Prospect Theater Company's VISION Series Music-Theater on Film

Prospect’s VISION Series is a new initiative launched in 2020, to continue the company's mission of creating and presenting original musical theater works, while public gatherings are on pause. Three original short films were released in October 2020 - now streaming on our YouTube Channel or viewable at www.ProspectTheater.org. THE BAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD, LADY LAWYER LOCKWOOD RIDES HER TRICYCLE and UNRAVELL'D.

Location/Venue Address: 520 8th Ave, Ste 307, New York, NY 10018 US

Ticket Website: http://www.ProspectTheater.org

Other Website: http://www.YouTube.com/ProspectTheaterCo

Alissa Hsu Lynch '90 joins American Ballet Theatre Board of Trustees

Alissa Hsu Lynch '90 was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of American Ballet Theatre--America's National Ballet Company. Alissa earned her A.B. in English and spent countless hours during her undergraduate years dancing with Expressions Dance Company and at 185 Nassau with the Theater and Dance Department. She now lives in the Seattle area and works for Google leading MedTech Solutions for Google Cloud. In recent years, she's enjoyed visiting campus to watch her youngest son Liam Lynch '21 perform with DiSiac Dance Company.

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/alissa-hsu-lynch-full-circle-ballet-to-business-and-back-to-ballet/

New work in Catapult and a talk about exploring our family histories

I have a new piece, "How a Tibetan Turquoise Pendant Keeps Me Close to Home," in the "Darjeeling Journal" series of my Catapult column. It's about the meaning of home and continuity between generations. (https://bit.ly/3jtH5KO)

And on October 26, I gave a talk--"What Our Family Histories Can Teach Us About Ourselves"--sponsored by Princeton Women in Media and Technology and hosted by Caroline Coleman '86. I discussed my journey from Princeton to Darjeeling to Tokyo, how I reconnected with my Tibetan roots, and how we can explore our family histories. (https://bit.ly/2Tq6Gty)

Other Website: http://www.anntashislater.com

It's a Beautiful Day in "Sister Roger's Gayborhood!"

Best friends and collaborators Roger Q. Mason '08 and Lovell Holder '09 are thrilled to announce the launch of their new podcast "Sister Roger's Gayborhood!" Join Roger and Lovell as they sit down with some of the most influential LGBT folx from across every industry, learning how their guests' queer identities and connections to community have informed and guided their careers, goals, and professional lives. Guests include actor Garrett Clayton and drag icon Miss Peppermint - and don't miss out on appearances from fellow Princetonians Heather Rae Martin '08, Jordan Kisner '09, and Alex Bisignano '09. https://sister-rogers-gayborho.captivate.fm/

Other Website: http://sister-rogers-gayborho.captivate.fm/

Slime Queen '17's debut album SLIME SEASON 2020 out now on SoundCloud, Spotify, and other major platforms

Slime Queen is Julie Chen '17, a Brooklyn poet/writer who started making pop music on her laptop in May 2020. Her 10-track debut album, SLIME SEASON 2020, is out now on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/sssslimequeen/sets/slime-season-2020), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/3yqBXTqTabhRkwf8nEELPB?si=FVTeZ_nCTUyEXh3hRISfLg), and other major platforms.

The album features excruciatingly honest lyrics à la Lorde over electronic sounds and hooks influenced by Charli XCX, PC Music, and K-pop. It was a true labor of love with other alumni collaborators: Josh Chen '14, Michelle Navis '17, Joy Li '17, and Simon Wu '17, who photographed the album art and designed the lyrics zine (https://juliechen.neocities.org/slime_season_2020_zine.pdf). Keep up with Slime Queen's burgeoning pop career on SoundCloud and Instagram @sssslimequeen.

Instagram URL: http://instagram.com/sssslimequeen

Other Website: http://soundcloud.com/sssslimequeen/sets/slime-season-2020

Other: https://juliechen.neocities.org/sssslimequeen.html

My New Book is Available for Pre-Order on Amazon and being released on November 17th in e-book and paperback!

Stress got you down during these challenging times? Then check out my book, "Don’t Mess with Stress™--A Simple Guide to Managing Stress, Optimizing Health, and Making the World a Better Place," available now for Pre-Order on Amazon and being released in e-book and paperback on November 17th!

The Little General: The Graphic Novel by Mark Lerer '81

What happens when three eighteen-month-old babies plot, scheme, and intrigue against each other? Funny, sharp, and beautifully rendered in a new full-color edition, Mark Lerer's satirical graphic novel, based on an inspiration by Andrew Coe, doesn't simply bemoan the tragedy of all wars-- it shows how the damn things get started in the first place.

Available as "The Little General in Full Color" on amazon.com.

