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College is a time to find yourself, if you’re lucky. For Cole Romero, future December 2021 grad, that journey culminated with Reach for the Sky, a music-filled full-length play they wrote and directed and which ran at the Schwartz Center’s Black Box Theatre October 28-30, 2021. The production follows Sky, a non-binary college student, talking to...
Contest Guidelines and RulesThe Heermans-McCalmon awards were established at the bequest of Forbes Heermans (Class of 1878) and in memory of the late George McCalmon, Professor of Speech and Drama. The scripts must engage some aspect of American life.Winning writers are encouraged to participate in the preparation and presentation of their...
Join us for the hybrid symposium “More than Movement: Choreographing Identities on Global Stages” featuring students’ work developed as part of the Global Dance I seminar (PMA 3226). Each student will present a paper (10-15 minutes long each).When: Tuesday, December 7, at 9:40-10:55 a.m.Where: A.D. White House or ZoomPresentation Titles: “...
Join us as students from PMA’s film production courses screen their films in the Schwartz Center's Kiplinger Theatre. The screenings will include films from PMA 3570: Film and Video Production I and PMA 4585: Film and Video Production II. The works the students completed are monumental and speak to this moment in our lives. Enjoy great...
December 1-4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Class of '56 Dance Theatre (430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY)Mini Locally Grown Dance December 2021 will be the first PMA student live-dance performance since March 2020. We are delighted to share that the program has continued to grow and create despite the pandemic.This...
A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.
The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
Beginning in spring 2022, a graduate minor in media studies will be available to students in fields across the Graduate School at Cornell University.
The talk “Reframing Boobie Miles: Racial Iconicity and the Transmedia Black Athlete,” by Dr. Samantha N. Sheppard, will explore the meaning of the black athlete, using Boobie Miles, as portrayed in the multimedia franchise “Friday Night Lights,” as her case study.
Monday, February 7, 2022 starting at 7:00pm at the Kiplinger Theater, Schwartz Center LOTS OF ROLES IN THEATRE AND FILM PRODUCTIONS!NO PREPARATION REQUIRED!A Chicano’s Guide to Navigation by John ColiePerformance dates: March 24-26PMA 1611: Haunted Natures, Hidden EnvironmentsDirected by Kelly RichmondPerformance dates: May 6 and 7PMA...
The Department of Performing and Media Arts hosts a yearly contest for The Marvin Carlson Award for Best Student Essay in Theatre or Performance. This award honors CUNY Professor Marvin Carlson (CU PhD '61). The award consists of a cash prize ($250) and certificate and is given to the best essay in theatre and performance by a Cornell student (...
Festival 24 is here to provide an evening of fun and excitement, no matter where you are. Tune in here: https://youtu.be/FLmeC3vorJwJoin us online on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. from the comfort of your home for an array of original artistic works written, directed, rehearsed, and performed by students in just 24 hours.Have any questions or interested...
All Students are Welcome! No Prior Experience Necessary!Find out how you can become involved in PMA’s live and mediated work at a general information session.When: Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ESTWhere: Zoom at bit.ly/spring22projectYou’ll meet directors and filmmakers who will describe their project and casting needs.There are many...
Attention all student filmmakers!The 9th Annual Centrally Isolated Film Festival (CIFF) is seeking submissions from talented student filmmakers for this year's competition.Submission is free! Deadline to submit is February 18th, 2022The Centrally Isolated Film Festival seeks to bring together student filmmakers from universities and colleges...
Daniel Fermín Pfeffer is an award-winning Mexican-American director, screenwriter, and producer who grew up in Ithaca, NY. Pfeffer left Ithaca to study in New York City where he attended Brooklyn College, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and Columbia University’s Film Program, earning his MFA and going on to work in the film industry. After a stint...
The Society for Cinema & Media Studies Queer and Trans Caucus has named PMA PhD candidate Joshua Bastian Cole as a joint recipient of the 2021 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize. This year's 2021 prize was a joint awarding between Joshua Bastian Cole and Sean Donovan (PhD candidate, Film, Television, and Media, University of...
