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Artist Spotlight: Rachel Fresques’ balanced ballet
For senior Rachel Fresques, ballet is a balancing act. As one of the most structured forms of dance, its beauty lies in the relationship between form and expression. “I really like that ballet is so...
View ArticleReview: Gabriela Brown ’18 considers BalletX
While I had been encouraged several times by my Ballet III teacher to go see BalletX in Philly over the course of several semesters, it never ended up happening. So of course, when BalletX arrived at...
View ArticleDance department brings in professional dance to stage Antony Tudor ballet
The dance department has brought in professional dancers and stagers Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner to stage Antony Tudor’s place “Dark Elegies.” The play will be staged for Dance 049E Dance...
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Artist of the Week Lia D’Alessandro ’21
Lia D’Alessandro ’21 has been a pillar of the Swarthmore dance community since her first semester. She has been a part of the Rhythm N Motion dance company, Terpsichore: Dance Collective, and active...
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From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts
Growing up and attending an art-focused school in France, Lydia Churchill ’22 has always found art meaningful. Lydia is a dance minor and political science major, in the a capella group Grapevine, and...
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Artist of the Week Emmie Wolf ’22 on Math, Ballet, and Painting
“There is a lot of art in math and there is a lot of math in art,” said painter and dancer Emmie Wolf ’22 as we sat in her senior studio. The space was brimming with her paintings, and although they...
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Artist of the Week Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 on Her Love for Diversity in Dance
Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 started ballet accidentally at four years old when her mom put her in a class to help burn some excess energy. The choice to stick with it, though, has been Alexis’s every year...
View ArticleArtist of the Week Gabriel Straus ʼ23 on the Cohesiveness of Singing
When I met Gabriel Straus ʼ23, I felt a little undressed when I compared my jeans and boots to his collared shirt and sweater. He’d had a fellowship interview that morning, he told me. As a senior,...
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Patrick Li ’23 on Artistic (Im)Permanence in Installation
I must confess: I love writing the Artist of the Week because I meet some of the most creative, intelligent, and passionate people on campus. So, when I met with Patrick Li ’23 in Kohlberg, I expected...
View ArticleGiselle at the Philadelphia Ballet: A Review
The Philadelphia Ballet’s “Giselle” is a masterclass in classical ballet. In two acts, it tells the story of a peasant girl, Giselle, and her tragic love story with Albrecht, a nobleman pretending to...
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