Yale Cabaret’s Innovative Virtual Season

For the Yale Cabaret’s historic entirely socially distanced 53rd season, the Cab Company (Co-Artistic Director Maeli Goren, ‘15) will produce 15 groundbreaking works of theater that attempt to answer the essential question: what does it mean for theater to be “live,” now? The season also features several ongoing live projects including the food-centric Cab Potluck series and Spark Factory, workshops in innovative theatrical technologies. We encourage bold explorations of new media and works that remind us how theater can connect us in a time of separation. The only limits are our imaginations! 

Alongside the live season, we look forward to featuring installations, visual art, film works, sound compositions, and other pre-existing or pre-recorded works of art in the new virtual Cab Gallery throughout the season. Any artist is welcome to submit work for this space.

In all that we do and make this year, we are committed to leading with actions for justice and liberation. Visit our website to view our commitments to the Black Lives Matter movement and our dedication to centering Black joy, artistry, and storytelling as well as uplifting the voices of Indigenous artists and other artists of color.

Ticket Website: http://cabaret-tickets.yale.edu/events

Facebook: http://facebook.com/yalecabaret/

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/yalecabaret/

Other Website: www.yalecabaret.org

My debut novel, HYSTERIA, is out in the world!

In August, my debut novel, HYSTERIA, came out from Unnamed Press! I've worked on this book for years and am so excited to see it out in the world. HYSTERIA follows a troubled young woman living in modern-day Brooklyn who becomes convinced her Brooklyn bartender is Sigmund Freud. As one does. It's available to order from Amazon, your local bookstore, or Bookshop.

Other Website: https://bookshop.org/books/hysteria-9781951213121/9781951213121

San Francisco Ballet Off Stage

SF Ballet’s popular Off Stage classes and seminars have returned—only this time, they’re virtual! From panels to lectures, interactive events to artist talks, we offer so many ways to learn more about the artists who make magic on stage and to brush up on your ballet history. Fall classes include a chance to learn the basics at Ballet Basics, to dive deep into national styles at Ballet Insights, and to learn all you ever wanted to know about Nutcracker at Ballet Talk. These events are curated and often hosted by Jennie Scholick '09.

Location/Venue: Online

Ticket Website: http://www.sfballet.org/events

Courtyard House featured in print and online in Wall Street Journal: "Keeping It In The Family"

Courtyard House featured in print and online in Wall Street Journal: "Keeping It In The Family" 

"After Andrew Heid finished presenting a final project at Princeton University's School of
Architecture in 2005, his father approached him with a comment.
'That's the house I want you to design for me one day,' he told his son.

Links:

https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/an-architect-designed-this-oregon-home-for-two-crucial-clients-his-parents-142628

https://www.wsj.com/articles/keeping-it-in-the-family-11599749648

www.noarchitecture.com

Location/Venue: 176 Elizabeth Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10012 United States

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/noarchitecture

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/noarchitecture/

Other Website: http://www.noarchitecture.com

Marisol Rosa-Shapiro '07 Joins Clowns Without Borders USA's Board of Directors

Marisol Rosa-Shapiro '07 has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors of Clowns Without Borders USA (CWB). CWB aims to build resilience through laughter and to reinforce agency through play amongst all persons, especially children, living in areas of crisis. The organization's volunteer performers and educators serve in refugee camps, conflict zones, areas recovering from natural disaster, and territories in states of emergency. Learn more about Clowns Without Borders USA at www.clownswithoutborders.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clownswithoutborders.usa

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clownswithoutborders/?hl=en

Other Website: http://www.clownswithoutborders.org

Short play published

"The Bechdel Group -- Prop Plays: An Anthology of New 10 Minute Plays" is available on Amazon. It contains the play, "Princeton in the Nation's Service", by Selma Thompson '80. The comedy takes place on campus during Reunions.

Other Website: http://www.amazon.com/New-10-Minute-Plays-Prop/dp/198346189X

New graphic novel from Alex de Campi ‘92: DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER

Hey, arts friends. My graphic novella collaboration with Erica Henderson, DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER, is out on October 15 from Image Comics. It’’s a re-imagining / remixing of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: after his Brides nail Dracula to his coffin in 1889 Vienna, an ageing starlet in 1974 Los Angeles decides to.... raise the stakes.

Twitter: http://Twitter.com/alexdecampi

Instagram: http://Instagram.com/alexdecampi

Queers & Careers Podcast

Hello fellow Princeton arts alumni! During the Pandemic, fellow alum Claire Thornton and I started a podcast, called Queers & Careers, in which we interview LGBTQ+ guests each month and ask them questions about who they are, how they got there, and what “success” means for them. Through these interviews, we deconstruct the concept of “success” and our own experiences trying to fit in (or at least, be happy) at Princeton and beyond. Give us a listen, a rating and review, and, if you’re queer, let us know if you’d be interested in being a guest! You can find us at “Queers and Careers” on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your pods.

