Cornish News http://72.249.95.115/ en mkornblum@cornish.edu Copyright 2008 2008-12-02T00:25:15-08:00 Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts 2008 raises $442,710 in Scholarship Support http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_celebrates_an_evening_of_the_arts_2008_raises_438000_in_scholarship/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_celebrates_an_evening_of_the_arts_2008_raises_438000_in_scholarship/#When:00:25:15Z On October 21, over 400 friends of Cornish took part in Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts 2008. The annual fundraising event, which provides much needed scholarship support for Cornish students, has become a highly anticipated social spectacular, featuring the performances and installations of our students, faculty and alumni. This year’s event raised $442,710 for scholarships.

Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts 2008 was our most successful scholarship fundraiser to date! Musical Theater students performed Hernando’s Hideaway to kick off the evening, while faculty member Jovino Santos Neto and the Cornish Latin Jazz Ensemble had the audience swaying to the music. Tilla Kuenzli’s (ART ’08) Oddly Elegant engaged and enticed curious guests, and a brilliant solo performance of Donald McKayle’s Angelitos Negros from his work Songs of the Disinherited performed by Dance student Sarah Lustbader, brought the audience to a prolonged standing ovation!

Don’t miss next year’s Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts 2009 which will take place on November 1, and promises to be an equally dynamic evening of the arts.

]]> 2008-12-02T00:25:15-08:00 Cornish Students Win Washington State Chamber Music Competition http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_students_win_washington_state_chamber_music_competition/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_students_win_washington_state_chamber_music_competition/#When:00:23:28Z Highest honors were awarded to Music Department seniors Maxwell Adkisson (piano), Sean Glenn (cello), and Samantha Bosch (flute), upon winning the Washington State 2008 Music Teacher National Association Young Artist Chamber Music Competition held at Highline College in Des Moines, Washington November 9, 2008.

The Cornish Trio, as they have branded themselves, took the honor after their performance of a program consisting of the Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano by Bohuslov Martinu and the Trio in D minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn.

“We are excited and very proud of the accomplishments that Max, Sean, and Samantha have achieved. The three of them enjoy playing together and it shows in their playing. We’re thrilled that the judges for this year’s competition felt likewise,” said Cornish Music Department Chair Kent Devereaux.

The Cornish Trio will continue on to compete at the Northwest Division Level of the MTNA Competition to be held January 16-18 at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.

]]> Music 2008-12-02T00:23:28-08:00 Young Tribal Voices: Radio Theater in Pakistan http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/young_tribal_voices_radio_theater_in_pakistan/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/young_tribal_voices_radio_theater_in_pakistan/#When:22:55:35Z Educational Arts Resource Services, Inc., a company founded and run by Hal Ryder (Faculty, Theater Department), was invited to do a project in Peshawar, Pakistan this past summer, entitled Young Tribal Voices.  Professor Ryder and Cornish alumna and Theater Department Faculty, Kerry Skalsky (Theater ’89), spent five weeks working with students from the University of Peshawar and Kohat to create and present radio plays dealing with social issues, intended for broadcast into the tribal areas in NW Pakistan.

The workshop culminated with a live radio broadcast in Pashto, that included four plays written and performed by the students, a professional radio MC, and live music in front of a live audience. After the project, James K. Glassman, the new undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, mentioned the project as an initiative in the war of ideas. The project has been funded for the students to write 52 more plays and broadcast them in the next year. Hal Ryder spent a week this month in Washington D.C. debriefing the project with Department of State officials and discussing future options. 

On Friday October 24th, Kerry Skalsky will direct a reading of these plays in English at the Cornish Main Campus Center. Chris Tilzer, who was with the group in Pakistan and works at a Seattle area radio station, will be in charge of recording the program. This recording will be posted with the Pasto broadcast on the web at youngtribalvoices.com.

Friday, October 24, 12pm – Presentation on Young Tribal Voices, Theater Department Faculty Hal Ryder

Friday, October 24, 8pm – English reading of plays from Young Tribal Voices project, directed by Kerry Skalsky

Cornish Main Campus: Studio 102
1000 Lenora Street

]]> 2008-10-15T22:55:35-08:00 Intimate Apparel http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/intimate_apparel/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/intimate_apparel/#When:22:51:41Z Set at the end of America’s Industrial Revolution, at the beginning of the 20th century, Intimate Apparel is a tale of hope, sacrifice, and strength.  The story revolves around Esther, a 35-year old unmarried black woman, who possesses a remarkable talent for designing and fashioning intimate apparel for women. 

Esther’s elegant creations are sought after by a wide variety of clientele, ranging from brazen Tenderloin prostitutes to the proper socialites of Manhattan’s Upper East Side. However, the dynamic characters featured in Intimate Apparel are each marginalized by society in their own way, due to their race and sex, and are faced with strict limitations on their individual ability to achieve their true potential.

Winner of the 2004 New York Drama Critics Circle and Outer Critics Circle Awards, this moving story of hope, sacrifice, and one woman’s strength, evokes a surprising relevance to contemporary society.  Despite its 1905 setting, Intimate Apparel continues as one of the U.S. most produced works.

