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Flamenco and the Jewish Influence

Yvonne Gay

Visiting Assistant Professor Alice Blumenfeld shared her passion for flamenco and the Jewish influence on this Spanish style of dance with a large audience in Hebrew Heritage House.

A woman looks intense with outstretched hands.

Winter Term in Oberlin: 2020

Yvonne Gay

Winter Term is a time of year when Oberlin students are encouraged to conduct independent or group projects outside of courses related to their majors. Pursuits can be done on or off campus with students choosing to work almost anywhere on the map. This year we highlight some of the work by the more than 900 students who completed projects in Oberlin.

Two students look at  book with a picture of a large basket in it.

This Week in Photos: February 5

Yvonne Gay

In this photo series, we walk with the dinosaurs in Cleveland and visit a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., before coming back home to Oberlin to watch the Wild Beast of the Bungalow take over the stage in Warner Concert Hall; go snowboarding in Hales Gym; and sit in on a gallery talk, book art class, choir practice, an academic retreat, and a dance performance.

Students walk through a gallery with dinosaur skeletons on exhibit.

25 Years of Dance Diaspora

Hillary Hempstead

The Cleveland native began her dancing career at the age of three, and while she started out in classical ballet, she later transitioned into the modern dance and Afro-modern styles during her teenage