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Raoul Peck: “I am Not Your Negro” Screening and Talk by Director

Sharp Theater 505 Ramapo Valley Road: Berrie Center, Mahwah, United States

Join us for a screening of I Am Not Your Negro (90 min.), written by James Baldwin, directed by renowned filmmaker Raoul Peck and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. The screening will be followed by Director Raoul Peck’s presentation, “I Am Not your Negro: Conversations on Identity, History, Race and Baldwin.” This event was made […]

Backstage Tour of the Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States

This event is open to students enrolled in Theater Practicum, Producing the Play, Basic Lighting for Stage & TV, Craft of Costume, Stagecraft, and Drafting ONLY.   Professor Rachel Budin has arranged for students to take a tour of the backstage and technical support areas of the Metropolitan Opera. Students will see costumes, scenery, lights- […]

Artist Talk: Matt Jensen

Alumni Lounges; SC 156 Ramapo College of New Jersey; Alumni Lounge SC 156, Mahwah, NJ, United States

Rain Date 10/23 Artist Matthew Jensen's multi-disciplinary practice combines photography with walking, collecting and rigorous site-specific explorations of landscapes. His projects strive to connect people to places by expanding the traditions of landscape photography to include a range of mediums and actions. Artist Talk 1:25-2:15 SC 156 Workshop 2:15-5:45 Walk to Work: Expanding the Photographic […]

Music from China

Susan Cheng, Wang Guowei, and a third member of their ensemble Music from China will present traditional and contemporary compositions of Chinese "silk and bamboo" music. Similar to the group's workshop at Ramapo in Spring 2015, the workshop will focus on  he instruments, ensemble interaction, approaches to program music (instrumental music that portrays non-musical topics), […]

Japanese Noh Acting Demonstration

BC 141 Ramapo College of New Jersey; BC 141, Mahwah, NJ, United States

This is a closed event. Noh performer Elizabeth Down of the Noh Training Project engages our students in observation and experiential activity of the art of Japanese Noh acting. Students will be able to watch an expert performer use her body and voice to perform the difficult, ancient art of Noh and then have opportunities […]

The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise: Youth Is Not the Only Thing That’s Sonic

By Toshiki Okada, Translated by Aya Ogawa, Directed by Peter A. Campbell A man dreams his girlfriend is dead. A woman dreams she is riding the subway, forever. How do they end up at a party here? And where is here? And when is now? Contemporary Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada’s modern folktale explores the extraordinary […]

MUSI 316: Music, Technology, and Media Field Trip

This trip is available to students enrolled in MUSI 316- Music, Technology, and Media only. Students of MUSI 316: Music, Technology, and Media will visit the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange, New Jersey and participate in a workshop on wax cylinders and early disc recordings. They will also tour the Morris Museum […]