Erik Born
Assistant Professor
German Studies, Institute for German Cultural Studies, Medieval Studies Program, Performing and Media Arts
NYC summer shapes Milstein students’ thoughts about future
Sophomore students in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity spent their first summer in person at Cornell Tech.
Interview with Madeline George '96, playwright of Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England
Madeleine talks about the origins of the play and the themes of queer love and alternative kinships. Madeleine George is a Cornell alumni class of '96, and the playwright of Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England. Madeleine chatted with us over Zoom from her home.Transcript:I'm Madeline George. I am a Cornell alum. I graduated in the class...
Isabelle's Garden screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Isabelle's Garden, a short film directed by PMA assistant professor Jeffrey Palmer will screen at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.Isabelle's Garden is an uplifting story of a community coming together in reciprocity through the hopes and dreams of a young Choctaw girl and her garden. The screening of professor Palmer's short at the Academy...
Alum Madeleine George’s play “Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England” comes to Cornell
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England by alum Madeleine George ‘96 and directed by Sam Blake will premiere at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Flex Theatre on November 12. In Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England, a liberal arts college in New England has decided to tear down its quirky, old, beloved, natural history museum...
Harvey Young PhD '04, Receives the 2021 ASTR Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Harvey Young, PhD '04 and Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Boston College, has received the 2021 Distinguished Scholar award from the American Society for Theatre Research. Harvey Young is a cultural historian whose research on the performance and experience of race has been widely published in academic journals and profiled in major...
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England - Now Showing
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New EnglandBy Madeleine GeorgeDirected by Samuel BlakeNovember 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m.Flex Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts (430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY)A liberal arts college in New England has decided to tear down its quirky, old, beloved, natural history museum and replace it with a...
Invitation to Propose a PMA Project for 2022-2023
Programming & Curriculum CommitteeInvitation to Propose a Project The Performing & Media Arts Programming and Curriculum Committee is dedicated to supporting with care the cross-disciplinary creative work formulated by our student body.Our vision is to nurture and mentor artists, performers, writers and thinkers through the process of...
Grad School for Film Directing / Screenwriting / Producing?
Are you thinking about going to Grad school for Film Directing / Screenwriting / Producing?Join us for a panel discussion with PMA assistant professor Jeffrey Palmer (M.F.A. University of Iowa) and PMA visiting professor Daniel Fermín Pfeffer (M.F.A. Columbia University).Professor Palmer and Professor Pfeffer will share their thoughts,...
Looking at Yourself Through Semi-autobiographical Theatre
How do we make sense of life? One way is writing about it – either directly, like in a journal, or indirectly, like through fictional characters’ experiences. A third option is a hybrid – autobiographical/semi-autobiographical dramatization of actual events and people.The first live PMA production of academic year 2021-2022 (and the first since...
PMAPS Colloquium with Professor Paula Harper 11/5
Paula Harper (assistant professor of Musicology in the Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln) will present her Platforming Virality: TikTok and the Digital Arrangement of Musical Contagion at the next PMAPS (Performing and Media Arts Presentation Series) Colloquium. ---Platforming Virality: TikTok and the Digital...
PMAPS Colloquium with Professor Karen Jaime 10/29
Save the Date! Friday, Oct 29th 3 pmPMA's Karen Jaime will present her book The Queer Nuyorican: Racialized Sexualities and Aesthetics in Loisaida at the next PMAPS (Performing and Media Arts Presentation Series) Colloquium. Karen Jaime (Ph.D., Performance Studies, NYU) is Assistant Professor of Performing and Media Arts and Latina/o Studies...
FILM ACTING OPPORTUNITIES at PMA
Film Acting Opportunities at the Department of Performing and Media ArtsTwo film-acting opportunities are currently available at the Department of Performing and Media Arts. The student filmmakers are looking to cast characters college-aged and older. Open to all Cornell students, faculty, and staff. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to...
