Teaching in the New Normal: Holly Handman-Lopez</h1> <article> <h1>Teaching in the New Normal: Holly Handman-Lopez</h1> <p>hhempste — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:28:31 +0000</p> <span>Teaching in the New Normal: Holly Handman-Lopez</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-28T17:28:31-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 17:28">Tue, 04/28/2020 - 17:28</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In this series we are sharing stories from faculty on how they are navigating this new normal. How have you adapted instruction to a remote learning environment? How have students shifted how they learn and participate? What’s changed, what’s stayed the same, or what has come as a pleasant surprise?</p> <p>Please <a href="mailto:communic@oberlin.edu">share an example or anecdote</a> that addresses one of these areas.</p> <p>Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance <a href="/holly-handman-lopez">Holly Handman-Lopez</a> shares how, even in the challenging circumstances of these times, students have been able to find ways to express themselves and stay connected to their creative community. Through a collective screen dance project, 17 dance majors and minors continue to pursue creative projects because, “Learning how to keep going even when the ground beneath your feet is shifting—this is what artists do,” says Handman-Lopez. </p> <p>From Handman: </p> <p>Moving with other dancers, rehearsing in preparation for concerts, and performing for audiences—these are the things dancers love to do. This semester, our students lost opportunities to experience the joys and challenges of creating and performing new choreographies. Senior majors who needed to complete their capstone projects have had to revise their plans numerous times as circumstances changed. Live performances with sizable casts scheduled for various campus venues have been reimagined into screen dances and other interdisciplinary projects. One senior dance major chose to work with two small groups of students who are quarantining together; one pod has three dancers, the other has two. In this instance, what had been a sextet scheduled for performance in Fairchild Chapel will become a screen dance featuring a trio and a duet.</p> <p>In an effort to support our students and to give them a way to express themselves and stay connected to their creative community, I devised a collective screen dance project inspired by the Exquisite Corps by Mitchel Rose of Ohio State University. His project featured many superstars of contemporary dance. We are featuring superstars of 91ֱ��, 17 dance majors and minors who continue to pursue their creative projects, no matter how many times they are thwarted or redirected by our ever-changing circumstances. Learning how to keep going even when the ground beneath your feet is shifting—this is what artists do.</p> <p>Despite time zone differences, intermittent Wi-Fi, and quarantine challenges, every single student who signed on to the project persevered and contributed a unique clip to the piece. My only request was that they begin where their classmate had ended and keep it within a short timeframe. Each student designed their segment and recruited a camera person or made it work on their own. Our student editor, fourth-year Clarissa Heart, connected the clips seamlessly, and <a href="/timara">TIMARA’s</a> <a href="/tom-lopez">Tom Lopez</a> created the sound score.</p> <p>I’m excited to have it completed for International Dance Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, and I’m so pleased that dance can offer something to our community during this time of separation.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-04-28T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/28/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>These days, the classroom has taken on new meaning for both faculty and students at 91ֱ��.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2410">Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/holly-handman-lopez" hreflang="und">Holly Handman-Lopez</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/tom-lopez" hreflang="und">Tom Lopez ’89</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/contemporary-music" hreflang="und">Contemporary Music</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Student Kierra Nguyen.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of the 91ֱ�� College Department of Dance</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id class="o-flex--video-embed"> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-vimeo video-embed-field-responsive-video"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="field field--name-field-bio-card-el-biography field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div class="biography-card"> <figure> </figure> <div class="biography-card__content"> <h2><span>Holly Handman-Lopez</span> </h2> <ul class="item-list list--clean" style="margin-top: 0px;"> <li class="professional-title">Assistant Professor of Dance</li> </ul> <a class="view-more" href="/holly-handman-lopez">View Holly Handman-Lopez’s biography</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: December 4</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:04:21 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: December 4</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-12-10T19:04:21-05:00" title="Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 19:04">Tue, 12/10/2019 - 19:04</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><hr> <h2>Snap Shots...