Events for Sat, May 1st, 2021 - Tue, May 4th, 2021
May 2021
The Green Room with Robert O’Hara, world-renowned playwright and director
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- Arts at Williams
Zoom Link! The series has been established by Omar Sangare, Chair and Professor of Theatre. Robert O’Hara, world-renowned playwright and director, will speak to students about his career and work exploring sexual and racial identities. Robert O’Hara has received the NAACP Best Play and Best Director Award, the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play, two Obies and the Herb … Continue reading "The Green Room with Robert O’Hara, world-renowned playwright and director"
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Senior Honors: John Murphy'21, screening "Keepers of Miskatonic"
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A presentation of a few scenes and selected work from "Keepers of Miskatonic," a film written and directed by John Murphy to complete the degree in Theatre with Honors. Drawing on the cosmic horror genre, the script follows Professor Theodore Smallchild (Woogie Jung) and Ret Wood (Bianca Arce) as they track a mysterious beast responsible for several disappearances at a … Continue reading "Senior Honors: John Murphy’21, screening “Keepers of Miskatonic”"
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Senior Honors: "Spitfire: A Space Femme Fantasia", by Lyndsey Bourne
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Directed by Fiona Selmi '21 Spitfire: a Space Femme Fantasia, by Lyndsey Bourne is a play-thing about a group of female pilots who were secretly tested for astronaut training by a military doctor working with NASA in 1960. A historical story juxtaposed and interspersed with scenes from a contemporary, fictional story about Polly, a space-obsessed teenage girl and a queer … Continue reading "Senior Honors: “Spitfire: A Space Femme Fantasia”, by Lyndsey Bourne"
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I/O New Music 2021 - "Wounded Children"
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- Arts at Williams
I/O New Music 2021 Virtual Festival at Williams College presents an interview and performance with celebrated composer Dr. Adolphus Hailstork. VIDEOLINK Wounded Children - Suite for Piano, by Adolphus Hailstork is performed by Doris Stevenson, who also hosts an interview with the composer. Moved by the plight of children all over the world, but especially by the plight of children … Continue reading "I/O New Music 2021 – “Wounded Children”"
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Annual Student Fiction and Poetry Reading
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
All are invited to this year's Student Fiction and Poetry Reading where the winners of this year's contests will be announced. More information at the link.
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Violin Studio Recital - livestream
Violinists in the studio of Muneko Otani present an evening performance of some of the great solo works for violin, livestreamed from Bernhard Music Center. LINK
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Vivian Shaw: "Covid-19 and AAPI Communities, a conversation on disasters and citizenship"
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- Lectures, Films, Readings, Panels
Vivian Shaw: Covid-19 and AAPI Communities, a conversation on disasters and citizenship. Moderated by and in conversation with Jan Padios, Associate Professor, American Studies Program. Vivian Shaw is a College Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University and the Lead Researcher (co-PI) for the AAPI COVID-19 Project, a multi-method investigation into the impacts of the pandemic on the … Continue reading "Vivian Shaw: “Covid-19 and AAPI Communities, a conversation on disasters and citizenship”"
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Discussion: Reading in the Age of Distrust
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- Libraries
Join colleagues for a discussion of "Reading in the Age of Distrust," an essay by Alison Head published by the Project Information Literacy Provocation Series, which looks at reading competencies in the digital age. Tuesday May 4, 4PM.
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Online Event | Art-Inspired Yoga with Emily Kamen
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- Arts at Williams
This one-hour, vinyasa-style online yoga class looks at a drawing of a panda relaxing under a leafy canopy. Taking inspiration from this playful panda, we’ll explore fun and unexpected ways to get on on our hands — and our backs.
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I/O New Music Fest 2021 - Virtual
I/O presents works by Williams composers Ileana Perez Velazquez and Zachary Wadsworth; Williams alumna Sato Matsui '14, and Daniel Strong Godfrey. LINK The program includes: Ileana Perez Velázquez Grasshopper Trance (2021) for solo marimba with Matthew Gold, marimba. Ileana Perez Velázquez Encantamiento (2003) for piano solo performed by Edward Neeman, piano. Daniel Strong Godfrey Paginula (2018) for violin and piano … Continue reading "I/O New Music Fest 2021 – Virtual"
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