It was like a dream, so many of my favorite authors covered the tops of the front tables. I no longer had to search longingly for their names, instead, they were displayed front and center. Ursula Le Guin, Ocean Vuong, Octavia E. Butler, and so many other authors who use their voice to explore societal
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Student Artist Showcase: Lots About Luthiere with Jacob Horack (Part 2)
A continuation of my discussion with Jacob appears here- but first, a little bit about his background: “I was born in Huntsville, AL., and quickly took to the great traditions of bluegrass and soul food that surrounded my upbringing. I fell in love with the music of the Appalachian foothills and found myself exploring genre
Student Artist Showcase: Lots About Luthiere with Jacob Horack (Part 1)
“It’s not the fault of the wood if it wakes up as a violin.” Arthur Rimbaud If it wakes up instead as a guitar, it might be the fault of Jacob Horack. I met with Jacob on a December afternoon shortly before the winter break. We sat down in the library amid the busyness of
Dogs and Cats of Bard Berlin
Walking down Pankow parks at dawn, you’ll see cats, dogs and squirrels playing and running and walking. Some of the dogs and cats you’ll see, also walk, run and play around the green grass next to W15 and K24 and T25; the student residence halls. They belong to some members of the BCB community. They
A Peripatetic Interview Between the Editors: Discussing Vala Schriefer’s “The Atlas of the Stranger”
Vala and I shared a cappuccino with her parents, talking about Pavement and Mahler before going to the Scharf-Gerstenberg to discuss her series, “The Atlas of the Stranger.” Vala worked with BCB and the museum on the Ein Buch Ein Uni project, writing the exhibition catalog for the exhibition “Goya: Yo lo vi — Ich
Let Your Hands Tell Your Story: A Workshop in Ballroom
“I want the idea of the ballroom to be communicated as a radical place of freedom where nothing is too much,” says JC (they/she), one of the heads of BCB’s LGBTQ club. During our conversation right now, JC is sitting on my bedroom floor kindly answering my questions, but on September 25th they were dynamically
The Acoustic Commons
Every Sunday, and every day between 22:00 and 6:00, Berlin is peacefully quiet, or is at least supposed to be, yet sounds remain. Some recklessly, and some with permission. Construction halts, but the birds step in to fill the empty sonic space. Trams hum. Outside my window voices carry on. I wake up many a
“The Game is Not Over” An Immersive Performance with BCB Professor, Clare Wigfall
I only ever knew Clare Wigfall’s work on paper, so seeing my former creative writing professor read a story, microphone in hand, lit up in the far corner of the lowered stage, I was struck by the realization that creating a story could exist outside of just writing one. “What makes a story?” I thought,