</h2> <p>Stop by Solarity and watch guest DJs, rappers, and student groups rock the Field House, feel the ViBE, then swing by Finney Chapel for a musical union, public master class, and late night jazz concert. Round out the week with students from Lorain County Community College at the letterpress, participate in a lecture with Kwanzaa's founder, head over to Warner Concert Hall to hear guest pianist XakBjerken play, stop by Dye Lecture Hall and talk journalism with an author, and share a few laughs with this year’s December graduates before visiting <em>Urinetown</em>. </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Convocation speaker Tom Rosenstiel ’78 discusses "Objectivity, Facts, Fiction, and the Future of Journalism." Photo by Michael Hartman</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Kwanzaa founder Maulana Karenga presents a talk: "Living Kwanzaa and the Seven Principles" in the Adam Joseph Lewis Center. After the talk Karenga led the Kwanzaa ceremony in African Heritage House. Photo by Lucie Maria Weismueller</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne shakes hands with a student in her public master class. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The 91ֱ�� Jazz Ensemble performs several selections. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Guest Pianist Xak Bjerken performs with 91ֱ��’s Contemporary Ensemble. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The 91ֱ�� College Choir, Musical Union, and Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Gregory Ristow '01. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Heisman Field House is transformed into a small concert arena for guest performers, student dance groups, and DJs at this year's Solarity. Photo by Yevhen Gulenko<br> </figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Residents in <em>Urinetown</em> revolt for the right to urinate “wherever you like, whenever you like, for as long as you like, and with whomever you like.” Photo by John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>91ֱ��’s ViBE Dance Company presents its fall showcase. Photo by Chris Schmucki ‘22</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students in the LCCC partnership with 91ֱ�� College do a letterpress workshop with Ed Vermue, head of special collections. Photo by Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Early graduates enjoy dinner, live music, and each other in the Knowlton Complex. Photo by Lucie Maria Weismueller</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-12-11T12:00:00Z">Wed, 12/11/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2389">Young Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4821">Africana Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/africana-studies" hreflang="und">Africana Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>New Works Festival</h1> <p>ygay — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:38:25 +0000</p> <span>New Works Festival</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-29T14:38:25-05:00" title="Friday, November 29, 2019 - 14:38">Fri, 11/29/2019 - 14:38</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Delaney Kelly ’20 received her first directing credit in November for <em>The Size of a Fist</em>, which she also wrote. It was an exciting time for the theater major, who’s production in 91ֱ��’s <a href="/node/82961">Kander Theater</a> launched the fourth annual New Works Festival. </p> <p>The festival, which reflects the <a href="/node/152756">theater department</a>’s mission to work with students to develop their own material, was born out of a need to codify a process for all of the material that students produce, as well as publicize their productions. Theater majors submit material for the festival a year in advance. This year’s festival offers four theatrical performances that will debut throughout the academic year. </p> <p>“Each year’s offerings are always so unique and different,” says Eric Steggall, managing director of theater, dance, and opera. “This year’s group has an amazing depth and grasp of the particular materials they are presenting, and so far they have been amazing experiences.”</p> <p>In <em>The Size of a Fist</em>, Papa and his daughter, Bee, dwell in an abandoned nuclear fallout shelter from the 1950s amidst books and sparse furnishings. The question of whether or not the pair will learn to live together hangs in the air. </p> <p>“<em>The Size of a Fist</em> is a sci-fi dystopia about climate change and what it means to survive,” explains Kelly, who received inspiration for the play after reading <em>Waiting for Godot </em>in high school and decided to adapt the existentialist themes with her own spin. Initially, a one-act play, Kelly expanded the piece into a full-length production during fall 2018. </p> <p>“It is a surreal feeling to see my words transformed by the designers and actors, but that’s also why I love performing arts,” says Kelly, who also worked on several mainstage, opera, and student-run shows as a stage manager during her time at 91ֱ��. “It’s been lovely experimenting with different creative choices. The show is by no means in its final form.”</p> <p>The celebration of student work continues April 2 to 5, 2020, with <em>In the Eleventh Hour </em>written and conceived by Jaris Owens and Miyah Byers.</p> <p>See more photos from <em>The Size of a Fist</em> on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJw8eaQ">91ֱ�� Flickr</a>.