Theater and Dance Archives
October 29, 2021
Professors, Inspired by a Bates Play, Offer Lessons in American Redlining and Racism
Bates professors offer a range of perspectives on racial justice, reparations, and housing inequity during a discussion inspired by the Bates production of the play The Luck of the Irish.
June 10, 2021
Video: For Erick Gredonia ’21, Dance Creates the ‘Best Version of Myself’
Motion defines dance. Yet for Erick Gredonia ’21, a defining dance experience at Bates was a moment of quiet stillness,…
May 5, 2021
Acting with a mask, a story about Bates theater in three parts
For many people, the idea of standing under the spotlight and reciting lines to a dimly seen audience is a…
March 3, 2020
Q&A: You needn’t know Chekhov’s ‘Seagull’ to appreciate this ‘Stupid F**king Bird’
The contrast in titles alone ought to tell you something. On the one hand, there’s The Seagull, Anton Chekhov’s late 19th-century…