From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields
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PMA Presents: An Evening with Daveed Diggs, 2024 Heermans-McCalmon Distinguished Guest Artist
PMA Presents: An Evening with Daveed Diggs, 2024 Heermans-McCalmon Distinguished Guest Artist
Moderated by PMA Chair Samantha N. Sheppard
Wednesday, September 25th at 7pm
Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY
PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime to Appear in Conversation with Historian Robin Bernstein During Ithaca is Books Festival
On Thursday, September 12, at 5PM, PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime will be in conversation with award-winning historian Robin Bernstein at Buffalo Street Books. Part of the "Ithaca Is Books Festival," Jaime will be discussing Bernstein's new book Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit.
A Conversation with Professor Loren Kruger
Join PMA for A Conversation with Professor Loren Kruger: “Brechtian Performance, the Glocal South, and Thoughts on Comparative Cultural Geographies,” on Thursday, September 19, at 5:00pm in Conference Room 220, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
PMA Visiting Lecturer Carolyn Michelle Smith Starring in New Film "Familiar Touch" Set to Premiere at Venice International Film Festival
Familiar Touch, a film starring PMA Visiting Lecturer Carolyn Michelle Smith, will have its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, which takes place from 8/28-9/7.
New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
PMA Department Chair Samantha Noelle Sheppard Joins Faculty Advancement Network as Leadership Fellow
PMA Department Chair and Associate Professor Samantha Noelle Sheppard has joined the Faculty Advancement Network’s 2024-2025 Institute on Inquiry, Equity and Leadership in the Academic Department, as an Ivy+ Provost Leadership Fellow.
SEG grants fund summer internships, research projects
The grants help pay for housing, food, transportation and other expenses for students with minimally-paid or unpaid summer internships or positions.
PMA Assistant Professor Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz Publishes Article in Performance Philosophy Journal
PMA Assistant Professor Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz has published an academic article called “Love and Theft in Dance Economies” in the Journal Performance Philosophy, in Volume 8, Number 2: Responsive Bodies: The Ethics of Temporal Community in Contemporary Dance.
Festival 24 returns August 31
It's that time of the semester again... Festival 24! Festival 24 is a once-per-semester festival where Cornell students write, direct, and perform a compilation of 15-minute plays and films all within 24 hours!
Projects & Participation Kick-off Fall 2024
Find out your role in PMA's vibrant projects and collaborations! Mark your calendar for Projects & Participation Kick-off on Wednesday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
PMA Open House
Come explore the possibilities in the Schwartz Center, where film, theatre, dance and media studies intersect in exciting ways. Meet the passionate faculty, talented students, and dedicated staff from the Department of Performing and Media Arts.
Dance Italia 2024: Danielle Russo Leads International Workshop and Premieres Solo Series in Italy
Dance Italia 2024: Danielle Russo Leads International Workshop and Premieres Solo Series in Italy
Remembering Colin Stall, a Film by PMA Alum Peter Levine '24 to Premiere at Film Festival
Congratulations to PMA alum Peter Levine ’24 on premiering his film REMEMBERING COLIN STALL at the 20th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival!
PMA profs’ film earns spot in PBS film festival
“Ghosts” tells the story of three Kiowa children who escaped a government boarding school in the winter of 1891.
What a Harris candidacy means: Cornell experts weigh in.
As Vice President Kamala Harris garners crucial support for her presidential campaign, Cornell University experts discuss the potential implications and challenges she might face.
Groundswell of Black women celebrity activism expected for Harris
Prof. Samantha Sheppard, chair of performing & media arts, comments on celebrity reaction to Kamala Harris' campaign for president.
Digital murals to dental clinics: Einhorn Center grants support community-based projects
The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement recently award Engaged Opportunity Grants to 10 university-community project teams. The grants provide up to $5,000 to Cornell faculty and staff to include undergraduate students in community-engaged learning opportunities.
PMA Assistant Professor of the Practice Danielle Russo to Speak at IUGTE Conference
Assistant Professor of the Practice Danielle Russo is an invited speaker at the 21st Annual IUGTE Conference for global performing arts educators.
