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November 11, 2017
My experience in the opera pit for Oberlin's The Marriage of Figaro.
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A Summer of Movement: The American Dance Festival
August 8, 2017
After only just discovering dance, I dived right in this summer and attended ADF, one of the largest summer dance intensives in the country. What resulted was one of the most empowering, exhausting and transformative experiences of my life.
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A Summer of Movement: New York
July 9, 2017
For the start of my glorious Summer of Movement™, I headed to Brooklyn, New York, couch hopped for three weeks, and took just about every single class offered at the Brooklyn Zoo Gym: Parkour, Tricking, Breakdancing, Bar Conditioning, Contortion, etc.
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Jules Makes A Personal Narrative Film
June 5, 2017
I wanted a program where I would be given the freedom to pursue different styles of filmmaking, because I was getting bored with knowing the ins and outs of really normal video-making, for lack of a better term.
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Finding Community at the Asia America Art Collective
March 13, 2017
There's something unique about being an AAPI artist that presents its own set of complexities and conflicts that made the experience of hanging out with other AAPI artists give me a sense of hope and comfort about my decision to become a filmmaker.
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No, I'm Not a Theater Major, I'm Just a Low Key Thespian
December 28, 2016
I'm not a Theater major, and I've never actually taken a theater class. But I've found that there's a vibrant student theatre scene on campus, and that there are opportunities for non-majors to act in the department shows that happen each semester.
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One Ticket to the Double Major Club, Please
November 28, 2016
I just put in the last puzzle piece, and I feel complete.
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What I've Done, What I'm Doing
August 3, 2016
A long look at what I did this summer and what I'll be doing next semester, with cute animal photos!
My Piano Weekend Experience
December 13, 2015
A post that contemplates how much impact we have as musicians while I also provide highlights of my experience at the 150th anniversary of the conservatory piano celebration.
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Good Morning, and Good Luck: Musings of a Radio DJ
November 5, 2015
My first thought when I opened the email saying that my show had been picked for the fall program was "Oh my god, I'm going to play the Jurassic Park theme song so many times."
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The Punch Brothers Fall '15 Residency: AWESOME
October 23, 2015
Beginning with a "listening party" that leapt swiftly from Buck Owens to Kendrick Lamar, this fall's residency was RAD.
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