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As a young child, Jesse Clements frequently traveled from Boston to Vermont to spend time with her aunt, Joan. Their favorite shared activity was drawing. They would lose themselves in the process, surrounded by craft supplies and pencils strewn across the basement floor. As Jesse presented her creations, Joan lavished praise. "She was just the most encouraging [person]," Jesse, now a grade school teacher in Berkeley, Calif., recalled during a recent phone call with Seven Days.

Choreographer Christal Brown defines flesh as "the barrier between the world and the soul." Flesh captures "everything we internalize," she said, and it fills up...

Lyndon Campus: Alexander Twilight Theatre (Livestreamed) In this workshop, Lida Winfield and Christal Brown will guide participants through an experiential investigation of identity through movement, writing, and reflection. The goals of this hands-on workshop will include assessing bias and intercultural histories as well as practical tools for kinesthetic classroom engagement. Note: This event is accessible to all. However, on-campus viewing of live and livestreamed events is open to NVU community members taking part in NVU’s testing program on the specific campus only. The NVU off-campus...

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 11:53am meganj THE MIDDLEBURY PERFORMING Arts Series presents Christal Brown and Lida Winfield in “Same But Different” in a free broadcast on Friday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. Photo / Jonathan Hsu The Middlebury Performing Arts Series proudly presents “Same But Different” on April 2 in a free, virtual broadcast. This collaborative dance-theatre duet between Middlebury dance faculty Christal Brown and Lida Winfield explores the two women’s similarities and differences in a cultural commentary on race, age, and gender. Middlebury’s virtual br...

Christal Brown (left) and Lida Winfield in 'Same but Different' 1. Compare and Contrast Christal Brown and Lida Winfield have a lot in common: They're both Vermonters, dance artists and Middlebury College faculty members. But in some things they contrast, including their race, geographical origins and experiences in education. Brown and Winfield team up in the dance and spoken-word duet Same but Different, in which they explore their similarities and differences and comment on race, age and gender. A Q&A with the artists follows a free broadcast on...