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Artist of the Week Greg Boatman ’23 on Composition and Improvisation

“I was in the woods, just kind of walking, when I stopped for a moment and listened to everything around me,” recalled…

March 24, 2022
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Artist of the Week: Lia D’Alessandro ’21

Lia D’Alessandro ’21 has been a pillar of the Swarthmore dance community since her first semester. She has been a part of…

March 5, 2020
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Artist of the Week Alexandra Kingsley ’20 on the Collaborative Spirit of Writing

If you follow theater at Swarthmore, you are bound to come across Alex Kingsley ’20 in one of her many forms as…

February 13, 2020
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Artist of the Week Omar Camps-Kamrin ’20 on Community Forming Through Music

Whether you’ve seen him working in Underhill Library, practicing in the Lang Music Hall, or gracing the stages around campus, you’ve certainly…

February 6, 2020
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Artist of the Week Oliver Steinglass: “Iterating off a Series of Constraints”

In order to walk from Sharples to the Matchbox, students must pass through a tunnel underneath the train station. The gray, rippled…

November 7, 2019
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Artist of the Week: Shira Samuels-Shragg on the Dance of Conducting

“I always say conducting is my three favorite things,” Shira Samuels-Shragg ’20 said. “Music, dance, and being in charge.”  I am no…

October 31, 2019
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Artist of the Week Sarah Weinshel ’22 on Balancing Science and Art

You have probably seen Sarah Weinshel ’22 marching to the Science Center with her signature pom-pom earrings and big red boots on…

October 10, 2019
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Artist of the Week Fouad Dakwar on The Political Nature of Art

“I have this notebook from fourth grade, my songwriting notebook,” Fouad Dakwar ’22 recalls. “I didn’t know how to notate [songs] or…

September 26, 2019
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Artist of the Week: Grace Dumdaw on Her Many Expressions of Art

The arts section is delighted to introduce a new column, “Artist of the Week,” which will cover a new student every week…

September 19, 2019

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