Work Of Art: The Mason Gross Podcast

Johsian Martinez, a BFA/EdM Dance Education student, says his experiences at a performing-arts charter school, with teachers who accepted him as he was made all the difference and informed his own choice to become an educator. The post Episode 15: Johsian Martinez (Dance) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Meet filmmaking student Kirsten Pasewaldt who felt pressure to pursue a more-practical path, and inched her way from a major in communications, to a major in cinema studies, and, eventually, to the BFA in Filmmaking program at Mason Gross. The post Episode 14: Kirsten Pasewaldt (Filmmaking) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Dancer Ariana Speight and flute performance major Sana Colter met as Douglass Residential College students. That rich friendship eventually yielded C.R.E.A.T.E., Cultural Rhythm Expressing Art To Empower. The post Episode 13: Sana Colter (Music) and Ariana Speight (Dance) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Theater faculty member Lee Savage serves as head of scenic design at Mason Gross. Savage says he believes scenic designers should be committed to their ideas but also flexible enough to collaborate and leave a concept behind. The post Episode 12: Lee Savage (Theater) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Rutgers art students and alumni are among those exhibiting work in window displays in New Brunswick and Highland Park, championing social justice issues, including food insecurity; immigration; LGBTQA+ issues; mass incarceration and human trafficking; mental health; and violence. The post Episode 11: Windows of Understanding (Art & Design) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Undergraduate sax player Vaughn Stavropoulos is an old soul who grew up in Somerset, New Jersey, playing classical piano. He hails from a family of musicians and is concentrating in jazz performance here at Mason Gross. The post Episode 10: Vaughn Stavropoulos (Music) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Art & Design students and athletes Olympia Martin and Francesca Stoppa were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the 2018-19 school year. The post Episode 9: Olympia Martin and Francesca Stoppa (Art & Design) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Clarinet Performance and Music Education undergrad Elizabeth Monkemeier began playing the clarinet at age 12. She is a member of the Kirkpatrick Choir, Marching Scarlet Knights, Pep Band, and Symphonic Winds. The post Episode 8: Elizabeth Monkemeier (Music) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Filmmaking faculty member Danielle Lessovitz is a San Francisco-born writer/director in film and advertising. In 2019, Lessovitz premiered her film Port Authority at the Cannes Film Festival. The post Episode 7: Danielle Lessovitz (Filmmaking) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Film alum Andrea Pfaff and current student Sam Spencer were involved in the creation of the collaborative "Dance | Parkinson's" video from the Documentary Film Lab at Rutgers Filmmaking Center. The post Episode 6: Andrea Pfaff and Sam Spencer (Filmmaking) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

In 1983, Allen Shawn was commissioned by Benny Goodman to produce his final classical piece, which will finally be performed by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra for its world premiere at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The post Episode 5: Allen Shawn (Music) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

“In that risk-taking is where we're fully alive—we're fully alive, we're fully present, we're open, we're wide open to chance and opportunity. I tell my students all the time, ‘Take a risk, get messy, try […] The post Episode 4: Valerie Marcus Ramshur (Theater) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Young Sun Han is a visual artist, lecturer, and curator who articulates human stories through intersecting media: photography, moving image, durational performance, rituals, installation, and found objects. The post Episode 3: Young Sun Han (Art & Design) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

In her teaching and research, Music Department Associate Director Rebecca Cypess specializes in the history, interpretation, and performance practices of music in 17th- and 18th-century Europe, as well as music in Jewish culture and women in music. The post Episode 2: Rebecca Cypess (Music) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Christopher Cartmill is an award-winning playwright, actor, and director. He taught for six years at NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and has directed plays, operas, and cabarets in New York (off-Broadway), Los Angeles, and Chicago. The post Episode 1: Christopher Cartmill (Theater) appeared first on Mason Gross School of the Arts.