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Clifford Gallery showcases photographs on gender and sexuality
Photographers who comprise the new exhibit explore the fine line between gender and sexuality as it plays out in private and public.
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Bharatanatyam dance demonstration
Two performers taught students Bharatanatyam, a traditional dance from India.
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Picker exhibition puts focus on Herbert Mayer '29
Alumnus operated a New York City gallery for several years and donated thousands of pieces to Colgate.
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Luncheon musicale showcases students' talents
Students perform songs and play the piano in Memorial Chapel.
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Visiting theater company holds workshops for students
Pig Iron Theatre Company concludes week on campus with performance of its latest production, "Chekhov Lizardbrain."
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Robert Flaherty Film Seminar again hosted at Colgate 
The 55th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, in its 2nd year at Colgate University, brought over 160 participants from around the world to campus. (6/09)
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Woodcuts in Modern China art exhibition
Noted Chinese artist visits Colgate 
Renowned contemporary artist Xu Bing was on campus to interact with Colgate's art students, and to critique seniors' work. (10/08)
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Poet Paul Muldoon speaks at Colgate
Interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, who also plays guitar and writes songs for the band called Rackett. Read the story here. (9/07)
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Colgate hosts symposium keying on new media and environment
Artists and innovators from around the country participate in symposium about environmental art activism. Read the story here. (9/07)
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Renowned dance company comes to campus
Susan Marshall & Company, one of the most innovative dance companies in the world, was brought to campus as part of ArtsMix and Colgate's Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts. Read story
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Professor Mai'a Cross talks to Susan Marshall
Marshall says the fact that young people have a connection to her work is meaningful to her. (11/07)
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Acclaimed Russian theater company performs at Colgate
Dmitry Krymov and members of his School of Dramatic Art, based in Moscow, hold workshops for students and perform in front of packed theater. Read the
story. (10/07)
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Students perform Ira Levin's "Deathtrap"
Director Jon Cornfield '08 says the play is an attempt to bring a thriller to the Colgate audience.
(11/07)
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Steve Cantor '90 screens documentary during campus visit 
Emily Kerschner '07 interviews alumnus about his career as a documentary film maker and TV producer. Read more here (4/07) Video (Flash)
Student-curated exhibition at Picker Art Gallery
Rebecca Brereton ’07 curated the exhibition that involved "living art" designed by young Aboriginal women from Australia. Read story here. (4/07)
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Ralph Arlyck '62 returns to campus to show new film
Emily Kerschner '07 interviews filmmaker Ralph Arlyck '62 in this video edited by Robert Keo '09. (2/15/07) Video (Flash)
Hip-hop artist gives students new look at Chaucer
The man who raps The Canterbury Tales speaks to a Chaucer class and performs at the Palace Theater. Full story here. (11/20/06) Video (Flash)
Profile of music professor Glenn Cashman 
Jazz virtuoso, who spends summers touring with Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project and other groups, loves introducing Colgate undergraduates to the world of jazz. (11/6/06) Watch these clips to see Cashman play and hear him talk about:
• Improvisation
• Teaching
• Language of jazz
• Jamming
Musical group Western Wind works with students 
Artists-in-residence bring incredible range of experience to share with music students in a week of instruction. (11/6/06) Video (Flash)
Filmmaker Chris Paine '83 discusses documentary 
Alumnus visits campus to meet with students and talk about his film Who Killed the Electric Car? Emily Kerschner videotaped and edited this video. Read her story here. (11/1/06) Video (Flash)
Colgate-hosted symposium on Yoruba Diaspora 
Two-day conference draws range of speakers exploring African cultural expressions in the Americas. (11/6/06) Video (Flash)
Students find focus in project that blurs perspectives
Visiting artist Simon Lee, of New York City, spends a week on campus working with faculty members and students on the Bus Obscura, a transformed Colgate Cruiser shuttle bus that provides a unique ride for students and members of the Hamilton community. (10/06/06) Full story Watch these clips for an overview of Bus Obscura, its creation, and the reaction to it.
• How it works
• Transforming a school bus
• Reaction to the ride