</p> <p><br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-11-29T12:00:00Z">Fri, 11/29/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/eric-steggall" hreflang="und">Eric Steggall</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Chris Schmucki ’22</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-28787" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-photo-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="section--photo-gallery o-flex--photo-gallery"> <p class="header-tag">Photo Gallery</p> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay__content"> <button class="btn js-modal" data-modal-prefix-class="fullscreen" data-modal-content-id="28787" data-modal-background-click="disabled"> View photo gallery </button> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="28787" class="photo-gallery-wrapper"> <div class="photo-gallery"> <div class="photo-gallery__slides"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Chris Schmucki '22</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Chris Schmucki '22</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Chris Schmucki '22</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Chris Schmucki '22</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Chris Schmucki '22</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__navbar"> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Colors of Rhythm Showcase</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 01 May 2017 14:53:18 +0000</p> <span>Colors of Rhythm Showcase</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-05-01T10:53:18-04:00" title="Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:53">Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:53</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>A coalition of students of color perform rhythm from their own perspectives during the annual Colors of Rhythm (CoR) showcase. This year’s show featured a range of presentations from taiko drumming to dance and vocal performances. Since its inaugural show in 1997, CoR has given students of color the space to honor and celebrate their cultures. The 21-year-old program also creates an opportunity for the campus community to demonstrate its support.</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-04-12T12:00:00Z">Wed, 04/12/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2763">Multicultural Resource Commons</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>At the Intersection of Culture and Politics: AAArt Collective</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 01 May 2017 14:53:18 +0000</p> <span>At the Intersection of Culture and Politics: AAArt Collective</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-05-01T10:53:18-04:00" title="Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:53">Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:53</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Spoken word artist Troy Osaki, whose work covers themes of immigration, war, police, white supremacy, and resistance, performs at Cat in the Cream during the 2017 Asia America Art (AAArt) Collective. This biennial event includes two days of programs that highlight artists working across a broad range of mediums and who identify with, or are influenced by, the Asian/Pacific Islander Diaspora.</em></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-03-23T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/23/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2404">Cultural Celebrations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2355">Student Organizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Spoken word artist Troy Osaki, whose work covers themes of immigration, war, police, white supremacy, and resistance, performs at Cat in the Cream.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">John Seyfried</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Glass Menagerie</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 01 May 2017 14:53:18 +0000</p> <span>The Glass Menagerie</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-05-01T10:53:18-04:00" title="Monday, May 1, 2017 - 10:53">Mon, 05/01/2017 - 10:53</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Oscar-nominated actress Margaret Avery starred in vignettes of Tennessee Williams' American classic, The Glass Menagerie. Directed by Associate Professor of Theater <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater/faculty_detail.dot?id=20723">Justin Emeka</a> '95, the play reimagines the Wingfields as a black family in East St. Louis during the turbulence of the early 20th century. Without altering the text, Emeka weaves black culture and music into the storytelling. Held at Cleveland Playhouse Square, the performance was just one of the many included in programming for this year’s Black History Month themed Ubuntu: I am Because We Are.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2017-02-27T12:00:00Z">Mon, 02/27/2017 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2495">Black History Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2404">Cultural Celebrations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/justin-emeka" hreflang="und">Justin Emeka ’95</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Annual Colors of Rhythm Performance Turns 20</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:09 +0000</p> <span>Annual Colors of Rhythm Performance Turns 20</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:09-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Students perform on March 30 in Finney Chapel for the 20th annual <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/colors_of_rhythm_2016#.VwUStWQrJaQ">Colors of Rhythm (CoR)</a> production. Since its inception, CoR has provided a forum for artists and performers of color to honor and celebrate their culture, while also providing an opportunity for other campus communities to demonstrate support.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-04-06T12:00:00Z">Wed, 04/06/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Pang Fei Chiang</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Happy Feet Hit Warner Main Space</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:09 +0000</p> <span>Happy Feet Hit Warner Main Space</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:09-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Donnay Edmund (center) performs in Warner Main Space for her senior honors show, “From Guinea to Brooklyn: The Journey of my Happy Feet.” Under the direction of Artist-in-Residence in Africana Studies and Director of Dance Diaspora Adenike Sharpley, the performance featured students from the Essence Dance Class, current members and alumni of Dance Diaspora, the student group Ilu Aiye, and guest drummers from New York City.