Leslie Andrea Williams, Anne Souder, and Xin Yang Perform a Classic Ballet by Martha Graham
By Grace Madover Prelude to Action (from Chronicle) is a classic dance performance, originally choreographed by modern dance pioneer, Martha Graham. The ballet’s score was composed by Wallingford Riegger. This performance is an integral part of a three part work called “Chronicle.” The performance debuted in 1936 at Guild Theater in New York City when the menace of facism was looming over Europe. The intent of the dance was to...
Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee’s Isle de Jean Charles Shows the Danger of Coastal Homes Sinking into the Sea
By Grace Madover Isle de Jean Charles is a devastating documentary showing the effects that rising sea levels and hurricanes have had on a coastal community. In this 8-minute short, we are shown around Isle de Jean Charles, an island off the coast of Southern Louisiana. Directed by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Isle de Jean Charles gives viewers a look into how drastically the island has changed since the 1970’s. When Isle de Jean...
How Do We Create a Culture in Schools that Values Students of Different Backgrounds and Abilities?
By Rishi Mulloth In today’s education system, even at the elementary level, students are segregated by learning ability and social prowess. This causes some children to excel while others are left behind, struggling to keep up. In the short educational video by youth producer Justine DeJesus, How Can We Become More Inclusive, these educational pitfalls are explored, and suggest that our system is hurting more students than it is...
A Blueprint to End Gun Violence Would Improve Everyone’s Lives
By Alex Silverman This film comes to us once again from Planet Classroom’s Problem Solvers series. In this short, producer Sydney Kim tackles a subject that is constantly at the forefront of society – gun violence. Gun violence seems to be a never-ending issue with constant back and forth on what to do about it. Meanwhile, the stats in gun-related incidents, either intentional or accidental, continue to rise with increasing...
Ensemble Featuring Music by Theodor Blumer is Performed Virtually by Five Bard Conservatory Artists
By Grace Madover In this 3-minute performance, five Bard Conservatory musicians perform individually and the videos are combined to form a seamless ensemble. Without watching the video, it sounds as if the performers are all together on the same stage while playing their instruments. The artists in the quintet are Jillian Reed (flute), Kira Shiner (oboe), Collin Lewis (clarinet), Eleni Georgiadis (french horn), and Anna Pem (bassoon)....
The Struggle to Show the World Your True Self
By Rishi Mulloth Sometimes when people look in the mirror they don’t see the person that they want to be – they see a false image that doesn’t represent their reality. For people who feel this way, being the person they want to be often means facing ridicule and judgment from society. In the animated short film Broken Doll, the main character faces this stressful and emotional problem. The film takes us through their journey to become...
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