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Performing Silent Film Scores
Squirrel Behavior Research
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Writers and choreographers were ographers paired up to create paired a collaborative collaborative work on an element of nature. In the photo, College fourth-year photo, fourth-year Nora Mendez performs Mendez performsa adance dance inspired inspired by the the by origin origin of fire. of This This fire. project project was directed was directed by Assisby tant Professor Assistant Profesof Dance sor of Dance Al EvanAl gelista and and Evangelista Assistant Professor Assistant Proof Comparative fessor of ComAmerican Ameriparative Studies and Gender, can Studies Sexand uality, and Gender, SexualiFeministand ty, Studies Feminist KJ Cerankowski. Studies KJ Cerankowski.
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College and and Conservatory College Conservatory students students developed developed musical muscores to enhance the viewing experience of silent sical scores to enhance the viewing experience of films, sisuch as Why Be Good and Blackmail. Students stitched lent films, such as Why Be Good and Blackmail. Students together together short mood-setting musical musical modules modules known as stitched short mood-setting “photoplay” sheet music to create a final score. On Feb.On 15 at known as “photoplay” sheet music to create a final score. the Birenbaum Performance Space, students hosted a live perFeb. 15 at the Birenbaum, students hosted a live performance formance of the scores they had composed. Throughout this proof the scores they had composed. Throughout this process, stucess, students were dents were mentored mentored Rodney by Rodneyby Sauer, OC Sauer, OC ’85, direc’85, director of the tor of the Mont Alto Mont Alto Motion Motion OrPicture Picture Orchestra. chestra. This projThis project was ect was overseen by overseen by VisitVisiting Associate ing Associate ProProfessor of Musifessor of Musicolcology Emily Lauogy Emily Lauranc rance.
In an anoutdoor outdoorand andhands-on hands-on project project directed directed by by Professor Professor of Biology of Biology Keith Keith Tarvin, Tarvin, students students performed research performed research on squirrel on squirrel “eavesdropping” “eavesdropping” behavior in Tappan behavior in Tappan Square. Square. Students Students observed observed squirrels behavior squirrel behavior andand recorded recorded nearby nearbybird birdcalls. calls. This project builds on Tarvin’s previous findings that gray squirrels listen to the chatter of birds to determine if the environment is safe.
In In this mouth-watering, mouth-watering, flour-dusted flour-dusted project, students studentslearned learned the the basics sicsofofworking working with with dough. Students Students made made pizza, pizza, noodles, dumplings, dumplings,and andcrusts crusts for for pies. Baking ing can can be be aa highly highly precise form of artistic tistic expression, expression, such such as molding delicate lattice lattice pie crusts. crusts.College Collegesecond-year second-yearMarissa Marissa Kuriakos Kuriakos saidsays herher favorite favorite thing thing to make to make was was egg egg pasta pasta and and that she she loved loved folding pasta into different shapes while chatting with friends. This project was instructed by Associate Professor of Art History and East Asian Studies Bonnie Cheng and Chair of Religion Corey Barnes, OC ’98.
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Papermaking and Book Art In this intensive studio class, students manufactured paper and books by hand. Students scraped bark off of a paper mulberry tree, refined the plant material into paper, and then decorated it using a variety of global techniques. In the photo, College second-year Lanie Cheatham performs marbling technique with a glass dropper of blue paint. This project was instructed by artist Aimee Lee, OC ’99, with help from Special Collections and Preservation Librarian Ed Vermue.
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