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England - 11/12, 11/13, 11/19, 11/20
Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New EnglandBy Madeleine GeorgeDirected by Samuel BlakeNovember 12, 13, 19 & 20 at 7:30 p.m.Flex Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts (430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY)A liberal arts college in New England has decided to tear down its quirky, old, beloved, natural history museum and replace it with a...
A Talk with NYC DIY Latinx filmmaker, Carlos Cardona
Join us on Thursday, October 14, at 4:45 p.m. for a Professional Directions talk with NYC DIY Latinx filmmaker, Carlos Cardona, on his career path, creative process, and professional practice in the New York guerilla indie film scene. Carlos has years of experience in "do it yourself" filmmaking and has made a career out of it, from docs to music...
Reach for the Sky 10/28 - 10/30
By Cole Romero ‘22 with music by Luke Ellis ‘24Reach for The Sky is an original experience with music that follows Sky as they journey through their mind and learn to accept themself. The show takes an honest look at gender and what it means to be human.Thursday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m.Friday, October 29 at 5:00 p.m.Saturday, October 30 at 2:...
A Talk with NYC DIY Latinx filmmaker, Carlos Cardona
Join us on Thursday, October 14, at 4:45 p.m. for a Professional Directions talk with NYC DIY Latinx filmmaker, Carlos Cardona, on his career path, creative process, and professional practice in the New York guerilla indie film scene. Carlos has years of experience in "do it yourself" filmmaking and has made a career out of it, from docs to music...
Reach for the Sky Explores Identity and Humanity
The original play Reach for the Sky, written and directed by Cole Romero (they/them) ’22, will premiere at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theatre October 28-30. The play follows the titular Sky (they/them) as they journey through their mind and learn to accept themself for who they are. Through song and vignettes, gender...
PMA Productions Public Health Requirements
Health and Safety MeasuresAll Audience Members Must Adhere to Our Health & Safety ProtocolsIf you plan to attend a performance at the Schwartz Center, you must provide one of the following:A Cornell Student, Faculty or Staff ID. Faculty and Staff must additionally complete the Daily Check prior to attendance.Proof of being fully...
A Discussion with Nigerian Filmmaker Arie Esiri
Join us on Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. for a discussion with Nigerian filmmaker Arie Esiri. Esiri will discuss his journey from script to screen with his international indie co-production, EYIMOFE (THIS IS MY DESIRE).Location: Outdoors on the Schwartz Center Terrace (Rain location: Conference Room 220)Free and open to the public...
Saving for 17: Opens Sept 30 - See Trailer!
An original play by Owen Reynolds ’25Saving for 17 is a 30-minute, semi-autobiographical, tragicomedy play about a family’s experiences during Hurricane Irma in Miami and the Florida Keys in 2017. The play explores the journey that a teenager endures surrounding his cancelled birthday, learning how to love himself and to become comfortable...
Original Play Saving for 17 Unmasks Growth in the Face of Catastrophe
The Department of Performing & Media Arts reignites live theater at Cornell with its first stage play since the return of in-person instruction in Saving for 17. The show notably marks the directing debut of author and producer Owen Reynolds ‘25, who hopes the play will help audience members understand “it's okay to be yourself.”Saving for 17...
PMA Searching for Visiting Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies
Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies for a 1.5 year, full-time position beginning January 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023.We are looking for a dynamic and innovative scholar with a wide range of interests in cinema studies. The candidate will teach undergraduate...
PMA Hiring House/Building Managers!
Performing and Media Arts is hiring House/Building Managers (Art/Entertainment Assistant III) for the 2021-2022 academic year. These leadership positions perform a range of essential duties in the department, from monitoring space use in the Schwartz Center for Performing and Media Arts to house managing public events in our theatres.Evenings and...
Call for Actors
The Department of Performing and Media Arts announces aCALL FOR ACTORSMany roles are available – on stage and on-screen!Casting Sessions: Friday, Sept. 3, starting at 7:30 pm.Prepare a one-minute monologue. Singers should also prepare 8-16 bars of a song.Please Note: Some project directors will want to see a monologue; some will also want to...