The cast joins together at the finale of The Beggar’s Opera during dress rehearsal. The play will run for three nights: March 7th, 8th and 9th. — Shauna Bittle photo

This quarter has seen an amazing transformation in the students of Musical Theater in Cultural Context. In the fall they were scholars of historical theater, as they studied musicals from a range of both eras and cultures. Then, in the winter quarter, they transformed themselves into singers, actors and actresses to stage the 18th century musical The Beggar’s Opera. In just a few short months, they auditioned for roles, learned dozens of songs, and physically transformed their rehearsal space into a theater (while the COM undergoes renovations). Tonight, they will stage the first of three performances.

We’ve had the honor over the quarter to witness their work and its results, and we’ve documented every step of the way in one of our most ambitious video projects to date. We captured some beautiful moments as the students traveled back in time to connect with their inner scoundrels and wenches. Faculty Rose Jang and Marla Elliott also sat with us to talk about how the Evergreen approach enriches theatrical studies, and how the opera itself relates to contemporary life. We’re so excited to present this video, and we hope it will make you excited about catching this amazing production.

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Students admire the pieces produced by the program Rites of Passage during a gallery show in the Arts Annex on Thursday. The finished pieces incorporated ceramics and metalwork and reflected a wide array of influences. — Shauna Bittle photo

Sculptures created by students in Evan Blackwell and Jean Mandeberg’s program Rites of Passage. — Shauna Bittle photo

We are 2/3 of the way through our academic year, and once again students are breathing a sigh of relief as Week 10 draws to a close. They’ve worked hard this quarter and have produced impressive academic and creative projects in an amazingly short period of time. It has been our pleasure this past week to tour their final presentations and open houses. Over the course of the week, we have both learned from them and admired their achievements.

We want to thank the programs Rites of Passage, Art/Work, Diversity of Life, Gender Performances and Evergreen’s Mycology students for inviting us to document your final presentations. We enjoyed visiting with all of you! Here are some of our favorite images from the week.

The program Diversity Of Life held a debate on the merits of assisted migration in the farm house on Evergreen’s organic farm. — Andrew Jeffers photo

Students talk about some of the local fungi and lichens at the 2013 FUNgal Expo in the library building. — Andrew Jeffers photo

A dance party breaks out during the Mind Body Medicine poster fair. — Andrew Jeffers photo

Students from The program Gender Performances hold a poster fair to present their final group projects. — Andrew Jeffers photo

Visitors contemplate an installation of boxes lit from within at the Art/Work end-of-program Open House in their studio. Over the second quarter, the students focused their work in one of three disciplines: photography, fine arts or writing. — Shauna Bittle photo

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Our intern Andrew Jeffers recently had the opportunity to look over shoulders in the Trajectories in Animation, Mathematics, and Physics program. Students have been creating animation devices such as strobotops and flip books. In the process, they’ve been exploring the fundamental laws of physics and mathematics through drawings that come to life.

In this One-Minute Evergreen, program students Corey Coomes, Jackie Argueta, and Jake Hurner discuss how these devices provide a great platform to demonstrate their understanding of concepts as through the medium of animation.

Students from the program Trajectories in Animation, Mathematics looking at Stroboscope examples created by Faculty Ruth Hayes.

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