PMA Assistant Professor of the Practice Danielle Russo to Present Performance Installation in Chicago
PMA Assistant Professor of the Practice Danielle Russo is an invited guest artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she will be visiting with its MFA cohort this week.
Anne Lefter ‘95 Named Director at Western Illinois University’s Center for Performing Arts
Anne Lefter ‘95, a graduate of PMA with a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies, has been named the inaugural Director of the Center for Performing Arts (CPA) at Western Illinois University. As director, she will provide leadership and oversight for the CPA, including season planning, marketing, audience development, recruiting, budgeting and the day-to-day operations of the CPA. She will also be an Associate Professor, heading the newly formed Arts Leadership program.
PMA Alum Hector Meza Delgado ’03 Discusses Non-Profit Futurero.org
Hector Meza Delgado is a former PMA student who recently launched a non-profit called Futurero.org in Mexico City, Mexico.
PMA Alum Thalia R. Goldstein ’02 Discusses New Book About Theatre Education
PMA Alum Thalia R. Goldstein ‘02, a Psychology Major with a Theatre minor, is the author of a new book called Why Theatre Education Matters: Understanding Its Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Benefits. The book will be published by Teachers College Press on July 26.
PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn’s Documentary Film "Campfire" Debuted on ShortoftheWeek.com
PMA Associate Professor Austin Bunn’s new short documentary film Campfire debuted last week on ShortoftheWeek.com. In Campfire, a straight married man heads to a gay campground to find his long-lost love – and discovers the past isn’t done with him yet.
PMA Graduate Student Isabel Padilla Carlo Selected to be a Graduate Student Representative for the Dance Studies Association and Selected for Northwestern Institute
PMA Graduate Student Isabel Padilla Carlo has been selected to be the Graduate Student Representative on behalf of the Dance Studies Association. She has also been selected for the 2024 Northwestern Performance Studies Summer Institute.
PMA Ph.D. Student Jessie Taieun Yoon's Essay Selected as Runner-up Winner for Biddy Martin Graduate Prize in LGBT Studies
PMA Ph.D. student Jessie Taieun Yoon was selected as a runner-up winner for Biddy Martin graduate prize for best essay in LGBT Studies.
PMA Assistant Professor Jason Simms Co-Producing Play of Delights
PMA Assistant Professor Jason Simms is the co-producer of a new play called Play of Delights, the culmination of a four-month theater project involving performers of all ages from Ithaca and Trumansburg. The production will take place on June 22 and June 23 at 4pm at the Youth Farm Project, 24 Nelson Road, Ithaca, NY.
PMA Associate Professor Kristen Warner Quoted in Article about Grey’s Anatomy
PMA Associate Professor was quoted in an article from Primetimer called “Grey’s Anatomy Helped Redefine the Feminine Ideal for Millennials.” Grey’s Anatomy premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC, and recently concluded its 20th season.
PMA Professor J. Ellen Gainor Published in Theatre Survey
PMA Professor J. Ellen Gainor has co-authored an academic article with Comparative Literature Visiting Lecturer John Un called “Jacques Copeau's “The Spirit in the Little Theatre”: Contexts and Texts” in the May 2024 edition of Theatre Survey.
Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ’22 to Join English Faculty at Quinnipiac University
Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ’22 will be joining the faculty in the Department of English at Quinnipiac University this coming fall, teaching first-year writing.
PMA Alum Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ‘22 Published in Transgender Studies Quarterly
PMA Alum and Visiting Lecturer Dr. Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ‘22 has published an academic article called “You Can’t Go Home Again: Remakes as Trans Method” in the Arts & Culture section of the newest edition of Transgender Studies Quarterly (TSQ).
Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen begins his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
PMA Alum Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ‘22 to Present at International Conferences
PMA Alum and Visiting Lecturer Dr. Joshua Bastian Cole-Kurz ’22 has been invited to present at the Second International Trans Studies (SITS) Conference – the world’s foremost gathering of academic experts across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and STEM committed to research on transgender and gender-minority issues.
