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Screening: Zemene

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

Melissa Donovan will screen her award-winning film Zemene and discuss her multiple roles as as director, editor, cinematographer, and producer on the film. Co-sponsored with Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Zemene (USA, 55m) is a feature documentary about a young Ethiopian girl's bravery in the face of enormous odds. Living in a remote village […]

Dance Stories: The Rise of Timba, and Resurgence of Rueda de Casino

SC 219: Friends Hall

Sponsored by the Culture Club Cuban dance rhythms reflect a mix of styles including Son, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha and Rumba. These rhythmic dance styles are the foundation of Rueda de Casino, a circle dance in which a leader calls out different movements or steps. The dance became popular during the 1950s. In years, rueda […]

Ramapop Master-Class for College’s Musicians and Bands

SC 219: Friends Hall

Ramapo’s student bands will perform and receive feedback from Music Faculty. All musicians are welcome to participate, and everyone is welcome to attend.   One ensemble will play a closing 30-minute set.  No need to be affiliated with the Music Program. Interested bands and musicians should email Assistant Professor Gilad Cohen at gcohen1@ramapo.edu. Space is limited; […]

Open Door Concert Series

York Room 505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, United States

The next concert in the "Open Door Concert Series" is this coming Wednesday, 11/4 at 7 pm in the York Room at the Birch mansion in Ramapo College. It will feature works for woodwind quintet and piano and the wind players are all wonderful - flutist Margaret Swinchoski, oboist Marsha Heller, clarinetist Richard Summers, bassoonist […]

Sibelius Notation Software Workshop

BC 308

Free admission * No registration is needed * Please come on time Would you like a crash-course workshop in using Sibelius notation software?  World-class notation software, Sibelius is used by professional and beginning musicians alike due to its user-friendly interface, comprehensive toolbox and professional look.  Whether you’re a songwriter, composer, performer, or music producer, it […]

Artist Talk: Daniel Zeller

Adler Theater

Artist Talk: Daniel Zeller Hosted by: Visual Arts Lecture & Workshop Cycle The visual language of Zeller's drawings "is borrowed from many places, among them satellite images, electron micro-graphs, topographical maps, anatomical and schematic diagrams--representations which might be generally categorized as two dimensional translations oft he three dimensional world." (Zeller)

Fall Concert

H-Wing Auditorium

Songwriter’s Workshop Concert

H-Wing Auditorium

Come to the H-wing auditorium on Wednesday, December 2 at 3 p.m. to enjoy an eclectic mix of original music performed by the students of Ramapo College instructed by Professor Bobby Deitch. If you have any questions, email RA Keivon at khemming@ramapo.edu or Professor Deitch at rdeitch@ramapo.edu