A network and resources for the Princeton arts community
“A work of art is never finished; it is merely stopped,” Leonardo da Vinci is alleged to have said sometime in the High Renaissance. Recently, two of us took da Vinci as a model—not so much in claiming the mantle of his genius, but in deciding to “stop” a work and let it go public and, in doing so, starting to create an audience for that work.
Read MoreBy Brandon Webster, 2021-2022 Hodder Fellow
I’m working on a new musical theater piece, KRONOS, and the process of building the sonic world of this theater piece has challenged me to interrogate how I engage in story-craft.
KRONOS began as an idea without music or words. I only knew that I wanted KRONOS to be an Afro-futurist/Afro-surrealist, two-person musical theater piece.
Read MoreBy William Keiser ’19
Anyone who even peripherally knows me knows that I am obsessed with popularity, elitism, and hierarchy. Enter popular. Popular is a podcast I created with The Gay and Lesbian Review (a bimonthly LGBTQ print journal) and haus of bambi (a DC production company).
Read MoreBy Cameron Scott '93
“My work is focused on finding ways to sidestep those limitations in hopes of writing things that feel more alive. Here, I’m going to focus on one question I am asking to try to reframe poetry’s relationship to its audience: can lyrical writing be kinder to the reader, giving more and/or demanding less?”
Read MoreBy Kisara Moore '22
“The more I observed the town of Princeton’s vibrant collection of wall paintings, the more my confidence grew that mural-making would make the perfect medium for fostering a visual arts community on campus.”
Read MoreIn this meditative reflection, award-winning pianist and author Jessica Roemischer '82 shares a portrait of her life since childhood, a journey that has, since the onset of the pandemic, driven her to share her music with others through bi-weekly livestreamed concerts. In a changing world, Jessica spreads a message of hope for the future.
Read MorePrinceton University Ballet has had to get creative to evolve amidst this pandemic. Throughout a difficult and sometimes tedious transition to the online platform, our company has maintained a deep love for our community and the act of making art together.
Read MoreBy Mark Lerer ’81
This week, the topic was “A New Resource for Working Women.” Using photos and other reference material, I drew a batch of sketches.
Read More“Más Flow wanted to create a way for our members to continue dancing in a safe and accessible manner, so we have hosted live Zoom meetings so that members of the company could feel like we are dancing together.”
Read More“So I’ve been asking myself: how do I balance the polish of seated, steady work (which may often take place in front of a computer) with the energy of a more physical, spontaneous process?”
Read More“The film was subsequently completed in time for a festival run throughout much of 2019, with an eye toward a domestic theatrical release in March of 2020... Insert those first few chords from Jaws here.”
Read More“Bardo is considered to be an interval with tremendous potential, a time when we can break through to new perspectives. In what ways, I wondered, could the pandemic bardo hold this kind of creative possibility?”
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