Location/Venue: Online via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pod casts.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/queerscareers?s=21

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queersandcareers/

Other Website: https://www.patreon.com/queersandcareers

Thurs Oct 8 7 PM Poetry Reading Online: Covid Spring: Granite State Pandemic Poems

Covid Spring: Granite State Pandemic Poems is an anthology of poems by New Hampshire based poets. These poems were written in response to the early days of the pandemic lock-down during the spring of 2020. The free online reading takes place on Thursday October 8, at 7 PM and includes 10 authors from the anthology reading their contributions. The reading is sponsored by Gibson Books, where you can order your copy. Registration is required, but event is free. 

Location/Venue: Zoom, Online, Gibson Books sponsor

Ticket Website: https://e/covid-spring-granite-state-pandemic-poems-tickets-121762939229

Other Website: https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/

COCO DANCE FESTIVAL GOES ONLINE IN OCTOBER 2020

As the world comes to terms with defining the new normal, the Trinidad and Tobago-based Contemporary Choreographers’ Collective continues to provide platforms for dance artists to respond to their environment in the ways they see and experience it. Besides increasing media focus on stranger-than-fiction events and theories associated with extra-terrestrial phenomena, we have also had to deal with a virus and way of life previously unknown to contemporary humans. Additionally, the alienating and sometimes unidentifiable presence and effects of systemic racism are being confronted in bold new ways.

All this has possibly created a future that has been pushed to the outer limits of familiarity and predictability. We don't usually have an overall theme, but this year we've given our COCO DANCE FESTIVAL the name "ALIEN". Luckily, novelty, alienation and dealing with social nuance are the normal extremes of the lives of artists. Join us online on October 24 and 25 to see works by Caribbean choreographers, as well as choreographers from other reaches of the globe.

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/COCODanceFest

Other Website: http://cocodancefestival.org

Alumni invited to join free, weekly, virtual drop-in dance classes at Lewis Center

The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance has opened its free, weekly, virtual drop-in dance classes to all Princeton alumni. Classes are offered in a range of levels and genres of dance and taught by dance faculty and professional instructors. Try out one class or attend an entire series. No sign-in or registration required – just join in! Email Cindy Rosenfeld in the Dance Program at cr17@princeton.edu to receive the Zoom links. No prior experience needed; all class times EDT on Zoom. Fall classes underway include:

YOGA FOR DANCERS
Incorporating fundamentals of functional anatomy, Ideokinesis, modern dance and somatic techniques
Mondays, 9 – 10:20 a.m.

SOMATIC PILATES
Infused with somatic events for dancers, athletes and movers
Wednesdays, 12 – 1:20 p.m.

BALLET/PILATES
Methods adapted to reinforce and improve alignment and technique
Saturdays, 12:30 – 1:50 p.m.

BALLET
Beginning
Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Intermediate
Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – 10:20 a.m
Fridays, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Intermediate/Advanced
Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 10:20 p.m.
Thursdays, 12 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

HIP-HOP: TECHNIQUES AND FOUNDATIONS
Hip-hop’s foundational forms/elements of groove, musicality, texture, footwork, and personal expression with Lauren Auyeung ’19 and guests
Saturdays, 12:00-1:30 p.m. through October 17

BROADWAY DANCE SERIES
Llearn choreography inspired by original Broadway productions with Adam Hyndman ’12 and guests
Fridays, 4:30-6:30 p.m. through October 16

DANCE COMMUNITY HAPPY HOUR: PRACTICE, PLAY + PARTY
Mix of open practice session and a party with hip-hop dance guests
Sundays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. through October 18


Full schedule and details: arts,princeton.edu/alumni-virtual-dance

Words Without Borders' "Who Writes Peru: Asian Peruvian Writers" + 9/24 Reading

Words Without Borders' September issue "Who Writes Peru: Asian Peruvian Writers," guest-edited by Jennifer Shyue '17, features poetry, short fiction, a novel excerpt, and a crónica by seven Peruvian writers of Asian descent. Among the translators is Margaret Wright '17.

On September 24, there will be a Zoom reading with the issue's writers and translators. More details and registration on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/3kfDnVI

(Banner design by Victoria Liu '17)

https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/issue/september-2020

Ticket Website: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/who-writes-peru-a-bilingual-reading-of-asian-peruvian-writers-tickets-120286627541

Art Against Racism:Memorial.Monument.Movement Exhibition National Call for Participation and Action

Art Against Racism, a 501(c)(3) organization, invites you to participate in a nation-wide virtual exhibition of art by artists, community activists, and organizations created in response to the murder of George Floyd. The exhibition launch is on October 17, 2020. We are accepting work until the presidential inauguration but for your work to be considered for the launch, you must upload your work through the Cinebody App to our account or Dropbox ASAP. We are also calling on artists, activists and organizations to host arts events centered around getting out the Vote. Video of these events should be delivered to us in accordance with instructions on www.artagainstracism.com.

Facebook URL: http://www.facebook.com/AAR.Princeton/

Twitter URL: http://twitter.com/ARTvsRacism

Instagram URL: http://www.instagram.com/artagainstracism_org/