On a frigid Saturday in February, we three—Esmé, Ashley, and Citlali—gathered to see Gooey’s Toxic Aquatic Adventure at The Bushwick Starr, presented in partnership with ¡Oye! Group. After a two-hour-and-twenty-minute whirlwind of puppets, pizza boxes, and neon paint, we exited the theater dazed but refreshed—dizzy from both the cold and a wild and wondrous theatrical fever dream. 

We love the phrase “new year, new me” as much as the next beloved independent arts publication, but we also have to ask, “if it ain’t broke, why fix it?”

Gallatin student Nik Wesson shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Mike Premo shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Lydia Morrison shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Leilani Wizner shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Lauren Aragon shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Julianne Tawara shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Fatima Kaleem shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.

Gallatin student Ava Filan shares some thoughts on 'Oratorio for Living Things' as part of the inaugural NYU Gallatin Criticism Lab.