Dancing with the Revolution

Dancing with the Revolution

At Princeton, Elizabeth Schwall (Class of '09) wrote a junior paper and senior thesis that formed the foundation for her forthcoming book, Dancing with the Revolution: Power, Politics, and Privilege in Cuba. It will be released on May 10th! It examines how dancers asserted control over their bodies and careers and intervened in public discussions about revolutionary politics, race, gender, and sexuality in twentieth-century Cuba.

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A Special Place For Women: A Novel

A Special Place For Women: A Novel

My new novel comes out May 11th, and has already been featured by Cosmo and Good Housekeeping as one of their top summer reads. A Special Place for Women is the funny, wild, twisty story of an undercover reporter who infiltrates a secret club for the elite millennial women of NYC, only to find hat self-proclaimed girlbosses and occult-obsessed bohemians who make up the membership are far more powerful than she expected.

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Composer Lewis Flinn's "The Curtain Call Mixes" to be released May 3, 2021

Composer Lewis Flinn's "The Curtain Call Mixes" to be released May 3, 2021

After more than a year without live performances, the ovation is set to make its long-awaited return with the release of composer Lewis Flinn’s ('89) "The Curtain Call Mixes", a first-of-its-kind album of curtain call cues he composed from Broadway, Off-Broadway and Regional theatrical productions. The Curtain Call Mixes will be re-leased by Silent Voice Publishing on Monday, May 31, 2021, and will be available for streaming and download everywhere.

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My new EP Featuring AAPI/BIPOC Artists Aims to Promote Understanding and Tolerance and Combat Racism

My new EP Featuring AAPI/BIPOC Artists Aims to Promote Understanding and Tolerance and Combat Racism

Heritage and Harmony: Silver Linings, an album spotlighting music by under-represented composers, will be released on May 1st. The music on this EP is composed and performed by AAPI/BIPOC musicians - each piece helped get me through the pandemic year, which started with my being assaulted for being Asian, and ended with my entire family getting sick with COVID -19. All proceeds will go to KACF, an organization that supports our AAPI community and is committed to fighting for diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Public Art: “Taking Pause” Explores What is Irreplaceable to Us

Public Art: “Taking Pause” Explores What is Irreplaceable to Us

“What is irreplaceable to you?” Capturing diverse answers from the local community, a public art installation now graces Dohm Alley, near the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon Streets. The Princeton University Humanities Council and the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) are co-hosting the exhibit that runs through October. It features portraits and stories arranged by ACP Artist-in-Residence Robin Resch, a Princeton-based photographer who earned her Master’s in Architecture from Princeton University in 2003.

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