Lectures and special events from the Williams College campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Monique Morris has worked across disciplines to advance an equity agenda that supports the nation's capacity to provide "justice for all." Dr. Morris explores how advocates, scholars, policymakers apply intersectional frameworks to strengthen our collective capacity to build an inclusive democracy.
The Williams College Department of Music presente the Chamber Orchestra of Williams in concert on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. Conducted by Leonard Bopp ’19, the Chamber Orchestra of Williams offered a semi-staged production of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito. The Chamber Orchestra of Williams is a student-led, flexible-instrumentation ensemble dedicated to innovative programing and engaging performance experiences. Having long operated as a biennial winter study course, the orchestra emerged in 2017 as a fixture on the Williams campus, with regular programming throughout the academic year.
Maud S. Mandel, who will become Williams College's 18th president on July 1, 2018, discusses her work as an educator and leader, including her thoughts on the value of the liberal arts, shared governance, the particular importance of diversity and inclusion on campuses, and what drew her to Williams
The Williams College Department of Music and the Dance Department present Club Zambezi Dance Party! Led by Artist-in-Residence in African Music Performance Tendai Muparutsa, this group of young performers promises to heat up the dance floor in the midst of the winter. Club Zambezi Dance Party combines a unique musical collaboration with irresistible dance beats. Founded in 1992, Zambezi was originally inspired by traditional Zimbabwean marimba bands. The musicians of Zambezi perform on specially designed and custom made marimbas — the Zambezi group has an even wider range than its African marimba-band cousins. Zambezi’s hybrid instruments are capable of playing a huge variety of music including traditional and contemporary dance music. There is no band or set of instruments like these anywhere else in the world.
For three days in February, more than 50 members of Williams’ dining services staff were in the spotlight, performing live at the Paresky Center in Served, a show based on their everyday movements. The production was developed and choreographed by Forklift Danceworks, which seeks to give voice to people whose work sustains daily lives and whose stories are often untold.
