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Artist of the Week Greta Matthies ’26: How a Dancer Recovers

Jeremy Weinstein-Sears '28 interviews pre-professionally trained dancer and incoming medical school student Greta Matthies '26 for Artist of the Week.

November 13, 2025

Arts

A Chat With Chandra: A Look at the Dance Department

Read about Swarthmore's uniquely attentive, welcoming, and extensive dance program.

October 23, 2025

Arts

Giselle at the Philadelphia Ballet: A Review

The Philadelphia Ballet’s “Giselle” is a masterclass in classical ballet. In two acts, it tells the story of a peasant girl, Giselle, and her tragic love story with Albrecht, a nobleman pretending to be a peasant. When a rival in love reveals

March 21, 2024

Arts·Arts & Features

Patrick Li ’23 on Artistic (Im)Permanence in Installation

I must confess: I love writing the Artist of the Week because I meet some of the most creative, intelligent, and passionate people on campus. So, when I met with Patrick Li ’23 in Kohlberg, I expected them to be brilliant. However,

April 13, 2023

Arts

Artist of the Week Gabriel Straus ʼ23 on the Cohesiveness of Singing

When I met Gabriel Straus ʼ23, I felt a little undressed when I compared my jeans and boots to his collared shirt and sweater. He’d had a fellowship interview that morning, he told me. As a senior, Gabriel is considering what life

December 1, 2022

Arts

Artist of the Week Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 on Her Love for Diversity in Dance

Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 started ballet accidentally at four years old when her mom put her in a class to help burn some excess energy. The choice to stick with it, though, has been Alexis’s every year since. A decade and a half

October 27, 2022

Arts·Highlights

Emmie Wolf on Math, Ballet, and Painting

“There is a lot of art in math and there is a lot of math in art,” said painter and dancer Emmie Wolf ’22 as we sat in her senior studio. The space was brimming with her paintings, and although they were

March 3, 2022

Arts·Highlights

From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts

Growing up and attending an art-focused school in France, Lydia Churchill ’22 has always found art meaningful. Lydia is a dance minor and political science major, in the a capella group Grapevine, and is involved in theatre. She is also in Senior

November 4, 2021

Arts

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 the Rhythm N Motion dance company, Terpsichore: Dance Collective, and active in the dance department. She is a pre-med student

March 5, 2020

Arts

Dance department brings in professional dance to stage Antony Tudor ballet

The dance department has brought in professional dancers and stagers Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner to stage Antony Tudor’s place “Dark Elegies.” The play will be staged for Dance 049E Dance Performance Repertory: Ballet. Both Gardner and McKerrow learned the ballet from

February 2, 2017

ballet

Artist of the Week Greta Matthies ’26: How a Dancer Recovers

A Chat With Chandra: A Look at the Dance Department

Giselle at the Philadelphia Ballet: A Review

Patrick Li ’23 on Artistic (Im)Permanence in Installation

Artist of the Week Gabriel Straus ʼ23 on the Cohesiveness of Singing

Artist of the Week Alexis Metoyer ʼ23 on Her Love for Diversity in Dance

Emmie Wolf on Math, Ballet, and Painting

From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts

Artist of the Week: Lia D’Alessandro ’21

Dance department brings in professional dance to stage Antony Tudor ballet

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