Professor of Art Véronique Plesch to give a talk at the Greene Block + Studios on The Many Paradoxes of Tom Phillips’s A Humument. For half a century, from 1966 to 2016, British artist Tom Phillips engaged with an obscure Victorian novel, A Human Document by W.H. Mallock. Phillips “treated” Mallock’s text (his term) by…
Artist Peter Bruun will talk about his recent body of work, Bibliography, a state-of-the-art online exhibition in which Bruun shares his journey in search for healing after his daughter’s death by overdose. In a series of drawings and video montages that incorporate texts by writers and are accompanied by music composed by friends in response…
Alivia Moore – from Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective (EWRC) Rematriation: A Framework for Liberation with Land in Wabanakiyik Part of the Food for Thought lecture series March 13, 7pm, Lovejoy Building, Room 215. Alivia Moore (she//they) is co-founder of Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective. They are a two-spirit member of the Penobscot Nation, parent, auntie, and mover…
Amanda Hilton Research Scientist, University of Arizona Food for Thought: Lecture Series Living Landscape of Loss and Love: Oliviculture in Sicily February 27, 7pm. Lovejoy 215. Free! Food highlights a living paradox: it represents the key ingredient that binds us together, yet divides us when power dynamics and privilege are at play. By shedding light…
Food and community go hand in hand. Some live to eat and others eat to live, but no matter the reasoning, food ties people together. Contribute your food stories to the Center for Book & Print’s community project: Waterville Food Stories! Be as creative as you want and submit a variety of materials such as:…
Move and groove every Friday, March 3–April 7, 9:30–10:30am. Bring your little person and come find the groove in this creative movement class. The class will offer a loose and playful structure for both caregiver and child to explore yoga poses and dance moves in order to inspire a playful creative connection between each other.…
The Internet’s Underwear: Bern Porter, Mail Art, & The Eternal Network A Show-and-Tell by SHEILA HOLTZ & SCOTT HUG Take off the clothing of the 21st Century World Wide Web and what do you find? Its foundational garment – the Mail Art movement of the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. This cultural phenomenon has been…
This gentle morning movement class celebrates the positive impact that the arts can have on connecting with our community, enriching our lives, and bettering our health. Join in the fun as we share stories, move our bodies, and make dances about anything and everything. No dance experience is required. This intergenerational class is for people…
Experience firsthand capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that combines dance, music, language, and acrobatics. Kenny Harris has worked with renowned capoeira mestres and will lead participants of all experience levels through the elements of the form. Developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil during the 16th century, capoeira is practiced all over the world and…
Mary Beth Mills presents “Between Commensality and Coloniality: Cooking Schools and Culinary Tourism in Thailand,” part of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities Food For Thought lecture series. Mary Beth Mills is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Anthropology at Colby College. She teaches courses on contemporary Asia, gender and sexuality, political ecology,…
Portland Ballet and Colby College Department of Performance, Theater, and Dance collaborate to bring to life an evening of work featuring an expanded company of dancers. Joining forces again after their celebrated partnership in 2018, this performance will thrill classical and contemporary fans alike. Featuring a new work, based on research conducted with Colby students…
In the sophisticated setting of a cabaret, Project Broadway presents some of the most renowned Broadway hits in Strider Theater. Produced by the departments of Music and Performance, Theater, and Dance, Project Broadway brings together more than 45 performers, musicians, and production crew, to conjure the magic of musical theater. Join us, won’t you? Co-sponsored…
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