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New play addresses activism, intent and justice

<p>The events of August 2017 brought worldwide attention to the issue of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, who had long been persecuted and oppressed by the Burmese government and military. Despite the initial reaction to the violent displacement of over a million men, women, and children—as well as the deaths of thousands—global media outlets were slow to follow up on their first reports. With information about the genocide scarce and the call to action not nearly loud enough, it was cle</p>

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Centrally Isolated Film Festival to be held April 12 & 13

<p>Despite its name, Cornell University’s Centrally Isolated Film Festival isn’t so isolated anymore. Now in its sixth year, the annual celebration of cinema, hosted by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, continues to expand, with submissions from distant states such as California, Illinois, and Rhode Island.</p>

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“An Evening at the Caffe Cino” pays homage to famed 1960s NYC theatre

Considered the birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway—theatre that is more experimental and less commercial than mainstream staged productions—the Caffe Cino was a haven for budding playwrights and performers, as well as for the queer community, in New York’s Greenwich Village from 1958–1968. From April 18–20, 2019, “An Evening at the Caffe Cino” pays homage to the historic venue in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts’ Black Box Theatre.

George Yancy

Philosophy professor to address ‘White Backlash’ in Mellon Mays talk

<p>How does one “deploy love” in the process of critically engaging whiteness? George Yancy, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows’ 2019 distinguished guest speaker, will examine this question in “A Letter of love: An Encounter with White Backlash.” He will also address what it means for whiteness to be in crisis, which he argues is a positive way of beginning to undo it. The talk will take place on Friday, April 26, at 4.30 p.m. in HEC Auditorium (GSH 132).<br /> <br /></p>

Samantha N. Sheppard, Mary Armstrong Meduski &amp;#039;80 Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts

Samantha Sheppard chosen as Woodrow Wilson Fellow

<p><a href="https://pma.cornell.edu/samantha-noelle-sheppard">Samantha N. Sheppard</a>, the Mary Armstrong Meduski ‘80 Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, has been chosen as a Career Enhancement Fellow for 2019-2020 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.</p>

Oskar Eustis

NYC’s Public Theater director: “Use theater to cross boundaries”

<p>Oskar Eustis believes that theatre can help people learn what it’s like to be a true citizen in a democracy – not what our country is experiencing right now, but in a true democracy — where people have conflicts, try to understand each other, compromise, empathize and come up with solutions.</p>

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International graduates honored at Global Learning reception

<p>With more than 5,000 international students, Cornell is a vibrant global community. The <a href="https://globallearning.cornell.edu/">Office of Global Learning</a> honored international students’ achievements May 2, sending the Class of 2019 off in style.</p><p>Wendy Wolford, center, vice provost for international affairs, congratulates international graduates.</p>

Professor David Feldshuh

Professor David Feldshuh’s “Antigone” adaptation “rings true to modern audiences”

<p>Laws of nature versus man. Misogyny and elitism. Dissent as a crime. These themes and more are explored in Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts professor <a href="https://pma.cornell.edu/david-m-feldshuh">David Feldshuh</a> and recently produced at <a href="https://www.centerstage.org/">Baltimore Center Stage</a> to sold-out audiences in March 2019.</p>

Nic Ceynowa

Balancing Two Worlds

<p>Nic Ceynowa feels lucky to live a dual life. In addition to his job as a DevOps Engineer for Cornell’s <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/">Legal Information Institute</a>, he teaches and choreographs dance in the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA).</p>

Ellen Gainor

Professor Ellen Gainor speaks at London’s National Theatre

<p>This summer, London’s famed <a href="https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/">National Theatre</a> is staging Githa Sowerby's 1912 play <a href="https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/rutherford-and-son">Rutherford and Son</a>, which is on the Theatre’s list of the top 100 plays of the 20th century. Prior to the play’s opening, the National Theatre invited <a href="https://pma.cornell.edu/j-ellen-gainor">J.</a></p>

Lily Wong

Lily Wong lecture kicks off year-long collaboration

<p>Sex workers play a key role in mobilizing social activism in Asia, as Lily Wong will discuss in her lecture on Sept. 10, “Sex Work, Movement Politics, and Affect Labor in the Sinophone World.” Wong will also discuss LGBT activism in Taiwan and cultural belonging in the Sinophone world. The lecture will draw on Wong’s book, Transpacific Attachments, and the entwined histories of Taiwan’s queer activism, sex-work rights movement, and labor justice movements. </p>

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“The Wolves” spotlights complex dynamics of girls’ athletics

Rehearsing and training for “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe (September 26–28, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts) has been an exercise in stamina and endurance for Cornell University senior Sabrina Liu. “Being in ‘The Wolves’ has pushed me out of my comfort zone not only in terms of the way that I normally act and perform, but also in terms of what my body can do physically,” said Liu.

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