Arts & Entertainment
Mental Health
Portland-based artists Maya Williams and Myles Bullen share messages of hope and healing
In the COVID-19 era, art looks and sounds different. Vibrant coffee houses have fallen silent, open mics are now closed and the murmur of a live audience has been reduced to quiet clapping and small hands snapping in the corner …
Film
“Great movies unite us”: Maine Jewish Film Festival returns with virtual format
With hopes to unite the Bowdoin community through film, the Cinema Studies Program has partnered with the Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), a Portland-based nonprofit, to bring the Festival’s virtual lineup to the screens of students, staff and faculty at …
Theater
Masque and Gown to hold virtual play readings throughout November
Over the course of this month, Masque and Gown, Bowdoin’s student theater group, will perform three virtual play readings. In the absence of access to on-campus spaces and equipment, the group has been innovating new ways to connect and bring …
Visual Arts
Printmaker Taro Takizawa shares artwork and advice in public lecture
Last Friday, the visual arts department hosted printmaker Taro Takizawa for a public lecture during which he shared his artwork and spoke about his artistic journey. The event was part of the Marvin Bileck Printmaking Project at Bowdoin, which traditionally …
Quarantine Cinema
We deserve a celebratory return to movie theaters
For years, one of my holiday traditions has been watching movies all throughout Thanksgiving break with friends and family. As we approach the end of this unusual year, this tradition of seeing, at times, five movies in the theater is …
Bowdoin Climate Action
Sunrise workshop inspires students to make climate change personal
On Wednesday night, in the midst of an election week with climate change on the ballot, Sunrise Bowdoin held a climate storytelling workshop encouraging the Bowdoin community to connect the climate crisis to their personal identities and lived experiences.
“In …
Music
Jazz ensembles utilize music software for rehearsals
While Bowdoin jazz ensembles might not be able to perform synchronously, the dedication of Anthony Gabory, visiting lecturer in the department of music and leader of the ensembles, has provided musicians with another way of staying connected.
The jazz ensemble …
Dance
Dance collective provides comfortable and virtual space for experimental movement
Editor’s note 12/28/2020 at 10:38 p.m.: This article has been updated to accurately reflect details around the establishment of the Movement Collective.
Seeking to replace the tedium of Zoom meetings with the joyful experience of shared dance, Lucy Sydel ’22 …
Art History
Brooke Wrubel ’21 examines donations from Edward Perry Warren in independent study
Despite having donating over 500 pieces to Bowdoin’s collection, Edward Perry Warren’s name was not known by most students—that is, until Brooke Wrubel ’21 decided to delve deeper into the career of the prolific American antiquities collector. On Wednesday, Wrubel …