ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS
ACADEMIC Students in various classes complemented their classroom work with trips to the Archangel Tree Archive, the Michigan Youth in Government Conferences in Lansing, and the Model UN Conference at the University of Michigan. Environmental Science students took to the water aboard a 77-foot schooner as part of their studies with the Inland Seas Education Association in Suttons Bay, Michigan.
CREATIVE WRITING Students in the Creative Writing Division worked with many outstanding visiting writers including New York Times best-selling author Ross Gay. The poet, essayist, and author of The Book of Delights worked with creative writing students in one-on-one tutorials, taught a master class, and delighted the entire student body in a Community Meeting.
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS New York City-based interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, director, and filmmaker Michael Spencer Phillips worked with and performed alongside students. Students also participated in the MUKTI project and met with one of the founders of the Blue Man Group.
MUSIC Award-winning composer Dr. Bill Banfield visited campus in preparation for a spring 2024 staged premiere of the opera Edmonia . Originally commissioned in 2000 by Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, the opera celebrates Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907), the acclaimed Black and Native American 19th-century sculptor.
DANCE The Dance Division premiered a new adaptation of Cinderella . The on-campus performance was recorded for broadcast and streamed through Detroit Public Television. Students also toured to Bay Harbor, near Petoskey, Michigan.
FILM & NEW MEDIA Academy students are partnering with the Greenacres Foundation and our Sustainability Program to produce a documentary film that explores the impact of regenerative agriculture. Faculty in cinematography, visual storytelling, and post-production will work with students as they create the documentary film over the next two years.
THEATRE In addition to their involvement in MUKTI, the Theatre Division presented several full productions including: Sun In Ya Hands , written and directed by guest artist Emilio Rodriguez; Elektra , directed by Andy McGinn; The Women of Lockerbie , featuring an all-student design, directed by Stephen John; and An American in Paris , directed by Bill Church with choreography by Matt Lindstrom.
VISUAL ARTS A traveling exhibition, juried by the faculty, toured to New York City as part of the MUKTI Lincoln Center performance. During the trip, students toured the Whitney Museum, Guggenheim Museum, and Museum of Modern Art.
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