{Pause}
Take a break for stillness and reflection; a weekly service of music, dance, poetry, prose, and silence. Different performers each week from the Bates community. Wednesday evenings in the Chapel, 9:00-9:30 p.m. Stay a little later for chai and cookies!
Read an article here about {Pause}!
Performing This Week:
May 16: Jules Hanlon ’14, Fiona Robins ’15, and Lane Peterson ’15, vocal performance; Original poetry by Charlotte Simpson ’12 and Michelle Schloss ’12, creative writing majors
Past performers:
January 18: Brittney Davis ’14, voice
January 11: Felix Radford ’12, organ
January 25: Take Note, a cappella
February 1: Amanda Pierog ’15, harp
February 8: The Manic Optimists, a capella
February 15: The Gospelaires, gospel choir
February 29: Grace Glasson ’14, ukulele & Doug Welsh ’14, poetry
March 7: Cody Tracey ’15, guitar and vocals
March 14: Katie Ailes ’14 and Barbara VanDerburgh ’15, spoken word poetry
March 21: Ramya Ghantasala ’15, classical Indian dance
March 28: Chase the Fiddlers
April 4: The College Choir, and original poetry by creative writing majors Lil Henry ’12 and Ali Cornforth ’12
April 25: The Crosstones, a capella; and Original poetry by Kate Bewley ’12 and Erica Long ’12
May 2: Original poetry by Alana Folsom ’12 and Emily Cull ’12, creative writing majors
May 9: Moved to Downtown Lewiston (Kimball Studios) at 7:30 p.m. at Kimball Studio as part of Bates Night in Town. Performing: Emma Timbers ’14 on cello; Original poetry from Doug Welsh, Grace Glasson, and Emma Timbers.
The theme for the Dec. 8 {PAUSE} was “war and peace.” This brief video includes songs performed by Amna Ilyas ’13 of Faisalabad, Pakistan, and poetry read by Erica Long ’12 of Augusta, Maine.
2011
December 7: Amna Ilyas ’13, voice
November 30: Shlesma Chhetri ’12 and friends, dance in recognition of World AIDS day
November 16: The Merimanders, a capella
November 9: Northfield
November 2: Ali Cornforth ’12, Haley Sive ’12, Sarah Vigne ’12, voice and guitar
October 26: The Deansmen, a capella
October 12: In honor of Coming Out Week. Yasin Fairley ’12, dance; Doug Welsh ’14 and Charles Emple ’12, poetry
October 5: Shlesma Chhetri ’12, Shachi Phene ’12, Amna Ilyas ’13, and Sangita Murali ’12, dance and voice
September 28: Segundo Guerrero ’12, voice
September 21: Sarah Vigne ’12, piano
September 14: Greg and Jesse Boardman, fiddle and cello
Contact Emily Wright-Magoon (ewrightm@bates.edu) if you would like to perform at {Pause}! We welcome musical performers, poetry readers, dancers, and more. We’d also like to experiment with showing visual art.