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-03-11T12:00:00Z">Fri, 03/11/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">John Seyfried</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Journey of My Happy Feet</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:09 +0000</p> <span>The Journey of My Happy Feet</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:09-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>“From Guinea to Brooklyn: The Journey of my Happy Feet,” a Senior Honors Show by Donnay Edmund, will be performed at 8 p.m. on March 4 and 5 in Warner Main Space. The performance will feature students from the Essence Dance Class, current members and alumni of Dance Diaspora, the student group Ilu Aiye, and guest drummers from New York City. The show is under the advisement of Artist-in-Residence in Africana Studies and Director of Dance Diaspora Adenike Sharpley.</p> <p>Edmund, who accompanied Sharpley on a <a href="/news/learning-through-example-west-africa">winter-term trip to Gambia</a> to gain first-hand knowledge of performance and cultural traditions, says the show is about her journey as a dancer and the importance of keeping living history. “Dance Diaspora has helped my spiritual, emotional, political, and artistic growth,” Edmund says. “West African dance has kept my feet happy and helped me realize that a dancer is more than just someone who does movement.”</p> <p>Tickets are available for now for $5 at <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/office/tickets/">Central Ticket Service</a> or $7 at the door. Edmund will offer a talk-back session immediately following the March 4 performance.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2016-02-25T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/25/2016 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> </article> <article> <h1>Dance Diaspora Kicks Off 2014-15 Season</h1> <p>anagy — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:35 +0000</p> <span>Dance Diaspora Kicks Off 2014-15 Season</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:35-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance/dancediaspora.dot">Dance Diaspora</a>, 91ֱ��’s semi-professional dance troupe performing traditional West African dance forms, kicks off its 2014-2015 season on Oct. 10-11 with a tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis. </p> <p>“My Miles: My Lullaby in Retrospect” will feature students and alumni from the college and Conservatory of Music with a live selection of Davis’ music and black vernacular jazz dance. The presentation will focus on the music and its complexity, with dance and music as equal partners of expression.</p> <p>Artistic Director Adenike Sharpley, 91ֱ��’s artist in residence in the departments of Africana studies and dance, describes the show as a retrospective of her experiences growing up to the soundtrack of jazz pioneers such as Horace Silver, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis. “This show is a tribute to my childhood and my father,” she says. “My father was an avid jazz fan with an album collection that was well known on the east side of Cleveland. The record collection became the envy of someone, and at one point 75 percent of it was stolen, but the impression the music made on my life has lasted my whole life.”</p> <p>Sharpley explains that classical music on the African continent is embodied in the different drum orchestras that represent different regions and ethnic groups. “From that perspective, I want to highlight jazz as an African classical music. As descendants from Africa, ‘New World’ Africans created and reworked traditionally western classical instruments into a translation of their experience and soul. Miles Davis’ music is a great example of this music.”</p> <p>The show will feature students and alumni, including vocalist Che Gonzalez ’96 and noted trumpet player Kevin Louis ’99, a New Orleans native. After graduating from the conservatory, Louis went on to receive his MA from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in New York in 2001. He has released at least 10 recordings since 1997, with his most recent titled “Music is my Religion” (2011). He has toured the country and around the world and has appeared on several television networks as a performer. </p> <p>The show’s student dancers include Dance Diaspora members Kendra Farrakhan ’15, Kara Mahon ’15, Donnay Edmund ’16, and Sophie Umazi Mvurya ’16, and guests Cassandra Brown ’17, and Rachael Pillot ’17. Musicians for the show include Dance Diaspora members Zaire Darden ’15 on drums, Caylen Bryant ’16 on cello, and Daniel Spearman ’16 on grand and electric piano, and student guests Lawrence Galloway ’15 on trombone, and Jordan McBride ’16 on bass. The show will also welcome to the stage community member Gordon Taylor on guitar. Francisca “Kika” Chaidez-Gutierrez ’05 is stage manager.</p> <p>“My Miles” will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and Saturday, Oct. 11, in Warner Main Space in Warner Center. Tickets are available for $5 at Central Ticket Service or $7 at the door.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2014-10-01T12:00:00Z">Wed, 10/01/2014 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Amanda Nagy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2372">Performing Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> </div> </article> </main></body></html>