The October production of Intimate Apparel is produced by the Cornish Theater Department in collaboration with the Performance Production Department.

INTIMATE APPAREL
Written by Lynn Nottage, Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee
October 16 – 18, 8 pm
October 17, 2 pm

PONCHO Concert Hall

]]> 2008-10-15T22:51:41-08:00 Design Faculty Honored with Prestigious Award http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/design_faculty_honored_with_prestigious_award/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/design_faculty_honored_with_prestigious_award/#When:22:49:01Z The Northern Pacific Chapter of the International Interior Design Association was pleased to hold the Seattle debut of the highly acclaimed IIDA Leaders Breakfast, Tuesday, October 7th at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel. This event honored one of our very own for his contributions to design and to our community, David Kutsunai, Associate IIDA, Principal and Director of Design in the Seattle office of IA Interior Architects.

David has over 20 years’ experience in strategic planning, design and project implementation. He has worked on many high-profile projects and is currently working on the headquarters and campus for Amazon.com. He specializes in directing the development of progressive workplace environments for global corporations. David enables a collaborative process that results in innovative workplace solutions that align with a given client’s business goals.

]]> 2008-10-15T22:49:01-08:00 Master Teacher Andrew Wade Visits Cornish Theatre Department http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/master_teacher_andrew_wade_visits_cornish_theatre_department/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/master_teacher_andrew_wade_visits_cornish_theatre_department/#When:22:25:45Z Internationally renowned Voice and Text Coach Andrew Wade held a workshop with Cornish Theatre Department’s junior class on September 30, 2008.  He led them on a detailed exploration of Shakespeare’s language in the play Othello.

A graduate of the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, Mr. Wade rose to prominence as assistant to Cicely Berry, author of several ground-breaking texts on Shakespeare’s language.  As head of voice for the world’s most prominent Shakespeare theatre, Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company, Mr. Wade oversaw all voice and text coaching from 1990-2003. 

Mr. Wade has traveled extensively, lecturing and leading master classes and workshops in Australia, Belgium, Colombia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Singapore, Switzerland and throughout the US. He is currently in residence at the Guthrie Theatre.  His numerous credits also include his role as verse consultant for the Academy Award-winning film “Shakespeare in Love.”

]]> 2008-10-15T22:25:45-08:00 Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_celebrates_an_evening_of_the_arts/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_celebrates_an_evening_of_the_arts/#When:23:38:35Z This annual event celebrates the next generation of talented, emerging artists. On Sunday, October 26, guests will be treated to a wonderful evening highlighting the unique and critical role that Cornish plays in the community. Performances will feature Cornish students, faculty and alumni, with all net proceeds to benefit the Cornish Scholarship Fund.

For reservations or more information please visit: http://www.cornish.edu/celebrates

]]> 2008-10-13T23:38:35-08:00 GIMME: From Inspiration to Appropriation http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/gimme_from_inspiration_to_appropriation/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/gimme_from_inspiration_to_appropriation/#When:19:34:37Z Cornish College of the Arts presents GIMME: From Inspiration to Appropriation. The group show, curated by Suzanne Beal, explores how contemporary artists borrow objects, icons, images and sound from their surroundings, which reflect the culture in which they live, and reinterpret them in the works they produce.

Featured artists include Brad Adkins, Gretchen Bennett, Leo Saul Berk, Sean Duffy, Victoria Haven, Tivon Rice, Samantha Scherer, Robert Yoder, Dan Webb (ART ’91).

]]> 2008-09-12T19:34:37-08:00 Cornish Theater Alumni honored with 2008 Stranger Genius Award http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_theater_alumni_honored_with_2008_stranger_genius_award/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_theater_alumni_honored_with_2008_stranger_genius_award/#When:19:33:56Z Every year the Stranger honors a filmmaker, a writer, a visual artist, a theater artist, and an arts organization who are making startling, original work. This year Cornish Theater Alumni Mandie O’Connell (TH ’04) and Ryan Mitchell (TH ’04) were honored with a 2008 Stranger Genius Award for their experimental theater company Implied Violence.

In recent years Stranger Genius Awards have also gone to Theater faculty member Amy Thone (2007) and Alumnus Gabriel Baron (TH ’00 awarded in 2005), as well as Strawberry Theater Workshop (2007) , which is run by Performance Production faculty member Greg Carter and has featured work by many Cornish Theater and Performance Production alumni and faculty.

]]> 2008-09-12T19:33:56-08:00 Cornish Dance Department Welcomes Artist-in-Residence Donald McKayle http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_dance_department_welcomes_artist_in_residence_donald_mckayle/ http://www.cornish.edu/news/article/cornish_dance_department_welcomes_artist_in_residence_donald_mckayle/#When:19:30:10Z Internationally-acclaimed dance icon Donald McKayle will visit the Cornish College of the Arts Dance Department, conducting a guest artist residency in September 2008. With his assistant Amy Sennett, McKayle will stage his masterpiece Songs of the Disinherited on Cornish Dance Theater and teach master classes to department students. The September residency will include a lecture-demonstration devoted to McKayle’s artistic life, historical impact and legacy and an open rehearsal of Songs of the Disinherited, both open to the public.

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