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.
Category: Events
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
A trip to the MET: Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk”
On Friday, November 21st, 20 members of the Collective went to see the Metropolian Opera’s performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Prof. Simon Morrison, a scholar of Russian opera, was our special guest!
A Stroll Through Princeton’s Architecture
It’s always nice to take a leisurely stroll around our campus, particularly in the company of W. Barksdale Maynard, a Fellow of Mathey College and expert in the architectural history of Princeton’s Campus. Professor Maynard is a Princeton alum and author of Princeton: America’s Campus. He is here as a Lecturer in the Department of… Continue reading A Stroll Through Princeton’s Architecture
A Night at the Ballet
On November 15th, we ventured into the city to see the ballet “Flames of Paris” performed by the Russian ballet company The Mikhailovsky Ballet.
A Trip to the Anthology Film Archive in NYC
One of my favorite outings this semester was a trip a few of the Collective members took to Anthology Film Archive in New York, which happens to allow free entry to Princeton students because a fund was set up by one of its co-founders (and Princeton professor) P. Sitney Adams. This is a rather nondescript… Continue reading A Trip to the Anthology Film Archive in NYC