A security guard working the Saturday, April 18 performance of Dancers’ Viewpointe 9: Rite of Passage at the New College Theatre was awestruck by the physicality, grace, and beauty of Harvard’s dancers. Having a four-year-old daughter at home, he asked me, “Where can I enroll her in ballet classes?” and “When will she begin to [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Dancers’ Viewpointe 9: Inspiring a New Generation
Posted in Dance on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eve of ARTS FIRST
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Right now, I’m sitting in the Office for the Arts; ARTS FIRST starts tomorrow. I know there’s something I should be doing, some phone call I should have made and several stacks of boxes I should haul around the square. Instead, I’m sitting at this desk, thumbing through the guide, and, for the first time [...]
Impending ARTSplosion- 1 week to go!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had a moment of pride this morning when, on my way to ‘Einstein Revolution’, I passed the giant ARTS FIRST banner proudly hanging from Widener. That, together with the beautiful morning and the presence of lots of growing, green flora after months of grey snow and mud, can only mean two things– spring’s finally [...]
Listening to T.S. Eliot
Posted in Uncategorized on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today in a discussion with my bosses at the Office for the Arts I learned that the image of rolled trousers in T.S. Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock didn’t only signify rolled up pant legs. “Rolled trousers are a fashion statement, folded up and creased with perfection – it’s a certain [...]
Dance Research Over Spring Break
Posted in Dance on April 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Arts in Education graduate student and aspiring professional dancer Allyson Ross GSE ‘09 spent her spring break doing research in Philadelphia for her study of the history of urban dance education.
“I have tailored my studies to education history–specifically black women in dance/ urban education–and research in dance education/arts education regarding best practices, grant writing, program [...]
Michael Kaiser (Arts Admin. in Challenging Times)
Posted in Uncategorized on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Listen to it, Share it, Talk about it:
Kaiser Podcast
Link to Student Reaction
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What did you take away from Michael Kaiser’s talk?
If you had to ask more questions, what would they be?
How did this experience inspire you?