Gainor elected to College of Fellows of the American Theatre
The election recognizes Gainor as “a distinguished scholar of early 20th century American theater."
PMA Alum Nick Fesette ’18 Receives Tenure at Emory's Oxford College
PMA Alum Nick Fesette ’18 has received tenure at Emory's Oxford College, where he teaches theater.
Now Hiring - PMA Visiting Lecturer in Dance
The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) is looking to hire a Visiting Lecturer in Dance for a one year, full-time position beginning August 16, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025.
'Choose the path that makes you smile when you think about it'
Peter Levine is a performing and media arts & College Scholar major.
'Performance has the ability to reshape our understanding of migration and citizenship'
Ana Gabriela Carmona-Pereda is a performing & media arts major.
PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime to Feature in Panel Discussion at Lincoln Center
PMA/LSP Associate Professor Karen Jaime will be featured as a panelist at Lincoln Center discussing the opening of a new archives exhibition at David Geffen Hall. The exhibit, called "¡Oye! Puerto Rican Theater Breaks Through," focuses on the history of Puerto Rican theater in New York City.
PMA Alum L M Feldman ‘01 Selected as National Playwrights Conference Finalist and Venturous Playwright Fellow
PMA Alum L M Feldman ’01 has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 National Playwrights Conference, for her play hand foot hand. The National Playwrights Conference will run from June 17 to July 14 in the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, in Waterford, CT. L has also been selected as a Venturous Playwright Fellow for her play Another Kind of Silence. The Venturous Playwright Fellowship runs from 2023 to 2025.
PMA Alum Gloria Majule ‘17 Selected as National Playwrights Conference Finalist
PMA Alum Gloria Majule ‘17 has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 National Playwrights Conference, for her play My Father Was Shot in the Back of the Head.
PMA Podcast Episode 58 - Honors Film Screening with Kenny Aune '24, Director of 'Doomscroll'
In this episode, Chris and Leah met with student director and filmmaker, Kenny Aune '24, to discuss his honors thesis film, Doomscroll.
PMA Podcast Episode 57 - Honors Film Screening with Peter Levine '24, Director of 'Remembering Colin Stall'
In this episode, Chris and Leah met with student director and filmmaker, Peter Levine '24, to discuss his honors scholar film, Remembering Colin Stall.
PMA Graduate Student Isabel Padilla Carlo to Present at Northwestern University
PMA Graduate Student Isabel Padilla Carlo will present her work at Northwestern University’s Graduate Student Conference, The Aesthetics of Race: Affects and Embodiments in Performance, on Saturday, May 4.
An endless conversation: The art and practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike
The creative team have worked for decades across music, text and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions.
Dance Film Competition Winners
Congratulations to the three winners of the Dance Film Lab’s dance film competition!
First Place - Yiqi (Coco) Tan ’26 for "Through the Eyes of a Child"
Second Place - Penelope Day ‘24 for "Thought in Motion"
Honorable Mention - Jianing Zhao for "In Search of Flight"
Acting Showcase Sharing
Join the Department of Performing and Media Arts for the Acting Showcase Sharing presented by PMA 2800 Intro to Acting. Come and enjoy a selection of scenes and monologues from great plays!
Student spotlight: Kelly Richmond
Kelly Richmond, doctoral candidate in performing and media arts studies the role of live performance in responding to the climate crisis.
PMA Lecturer Doorim Kim’s Film "A Whale Who Drank a Fish Bowl" to Screen at Film Festivals
“A Whale Who Drank a Fish Bowl,” a feature-length film directed by PMA Lecturer Doorim Kim, will screen at the Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival (HAAPIFEST) from May 30 to June 14, 2024. The movie will also screen at the Social World Film Festival in Vico Equense, Italy, from June 30 to July 7, 2024.
Ten inducted into Bouchet Honor Society
Eight Cornell doctoral candidates, including five connected to A&S, and two postdocs have been inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.