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SMBC Theater’s first major webseries, Starpocalypse, is a comedy about humans abandoning religion, philosophy, art, and leaders specializing in technology, warfare and instant orgasms.

The Snow Flake Queen in The Nutcracker by José Mateo Ballet Theatre.

A Touch of Sin, a new film by Jia Zhangke.

Charles M. Vest speaking at MIT’s Commencement.

Bursts of confetti over the heads of the large audience marked the conclusion of the final presentations for 2.009, Product Engineering Process.

Professor David R. Wallace was recognized by his students at the end of the 2.009 final presentations.

Green Team demoed “Poseidon,” a device which projected a green dot on the bottom of any swimming pool to help swimmers keep up with their target pace.

Team Purple created a product which prevents equine leg injuries. For their product demo, they brought in “Pinky,” the horse which they had worked with during the semester.

Professor David R. Wallace, the lead teacher for 2.009, was the master of ceremonies for the final presentations which took place in a packed Kresge Auditorium.

Kresge Auditorium’s windows were decorated in the colors of the teams participating in the presentations

“Pugilist Oil Co.” from Haines’ series “God’s Golden Garbage,” created in 2011 from oilcans, steel wire, and antique fuses.

“Mommy’s Little Soldier,” a sculpture artist Kyle Haines created in 2011 from projector parts, fan parts, saucepan, butter knife, steel wire, and forks. Haines will create a series of MIT-themed sculptures composed fr...

Boyko Dossev (center) performs in The Nutcracker.

Facade of Salts restaurant, located in Central Square.

The Party Scene from Boston Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker featured young dancers from the Boston Ballet school.

Misa Kuranaga and Jeffrey Cirio leap simultaneously in Boston Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker.