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Stanford Dancers Take DC
Twilight Composite has truly been the little engine that could. When we began the rehearsal process for Diane Frank’s new dance work last September, neither I nor the six other student dancers could imagine the unbelievable adventure that it would take us on. We expected our one and only performance of the work to be…
Stanford Shakespeare Company’s Romeo and Juliet brings the feuding families of Verona together for a eulogy
The idea of a family feud forever was never truer than in the presentation of Romeo and Juliet by the Stanford Shakespeare Company tonight through Sunday, May 23-27. The company adds new life and longevity to the familiar Montague vs. Capulet tragedy by staging the play as an evocation of the spirits of the doomed lovers by the two…
A Stanford event: How the arts contribute to the Occupy movement
The word “occupy” was on several short lists for word of the year after the Occupy Wall Street protest launched in New York City’s Zuccotti Park last fall. The word was certainly on the minds of H. Samy Alim, Jeff Chang, Tania Mitchell, Ramón Saldívar and José Davíd Saldívar when they developed an entire course…
Stanford’s distinguished outdoor art collection is on view 365 days a year
Viewing art is a personal thing. Some like labels, some don’t. Some want the backstory, some want to be surprised. To be led, or not to be led? That is often the question, and for those who appreciate knowledgeable insight and conversation while viewing art, the answer is to be led. The next several months promise…
Renowned Stegner Fellowship program announces 2012-2014 fellows
Known as the “Dean of Western Writers,” acclaimed author Wallace Stegner dedicated his life not only to writing, but also to helping other writers develop their craft. In an effort to address a dearth of formal creative writing instruction, Stegner founded the Creative Writing Program and the Stegner Writing Fellowships during his tenure at Stanford. Established in…
Dance company proves March isn’t just for hoops
March is not just for hoops. While the Cardinal basketball teams participated in the NCAA and NIT tournaments, another team of Stanford stars took the floor. The Stanford dancers went to the American College Regional Conference this month to perform Twilight Composite – and it was selected as the strongest work at the conference. In…
Innovative Stanford class project turns urban studies students into filmmakers
A spatial documentarian, an urban historian and a film editor walk into a bar … Rather, they walk into a Stanford classroom to teach Urban Studies 166, East Palo Alto: Reading Urban Change, an innovative course that blends traditional academics, community service and art. Students in the course learn to combine historical film footage and hip-hop…
Artist takes performance to new heights at Stanford biological preserve
Visiting artist Ann Carlson is no stranger to unconventional performance sites, including frozen ponds, dairy farms and trains. But her latest project took her to new heights: Stanford’s biological preserve in the eastern foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. “Picture Jasper Ridge is a way to connect to the history that we stand on. It’s an…
An exploration of human and electronic sound on Stanford’s CCRMA Stage
Devotees of new music will be treated to a double dose of legend and accomplishment this evening at Stanford’s CCRMA Stage when Joan La Barbara and Morton Subotnick discuss their work and share video footage of recent performances. Beginning at 5:15 p.m., La Barbara, a composer, performer and sound artist, takes the stage to discuss the human voice as a multi-faceted…
Stanford visiting artist Ellen Lake creates a cultural paradox across decades
Ellen Lake discovered a golden age of 16mm film. For a brief period the diacetate Kodachrome film used between 1939 and 1942 produced lush color and appears today perfectly preserved, as opposed to triacetate film that came into popular use in the mid-1940s and did not hold up nearly as well. Lake, a visiting artist at…
Google Waltz Lab teaches Stanford students to think on their feet
It’s Monday night, and for Stanford senior Acata Felton that means one thing: dancing. Taking a break from work on her marine biology honors thesis, Felton is waltzing the night away at theGoogle Waltz Lab, led by Stanford’s renowned dance instructor Richard Powers. A video of Felton and her dance partner experimenting with a new iteration of a…
International interactive artist Camille Utterback delivers public lecture as part of the new Mohr Visiting Artist Program at Stanford
Pioneering artist Camille Utterback’s acclaimed interactive installations and reactive sculptures engage participants in a dynamic process of kinesthetic discovery and play. It is difficult to simply observe her work. It begs investigation and participation. To create her work, Utterback uses video tracking software and other sensors to react and respond to human movement and gesture. Her work…
Stanford Dance reconstructs Anna Sokolow’s signature work Rooms
On February 9 at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m., an American dance masterpiece comes to life. Anna Sokolow’s Rooms (1955), featuring music composed by Kenyon Hopkins for a jazz ensemble, is a powerful portrayal of the terrifying loneliness that afflicts even people living in the closest proximity to each other. Dr. Hannah Kosstrin, an assistant professor and…
It’s all about the space at Stanford’s design school
The spaces within Stanford’s popular d.school are as creative as the furniture and fixtures are inventive, and every aspect of the space impacts behavior. In his foreword for Make Space, David Kelley, the founder of the design school as well as the design firm IDEO, writes, “Regardless of whether it’s a classroom or the offices…
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