Last December, Middlesex’s original theatre production, the Racial Equity Project (REP), thoughtfully showed how racism can be pervasive in many everyday conversations. At the end of the play, audience members on Zoom were asked to consider and then type in an action they intended to take to combat racism, completing the phrase, “I will….” In February, as part of the…
What does racism look and sound like? What happens when we ignore it? How can we better address it in the moment, rather than later? The questions seem straightforward enough – yet are typically uncomfortable ones to answer or sort out – which is exactly why an original theatre production like Middlesex’s Racial Equity Project (better known on campus as…
When the School’s gleaming, state-of-the art Kaye Theatre had to remain empty last fall – not usable given State restrictions on physical distancing and the size of indoor gatherings – Middlesex’s Performing Arts Department responded accordingly: Instead of staging one production in person, two would be presented online in the first semester. Director of Technical Theatre and Design Ryan DuBray…
Congratulations to the 16 members of AP Studio Art for completing their final portfolios! Click the links below to view their work in a virtual museum: Studio Art Exhibition 3D Art and Photography Exhibition
On sizable screens on the walls across from the School’s Ishibashi Gallery, two mesmerizing videos began running in January. Each a montage of images and sound – movement, music, and language – the two films were sometimes jarring, sometimes beautifully synchronized. Whether clashing or in concert, they evoked a range of emotions, thoughts, and questions about African American culture and…
Middlesex School’s Ishibashi Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of MX Fam: My Voice. My Power. The exhibition is a rare departure from Ishibashi Gallery’s traditional programming, as it highlights student work in the form of fifty-nine photographic portraits taken by current Middlesex junior, Andrew Harris. Harris is an emerging photographer, whose work recently won the New York Times’…
LOGAN DANDRIDGE: AND WHEN THEY DANCED SEEING DIDN’T HELP THEM KEEP TIME Exhibition on view December 20, 2019-January 31, 2020 Reception with the Artist: Friday, February 21, 2020, 6:30-7:30pm Gallery open by appointment Contact: Stacey McCarthy ([email protected]) Middlesex School’s Ishibashi Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Logan Dandridge: And When They Danced Seeing Didn’t Help Them Keep Time.…
With the campus blanketed in snow, and the Chapel decked with greenery, the setting for the annual Holiday Concert was perfect for the occasion on December 7 and 8, 2019. Performing jazz interpretations and traditional songs celebrating Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, 137 Middlesex musicians – students, faculty, and staff – filled the space with beautiful sound, under the direction of…
On November 16th and 17th, the Middlesex Theatre Department regaled audiences with comedic and action-packed performances about Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, however, she stumbles into a journey of discovery and adventure in the imaginary world that was Tilly’s…
Middlesex’s Ishibashi Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Ria Brodell: Heroes & Icons.