This year for orientation the Edwards Collective visited the Museum of Art and Design in New York to see (and touch) Harry Betoia’s sonambient sculptures. Afterwards we headed to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to watch the chamber opera The Loser.
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Fall retreat 2016
Over Halloween weekend the Edwards Collective visited Croton-on-Hudson. It was an action-packed weekend which included trips to Dia:Beacon and the Storm King Art Center, apple-tasting at a local Cider Mill, endless baking, quiet reading nooks, halloween costumes and bonfires late into the night.
Harry Bertoia’s Sounding Sculptures
The Edwards Collective is made up of students with wildly diverse interests. For our 2016-17 orientation, we wanted to engage with art that could tap into a wide range of passions, so we visited the Museum of Arts and Design for a hands-on tour of Harry Bertoia’s Sounding Sculptures. Bertoia intended for his works to be… Continue reading Harry Bertoia’s Sounding Sculptures
The National Theatre’s Coriolanus
On November 19, members of the Edwards Collective ventured into a cold, wet night to view a filmed version of Donmar Warehouse’s 2014 production of Shakespeare’s late Roman tragedy Coriolanus (starring Tom Hiddleston in the title role) at the Princeton Garden Theater. The production, which took the color crimson as its defining aesthetic feature, captured a bloody,… Continue reading The National Theatre’s Coriolanus
Fall retreat 2015
Over Fall Break in October, we went on a four-day retreat to Croton-on-Hudson. We went on a trip to the Starn brothers’ studio and to Dia: Beacon, as well as spending some down time reading, knitting and cooking. It was a great few days recharging and exploring a beautiful area.
William Kentridge “Refuse the Hour”
EC members were blown away at BAM by the new chamber opera created by Princeton’s 2015 Belknap Visitor in the Humanities, the South African multimedia artist William Kentridge. Through an evening of pneumatic tubes, anthropomorphic bullhorns, backwards arias and more, Kentridge asked his audience, “Can we hold our breath against time?” His response: “Lla ta tnaem… Continue reading William Kentridge “Refuse the Hour”
EC Beginning of Year Orientation
A little rain didn’t deter this group from a trip to the Grounds for Sculpture to kick off the year before the start of classes! Edwards Collective members met one other, enjoyed good food and conversation, and started to plan for the year ahead.
Chopin Ballet
During Intersession we went to see the Mariinsky Ballet in a rare performance of “Chopin: Dances for Piano.”
Café Antoine Gallery Opening
The Cafe Antoine gallery features currently features “The Art of Reflection,” showcasing the work of three Edwards Collective students — Alexandra Ballard, Luke Hamel, and Amalya Megerman.
Mathey Does Matisse
On November 22nd, Edwards Collective members joined with others from the Mathey College Community to visit MoMA for the blockbuster exhibition “Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs.” Towards the end of his long and influential career and with failing health, Matisse moved from large painted canvases to collages of fluidly hand-cut paper in an explosion of color. The… Continue reading Mathey Does Matisse