Faculty and Staff Notes

Stiliana Milkova Publishes Two Translations from Italian

October 14, 2019

Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian Stiliana Milkova publishes two translations from Italian: Alessandro Baricco's "The Boodman Syndrome" in the Arkansas International and Dario Voltolini's "At Obrycki's" in Michigan Quarterly Review.

Christopher Mirto directs "Wakey, Wakey" in Cleveland

October 11, 2019

Christopher Mirto, Oberlin Conservatory's assistant professor of opera theater,  makes his Cleveland directorial debut in Will Eno's play Wakey, Wakey at Cleveland Heights' Dobama Theatre. It opens Friday, October 18 and runs Thursdays through Sundays through November 10. Mirto describes the 80-minute production as "a smart show about life and death, silliness and simplicity, and it ends with quite a celebration of what it means to be human." In 2014, Dobama was designated as a Small Professional Theatre (SPT) level Equity House, only the third such theater in the region. Find information about tickets on their website.

Violinist David Bowlin releases recording on New Focus

October 11, 2019

Oberlin Conservatory violin professor David Bowlin '00 has just released Bird as Prophet, on New Focus Recordings.  He collaborates with colleague and pianist Tony Cho, an opera and vocal coach in the conservatory, on the CD's title track by Martin Bresnick. The recording also features two works written by Oberlin alumni. Under a Tree, an Udātta by Du Yun '01 is a piece for fixed media and violin anchored on a recording of Vedic chanting. Bleu (2011), a composition for solo violin, is a mature work written by the late George Walker '41 for his violinist son Gregory when the composer was nearly 90. Avant Music News praises the release, "Over these centuries the nature of virtuosity has evolved, along with the techniques needed to achieve it. What a 21st century violin virtuoso sounds like is on display on David Bowlin’s Bird as Prophet."

Chanda Feldman Publishes

October 7, 2019

Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Chanda Feldman publishes a new poem, "Money Tree," in the October issue of Poetry Magazine.

Tom Hopkins’ Fiction Slated for Publication

October 6, 2019

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Tom Hopkins’ chapbook collection of short fiction, What I Remember of My Love Affair with the Bird and Other Stories, will be published in September 2020 by The Cupboard Pamphlet, a small press based in Denver and Cleveland.

Robert Wesner Awarded Support for Interactive Project

October 5, 2019

Visiting Instructor of Dance Robert Wesner was awarded support by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through its 2019 Knight Art Challenge in Akron, Ohio. Wesner will create an interactive project to serve the community of dancers via "Akron Ascending, an Identity in Dance."

John Duca Chairs Conference Session, Presents

October 4, 2019

Danforth-Lewis Professor of Economics John Duca and Aaron Kreiner '19 presented Aaron's honors paper, "Can Machine Learning on Economic Data Better Forecast the Unemployment Rate?" at the annual Academy of Behavioral Finance & Economics (ABFE) conference on September 20, 2019 in New York City. Duca also chaired a session at the conference. Following the conference, he spoke to the New York City Oberlin Alumni Club.

Justin Emeka Directs at Karamu House

September 27, 2019

Associate Professor of Theater and Africana Studies Justin Emeka directed a production of Paradise Blue by Dominique Morisseau at Karamu House in Cleveland, which runs September 27-October 20.

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