2012-2015 AY
Singing Fingers
Mar. 19, 2012—Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Vanderbilt University in the area of Video and Performance Art, received an innovation grant for her course project, Singing Fingers. Singing Fingers will create an interactive sound art instrument using iPads, played with the help of campus participants and using sound samples of the campus environment. This...
Imagine…
Mar. 19, 2012—Imagine a concert created out of fire, sea shells, water, and air. CELEBRATE JOHN CAGE: Sunday, April 1st and throughout the preceding two weeks at Vanderbilt University. Blair School of Music/Ingram Hall 7pm MusiCircus 8pm VORTEX concert. Information: 615-322-7651 Campus
A Thought from John Cage
Mar. 19, 2012—All around the world, centennial celebrations are taking place to honor renegade composer John Cage. At Vanderbilt, students will be able to take part in Happenings, dance classes, a panel discussion on music and modern dance, attend a Cage symposium, attend a musicircus (“You won’t hear a thing. You’ll hear everything!”) Go to the Curb...
Quote of the Day
Mar. 19, 2012—Celebrating JOHN CAGE on his 100th birthday! Here’s a Cage quote for the day: “Percussion music is revolution!” Campus
Happenings Begin This Week!
Mar. 19, 2012—With the big centennial birthday bash coming up for John Cage on April 1, the Vanderbilt campus will see more and more of Blair Percussion VORTEX and their musical friends. Happenings—think of them as cousins to flashmobs—will be occurring in many places including the Baker building, the Commons, Sarratt Student Center, and at a variety...
VORTEX Program
Jan. 25, 2012—PROGRAM A historic photomontage assembled by cinematographer David Perry, featuring John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and the artists with whom they worked, precedes the program. Thanks to the Merce Cunningham Trust, the John Cage Trust, the Other Minds Archive, and RadiOM for their generosity in making this program possible. Speech Radio (1955) Audio clip: KPFA Radio,...
CollaborATE- Fall Semester 2011
Dec. 11, 2011—The idea for the CollaborATE project began with a simple question: Why eat alone? Initially, the concept of CollaborATE was to simply build a “lunch match” website for the Vanderbilt community. Such services, which randomly pair students together for lunch, already exist at a few universities. CollaborATE, however, soon evolved into a Creative Campus project...
Communicating Gender, Creative Reflections
Nov. 22, 2011—Over the several semesters I have taught Communicating Gender (CMST 235) at Vanderbilt University, by the far the most effective and affective experience is the Gender Performance. On this day, the students and I alter our presentations of gender in ways big or small. In-class discussion, which never fails to be animated and emotive, gives...
Starparty Mashup
Nov. 18, 2011— The first Dyer Observatory Science and Art Starparty Mashup! We were there with several telescopes from 8 till midnight and students were able to see Jupiter, Uranus, star clusters and the Moon. We also did some live video feed of the Orion Nebula. There was a constant stream of students and all seemed to...