Episode 9: Olympia Martin and Francesca Stoppa (Art & Design)
Art & Design students and athletes Olympia Martin and Francesca Stoppa were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for the 2018-19 school year.
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Episode 8: Elizabeth Monkemeier (Music)
Clarinet Performance and Music Education undergrad Elizabeth Monkemeier began playing the clarinet at age 12. She is a member of the Kirkpatrick Choir, Marching Scarlet Knights, Pep Band, and Symphonic Winds.
Episode 7: Danielle Lessovitz (Filmmaking)
Filmmaking faculty member Danielle Lessovitz is a San Francisco-born writer/director in film and advertising. In 2019, Lessovitz premiered her film Port Authority at the Cannes Film Festival.
Filmmaking student Charles de Agustin discusses his summer filmmaking opportunities
Graduating Filmmaking BFA and Honors College student Charles de Agustin recently shared a bit about his filmmaking experiences over the summer, which included a trip to the Cannes and Telluride Film Festivals and a film internship.
Episode 6: Andrea Pfaff and Sam Spencer (Filmmaking)
Film alum Andrea Pfaff and current student Sam Spencer were involved in the creation of the collaborative “Dance | Parkinson’s” video from the Documentary Film Lab at Rutgers Filmmaking Center.
Episode 5: Allen Shawn (Music)
In 1983, Allen Shawn was commissioned by Benny Goodman to produce his final classical piece, which will finally be performed by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra for its world premiere at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Filmmaking program cited among top 30 film schools to know
Backstage.com recently named Mason Gross’s Filmmaking program among the 30 Film Schools You Should Know.
Meet our new faculty members for AY19-20
Meet some of the new members of the Mason Gross faculty for the 19-20 academic year.
Conversation Piece: Public Sculpture Draws on Music, Architecture
Recent MFA graduate artist Will Robinson devoted approximately three months to planning, building, and installing his sculpture, The Conversation–Brutalist Song III, on view through October 1 as part of an outdoor public sculpture show.
Four Questions for “The Tales of Hoffmann” director John Giampietro
Here, director John Giampietro, Co-Head of the Opera program at the Mason Gross School, discusses the work–as well as people’s fears of “not getting” opera.