold at the fourth
annual Holiday Art Sale, a portion
of the proceeds go to fund the MASS
grant used to support Meredith Col
lege student art projects.
November 16-18, 2012
Meredith Dance Theatre in Concert
Jones Auditorium
Meredith Dance Theatre will show
case choreography by Guest Artistic
Director Eleanor Smith, guest artist
Lindsey Kelly and students. Free
for MC students, faculty, and staff,
performances are nightly at 8 p.m.
in Jones Auditorium.
November 18-December 3, 2012
Senior Art Exhibition
Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery,
Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center
The opening reception for the Senior
Art Exhibition is Nov. 18 in the
Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center from 2-4
PM. This annual survey highlights
the work of graduating seniors to
showcase the range of Meredith Col
lege’s art students’ works in piedia
including sculpture, painting, pho
tography, textiles, graphic design,
ceramics, and mixed media.
Lady Gaga in a flesh-colored, fur-cov
ered burqa at London Fashion Week.
Image via metro.co.uk
News Analysis - For those who love
fashion, the New York and London
Fashion Weeks are always exciting.
This year as photos of the events and
designs quickly spread through Ins-
tagram, Twitter, Youtube and fahion
blogs, it became apparents that one of
the major fall trends is culture appro
priation. Yes, I do mean the adapta
tion of something from one culture
by another. Many stars, such as Katy
Perry and Perrie Edwards, have been
seen sporting bindis (a religious and
cultural stone wore on the foreheads of
South Asians), and Marchesa’s show
case during NYFW consisted of sixties,
India-inspired wear: gold, embroider
ies, saris turned into mini dresses,
beads and fringes. The appropriation
of cultural attire by fashion designers
has caused many to raise their eye
brows: should something that holds
Sona Salahuddin, staff writer
such value be easily worn as a trend?
Many say that these new ‘styles’ might
offend Indians who don’t want their
culture to be considered foreign one
day and “ashionable the next.
In addition to Marchesa’s India-in-
spired line, Jeremy Scott and Marked
Moskva have come out with new
lines “inspired by the Arab Spring.”
The designs consist mostly of short,
even see-through, burqas and AK 47
tops, causing controversy and anger
amongst many Muslims. The burqa
is both a religious symbol for Mus
lim women and a sign of oppression
for those forced to wear it in certain
countries. But even with these cultural
connotations. Lady Gaga has recently
been seen in transparent burqas wear
ing close to nothing underneath.
Is it right to manipulate a garment
meant for religious modesty into
something sexual? Why is it that when
Hindus and Muslims wear items as
part of their culture they are consid
ered oppressed but when models or
celebrities sport similar garments at a
fashion show it is considered a fashion
statement? Brands secularize religious
symbols for profit all the time, and,
as normally happens, backlash from
religious groups and other parties
questions this process as offensive,
insensitive and even unethical.
I doubt that people will start wear
ing these new trends on the street,
but some worry that they might turn
into “costumes”- making an “other” of
the different cultures they represent
and belittling their cultural value. So
even though I like to sport the newest
trends off the New York and London
runways, I have to stop and question
whether my outfit might be offensive,
and I don’t think I’ll be sporting a
bindi or burqa as a fashion statement
any time soon.
ASK GIGI
worth pursuing. Is it rude if I stop
talking to him?
Sincerely,
ADD over boys
Dear ADD,
It is totally normal to decide that
someone is not right for you. In order
to find the right person, you are go
ing to have to weed out the ones who
aren’t a perfect fit. Although this
process is often painstaking and time-
consuming, it is definitely necessary.
First impressions don’t always
parallel to a person’s true personality.
and in deciding now that you’re not
interested in pursuing a future, you’re
not being rude; you’re being honest.
In order to find the
right person, you are
going to have to weed
out the ones who
aren’t a perfect fit.
It is better to be upfront and explain
to him in a polite way that you two are
too different. After all, you have only
been on one date. As long as you are
polite and sensitive to how he may
feel, you should just explain how you
feel. Then wish him the best of luck
in finding a great girl and focus on
finding the right guy for you. Enjoy the
search!
Lots of love, Gigi
Email your questions to
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