Subtly overwhelmed by the realization of my graduation, I, like my graduating class fellows, have embarked upon the journey of exploring the world of “what if.” Amidst the swirl of mixed emotions signalling the end of another fruitful academic year at Bard College Berlin, I found myself caught within an entanglement which marks a fixed and certain
Author: Veronica Marcinschi
A New Interpretive Window: Introducing Monteverdi to Jazz
As winter brought along a festive December air, it also entrained some fervent preparation for the final papers and first semester examinations. Yet apart from rushing through our last semester weeks full to the brim with coursework, many of us sporadically adorned our challenging schedules with various activities wintery Berlin annually hosts for its enthusiastic
Berlin Through the Eyes of… Aya Soika
As students from different parts of the world, we contemplate this ‘vividly-coloured’ city – Berlin – through the prism of our own upbringing. It has much to offer, indeed: if environmentally-aware – its green parks are a ‘snapshot’ of nature’s bliss; if interested in history – you’d never complain about the lack of a city
A Trip to Greifswald
After a weekly load of work and intensive German language courses, some ECLA of Bard students decided to take a sip from the “Sea of Free Time” that the weekend had to offer. With sleepy early-morning eyes, “armed” with sweets for energy and maps for guidance in their backpacks, they made their way through a
Miniature Painting Seen Through the Lenses of the Abstract. Imran Qureshi: Artist of the Year 2013 Exhibition.
Strolling casually along the streets of Berlin frequently proves to be an especially invigorating experience: the tangible spirit of creativity, nonchalance and dynamism spreads contagiously over the city’s different districts and greatly influences my perception of it. Yet more alluring for the art-loving residents or merely visitors of Berlin than the city’s streets and panorama
Nachtwanderung: A Musical Night-Journey with the Cantus Domus Choir
With this year’s summer in full swing, we, the ECLA of Bard students, having much more free time on our hands, unrelentingly start searching for diverse activities to occupy ourselves with. Far from being obligatory, these would provide a relaxing counterpart to the flow of deadlines we were exposed to during the past academic year,
A Walk Through “Gärten der Welt”
A beautiful summer morning… I open my eyes and, bathing in the river of sunlight dispersed throughout the room, I approach the window. Right in front of it, the view of the summer garden, embellishing the residential area and the dormitory, unfolds before me: solemn evergreen trees, a tall birch tree, white roses on the
“In sweet music is such art…”
During the preparation for the final choir performance at this year’s graduation ceremony, the harmoniously-intertwined voices of the ECLA of Bard choir were repeatedly—each time with the addition of a new musical ‘flavour’ and spirit—singing this beautiful verse from the part-song Orpheus, with his lute. Based on the poem of William Shakespeare, the musical piece,