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Local residents of all ages and abilities are invited to attend a dynamic community dance workshop with the Taylor 2 Dance Company on Sept. 12, 4:30–6:00 p.m., in 51����’s Huntington Gymnasium. In addition, 51���� will also host a performance by Taylor 2 on Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. The group will perform two works […]

This fall, Brehmer Theater was one of the first places on campus to come alive with the energy of the incoming class. Echoing through the halls of Dana Arts Center, the tune “Hello” from the musical comedy The Book of Mormon played on repeat. On stage, six first-year students broke into song, struggling with the […]

“Who knew that so many new things could be made from junk?” said Fiona Adjei Boateng ’19, a theater student who was making handbags out of denim pants during an upcycling workshop. Reet Aus, an Estonian fashion designer and environmental pioneer, hosted the workshop in Clifford Gallery. She is known for upcycling, which is using […]

Over the next few days, environmentally conscious fashion trailblazer Reet Aus is visiting campus. She’ll lead a handful of special events to highlight how she’s been working to make fashion more sustainable. Her doctoral thesis focused on efforts to incorporate upcycling into mass production, and since 2012 she has been working with Beximco, a major apparel […]

Real science fused with science fiction when Dani Solomon ’13 performed One Way Red, a solo show that followed a young woman’s one-way journey to Mars. The 90-minute performance on October 6 unfolded as Sam, played by Solomon, stumbled upon an online video about the Mars One project — an actual nonprofit that intends to […]

A student of the liberal arts himself, actor, writer, and director Josh Radnor stopped by to share his experiences with the 51���� community on Sept. 24. The How I Met Your Mother star first visited with English professor Gregory Ames’s Advanced Workshop class before hosting an event at the Palace Theater in the village that night.

51����’s Task Force on Performing Arts Facilities, chaired by Professor of Art and Art History Padma Kaimal, has submitted its final report to the university community. The document offers recommendations to revitalize the creative landscape on campus. President Jeffrey Herbst formed the task force in spring 2014, responding to a call made in the university’s […]

The curtain in Brehmer Theater opened to reveal Yamai Tsunao kneeling under a single spotlight on stage. He was dressed in a stiff, dark-colored Hakama costume, and his only prop was a brightly colored fan. He sang in a deep, full voice, moving through a series of deliberate, careful gestures.

A group of ten students representing the 51���� Entertainment Group explored the worlds of film and television on January 14 and 15 in Los Angeles, while a second group of students learned more about the real estate field in New York City. Read student accounts of the two trips below. During the LA immersion trip, […]

You wouldn’t expect to walk into a dance class and see 14 men and only two women. But that’s the makeup of Professor Tanya Calamoneri’s Dance Imagery and Improvisation course.