Arts and Culture (page 24)
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµand Pomona Dance present “In The Works…,” a Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works…” is the annual fall concert by students of the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµand Pomona Colleges dance programs. The concert will take place Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 1, 2, and […]
Read MoreAlexa Allen ’98 is Noted Designer, Artist, and Craftswoman
Alexa Allen ’98 is a craftswoman who creates eco-friendly furniture for children, designer handbags, and high-end metal art for collectors. The ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ alumna and her beautiful designs are featured […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Tessie Prakas, Assistant Professor of English
Tessie Prakas’s research focuses on early modern poetry and poetics, and especially on devotional lyric. Her current book project, Poetic Priesthood: Reformed Ministry and Radical Verse in the Seventeenth Century, argues that early modern poetry often served to provide models for religious devotion that were distinct from, and sometimes antithetical to, the established church. Her teaching focuses largely on Shakespeare, 16th- and 17th-century poetry, and on the relationship between music and literature.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Isabella Ramos ’17
Though students might know her for the matcha green tea Rice Krispies treats she often made as an employee at the Motley Coffeehouse, lately, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµsenior Isabella Ramos has been up to a lot more than baking. These days, you won’t find her behind the counter at the Motley, but rather on a couch, finalizing plans for the weeklong Noh Theater Festival.
Read MoreNoh Festival Brings Japanese Theater to Scripps
Five years ago, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµAssociate Professor of Music Anne Harley met Koji Nakano, a professor of music composition at Burapha University in Thailand. Now, they have come together in celebration […]
Read MoreWorld Premiere Performance of Japanese Noh Theatre at Scripps
World premiere performance of Japanese Noh theatre at Claremont’s ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ introduces American audiences to oldest major theatre art still performed today On October 29, 2016, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ in Claremont, […]
Read MoreVisiting Faculty: Koji Nakano: Award-Winning Composer Visits ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµfor the Noh Theater Festival
This October, award-winning composer and educator Koji Nakano will be a visiting faculty member at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ. Recipient of the Erma Taylor O’Brien Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Nakano will present lectures and workshops during his two-week stay as well as attend the premiere of his latest work, Imagined Sceneries, composed for ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµand Pomona faculty and students. Imagined Sceneries was co-commissioned as part of the Japanese Noh theater festival by Associate Professor of Music Anne Harley and Isabella Ramos ’17.
Read MoreÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµAlumna Ellie McElvain Featured in L.A. Weekly
Freelance comedy writer and stand-up comic Ellie McElvain ’14, featured in L.A. Weekly, is co-producer at a weekly comedy club where well-known L.A. comics come to test their new material. […]
Read MoreMaria Hinojosa Shares Message of Diverse Storytelling at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ
Award-winning news anchor and reporter Maria Hinojosa shared her experiences as the first Latina journalist at National Public Radio, and her successes and challenges telling stories “about the America that […]
Read MoreErica Tyron ’92 Keeps College Radio Station KSPC 88.7 FM Running
Erica Tyron ’92 shepherds the operations of KSPC 88.7 FM radio station, as well as decades of students who have worked there to learn the business and serve as DJs “spinning” cutting-edge music in the roughly 35-mile radius where the station is heard. As Director of College Radio at the station, Tyron’s leadership and passion for her work and the radio station’s role in the community is chronicled in a recent article in the Claremont Courier.
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