Arts & Culture

Video Feature on Professor Ellen Nerenberg

by Benjamin Travers • March 26, 2012

Ellen Nerenberg, the Hollis Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and department chair, discusses her passion for Italian studies and her new book, Murder Made In Italy: Homicide, Media, and Contemporary Italian Culture in this video:

Shinohara Speaks about Contemporary Japanese Prints

by Olivia Drake • March 6, 2012

In this video, Artist-in-Residence Keiji Shinohara introduces “A Late Christmas Gift: Contemporary Prints from Japan” at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies on Feb. 1. The 46 prints in this exhibition represent a wide range of contemporary Japanese printmakers, from established artists to graduate students and includes works in all print media. Shinohara is an internationally known woodblock printer who has been at Wesleyan for almost 20 years.

Wesleyan Alumni Join Roth, Bays ’97, Thomas ’97 for Talk in L.A.

by Benjamin Travers • February 13, 2012

Carter Bays ’97 and Craig Thomas ’97, co-creators of the television comedy, “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS), sat down with President Michael Roth ’78 and nearly 200 Wesleyan alumni at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, Calif. on Jan. 12. What followed was all Wes!

In addition to the video below, you can view photos taken during the event in this online Wesleyan Flickr gallery.

Wesleyan Co-Sponsors Inaugural New Years Eve Event in Middletown

by Benjamin Travers • January 23, 2012

The City of Middletown hosted its first Middnight On Main New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The event, which was co-sponsored by Wesleyan, drew more than 10,000 midnight revelers of all ages from the Middletown community and surrounding region. Food, fun, live performance art, and fireworks created bright memories for all. The event also included a jazz piano performance by Wesleyan’s Jazz Ensemble coach Noah Baerman and a performance by SteveSongs’ Steve Roslonek ’93. Middnight on Main is featured in the video below:

Video Feature on Theater Major Sarah Wolfe ’12

by Benjamin Travers • January 23, 2012

Sarah Wolfe ’12 is a theater major with a concentration in acting. She aspires to teach middle and high school students about the potential of live theater to make a difference in the lives of others. Learn more about Sarah in the video below:

Video Feature on Opraha Miles ’14

by Benjamin Travers • December 19, 2011

Opraha Miles ’14 is an intended neuroscience and behavior major from Jamaica who sings, dances in the ISIS women of color dance troupe, is a member of the West Indian Student Association (WISA), student manager at Usdan University Center and is a dedicated YouTube enthusiast. Learn more about Opraha in this video below:

Video Feature on Fire-Spinning Group Prometheus

by Benjamin Travers • September 30, 2011

Wesleyan’s student-run fire arts and performance group Prometheus practices the art of fire-spinning and object manipulation. The students featured are Gabriel Urbina, Kimberly Prosise, David Foregger, Jesse Friedman, Spencer Ewall, Pei Liu and Chinh Duong.

View dozens more videos on the Wesleyan YouTube Channel.