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Berni Searle speaks at Wellin Museum’s Artists in Conversation Series
October 27, 2016

President David Wippman, South African artist Berni Searle and Senses of Time Curator Karen Milbourne, engaged in a conversation about issues related to cultural identity in Africa on Oct. 18. Senses of Time, the current exhibition at Wellin Museum, includes two artworks by Searle: A Matter of Time and About to Forget.  Milbourne, a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, asserted that Senses of Time demonstrates the capacity of video arts to address issues like racism, identity, decay and infrastructure in Africa.  More ...

Hamilton’s America finally premieres on PBS, continuing the musical's legacy
October 27, 2016

As part of the Fallcoming/ Family Weekend, a preview of Hamilton’s America, a documentary that features behind-the-scenes making of the Hamilton musical leading to its unprecedented success on Broadway, was screened on Oct. 6. The entire film is now finally available on PBS having been screened for the first time on Oct. 21.  Before the screening at Hamilton College, Rand Scholet, founder and President of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society (AHA Society), talked about his intensive research, which involved going through 51,000 pages, including over 34 books on Alexander Hamilton, and studying 47 other important political figures at the time in order to draw comparisons between Hamilton’s role and that of other politicians. At the end of his research, Scholet determined that Hamilton was George Washington’s “indispensable partner during 22 years more than any other Founding Father.”  More ...

Penny Lane weighs in on her film, NUTS!, presented at F.I.L.M.
September 29, 2016

F.I.L.M.’s second screening this semester was NUTS!—an intellectually stimulating documentary that questions the validity of easily believing figures of popular culture and history. NUTS! is the creative vision of film director Penny Lane, assistant professor of art and art history at Colgate University, who introduced the film last Sunday, Sept. 25 at Hamilton. The film has been shown in 60 countries over the summer and was screened at many film festivals, including Sundance Film Festival. Lane is also the director of Our Nixon, another innovative documentary released in 2013.  NUTS! starts with the sweeping success of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley in Milford, Kansas as a genius who not only introduced surgical implantation of goat testicles as a cure to impotence, but also succeeded in developing the world’s most wide-spanning radio station, with a transmission of one million watts. Brinkley, a self-made man, faced the persistent attempts of the authorities to condemn him. He was almost a heroic figure to many Americans in the film.  More ...

F.I.L.M. showcases The Sterile Cuckoo, shot on the Hamilton College campus in 1969
September 22, 2016

F.I.L.M. showed its first film last Sunday, Sept. 18 with the screening of The Sterile Cuckoo—a film adapted from a novel of the same name by Hamilton alum John Nichols ’62. Hamilton received a sixteen-millimeter print of The Sterile Cuckoo as a gift from alum David Shepard ’62. Most of the film’s shots were also taken on the Hamilton campus. Pookie, played by Liza Minnelli, is quite an unconventional girl, daring and passionate, although she initially seems nosy and terribly goofy. She approaches Jerry, played by Wendell Burton, a guy whom she sees at a bus stop. Jerry is awestruck by her energy and spontaneity, until they become close. Although Pookie feels she is socially awkward and is unable to appreciate her physical appearance, she achieves a secure sphere with Jerry. It is not clear what attracted her to Jerry in the first place, but it is quite tangible how their relationship is gratifying. More ...

Senses of Time: a film-based exhibit opens at Wellin Museum this weekend
September 8, 2016

Although African nations have many different cultural themes, these nations share a lot in terms of political issues. Historically, African nations have been affected by a rich combination of colonization, tyrannical governments and color-related identification, all of which became inseparable from their culture. The upcoming exhibition at Wellin Museum, Senses of Time, ties the video artworks of seven African artists into a compelling exploration of the obstacles that African cultural identity has faced across the ages. This exhibit, curated by Karen E. Milbourne of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Polly (Nooter) Roberts, professor of world of arts and cultures/dance at UCLA, represents the cyclical perception of time in Africa, which is intrinsically different from the linear, developmental way time is perceived in the Western world. Senses of Time opens at Wellin Museum this Saturday, Sept. 10.  More ...

Adam Mamawala to headline CAB's first comedy show of the semester
September 1, 2016

This coming Saturday, Sept. 3, CAB is hosting a show by standup comedian Adam Mamawala. The show will take place at 8 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  More ...

Spring Awakening challenges sexual education norms and religious authority
April 21, 2016

This past weekend, the Theatre Department’s spring main stage, Spring Awakening, opened in the Romano Theatre, marking its first musical in over 40 years. The production is directed by Professor of Theatre Craig Latrell,  with musical direction by Karen Corigliano and choreography by Professor of Dance Eileen Heekin. Eliza Burwell ’17 stage manages, while MJ Lugo ’16 serves as Assistant Director.  More ...

Screening of Salam Neighbor portrays Syrian refugee population crisis
April 14, 2016

On Wednesday, April 6, Muslim Student Association (MSA), COOP and the Chaplaincy organized the screening of Salam Neighbor, a documentary film that examines the Syrian refugee crises under a humanitarian lens. More ...

Themes of trauma, harmony and liberation in dance concert
March 10, 2016

Dance and Movement Studies launched its Spring Dance Concert last Friday. The concert featured a variety of performances, from ballet to martial to arts to dance therapy, that appealed to all crowds.  More ...

Outing Club hosts Banff film fest
February 25, 2016

As a way to celebrate and promote the vigorous spirit of outdoor sports, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour showcased nine short films last Wednesday Feb. 17 about interesting adventures in the wilderness.  More ...

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