among friends

These are all people you may know, students you’ve seen walking around campus, eating in the Dining Center, studying in Lunt Café. So what, you ask, are they doing in these masks, popping out of a wooden board in Ryan Student Center that looks like a Whac-a-Mole game at your local carnival? Read the rest of this entry »

Pope.L plans to blend the iconic images of E.T. and Emmett Till in his performance at Haverford in March. Someone in Philly has beaten Pope.L to the punch but chose Mr. T instead!

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the cast of William Pope.L’s performance-shoot!

Merrie Bentley ’09 – acting, comedy improvisation, whistling

Adam Mayer ’10 – spoken word, beatbox, singing, guitar

Jesse Paulsen ’09  – acting, comedy improvisation

Sarah Allard ’09 – folk singing, yodeling

Waldean Nelson ’09 – dance, acting

Thea Rockwell ’12 – accordian, piano

Simon Linn-Gerstein ’09 – cello

Caitlin Elizondo ’11 – poi, acting, clowning

Peter Sturtevant ’11 – bass guitar, mandolin, singing

Rob Harbison ’09 – singing, beatbox, smeagol interpreter

John Daise ’09 – electric bass, guitar, vocals, spoons

congratulations! knock ‘em dead.

For a taste of what’s to come, click here!

My mom’s friend Chelo has a special chef in her kitchen.
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i write from maui where it is raining. i am wearing pajamas in my family’s hotel room. my mom is ironing a shirt. my brother just clipped his finger nails. my dad is unpacking. today we may go to a whaling museum. i would like to see a whale. yesterday i looked for some out our rental car’s window. waves look remarkably like whales, especially when you’ve never seen a real, live whale.

maybe?

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WORK WITH POPE.L!

Calling all adventurous, dynamic, risk-taking performers for some groundbreaking creative collaboration! Pope.L needs a cast of 18 performers and a film/lighting crew for his residency’s culminating performance shoot (filmed performance) at Haverford College on Wednesday, March 26.

Pairing the experiences and identities of civil rights martyr Emmett_Till and Spielberg’s  E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial, Pope.L’s innovative performance piece is a murky exploration of curiosity, misunderstanding, alienation and fear.

Beginning Tuesday, January 20, Eli and I will be tabling with audition/event details and sign ups in the DC during meals. Auditions will be held the evenings of January 25, 26, & 27 in 10 minute slots. Pope.L is looking for a random, yet enthusiastic and dedicated assortment of performing talent. Beatboxer? Flautist? Clown? Soprano? Mime? Improvisor? Magician? Drummer? Hummer? Ballerina? We want you in addition to ever-valuable technically talented camerapeople and lighting gurus!

As part of the event you’d need to commit to rehearsals the few days before the performance (more details to come), but that’s it! FAST & FURIOUS. Plus, you’ll be privy to the chic among friends happenings throughout the artists’ residencies.

This is quite a unique opportunity for performers at Haverford; think it over and sign up! Tell your limelight-loving friends!

Feel free to contact Ali – aking@haverford.edu or Eli – nbloodpa@haverford.edu for more information!

I went to see William Pope.L speak at the University of Chicago this afternoon and live-blogged his lecture. Here is the link to the event, in case you’re interested.

Keep reading for my thoughts on the lecture. The earliest entries are at the bottom. Here’s a picture of that video that was looping when we came in (see 3:05 p.m.):

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Hi there,

My name is Eli. Along with Ali King I’m working for William Pope.L. Today, I was walking through downtown Amherst when I noticed a sign for a new store I had not seen before. It read: “World Apart Games.” While I’m sure the store had hoped the name would conjure exotic images of foreign worlds, all I could imagine was two people standing on tiny Petit Prince-sized planets, staring using space-binoculars to see each other through the void of space. The sign made me think of the degree to which people don’t bridge the voids between us in our daily lives. I’m thrilled to be working in the service of art that uses provacative, surprising, or downright strange images to break down such distances between people. Over the next several weeks, Ali and I will be writing posts that may seem esoteric at first, but we ask you to trust that there is in fact a pattern to the madness. In the meanwhile, I hope you enjoy our interesting and informative posts.

Today, I invite you to the come on a journey to the town of Webb, Mississippi.

– Come visit the Magnolia State . . .>