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An Interview with Bettina Bläsing

My background is in neurobiology. I do not come from the arts, but I’ve always been dancing, so I’ve always had a deep interest in the arts. As a biologist, I worked on animal and insect movement. Then, I moved towards cognition and the cognitive science of movement, Then, I thought that based on my enthusiasm for dance that dance must have a lot of things to offer to this kind of research.

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An Interview with Emily Cross

from MasonARC’s Interview Blog Series: The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programming, Practice, and Research Megan Stutesman: Tell me a little bit about your background […]

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An Interview with Juliet Hess

from MasonARC’s Interview Blog Series: The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programing, Practice, and Research   Tevis Tucker: Tell me a little bit about your […]

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An Interview with Lesley Currier and Dameion Brown of Marin Shakespeare Company

from MasonARC’s Interview Blog Series: The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programing, Practice, and Research Lesley Currier and Dameion Brown were interviewed together to talk […]

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An Interview with Tiffany McGettigan

from MasonARC’s Interview Blog Series: The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programing, Practice, and Research   Darian Stapleton: Tell me about your background in arts […]

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An Interview with Muna Shami

from MasonARC’s Interview Blog Series: The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programing, Practice, and Research   Amber Zhang: Tell me about your background, role, and […]

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The Impact of Covid-19 on Arts Programing, Practice, and Research

A MasonARC Interview Blog Series The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted everyday life and practices. While felt around the world, artists and educators in particular felt this […]

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Do the arts make kids smart, or do already smart kids choose the arts? (3/3)

Part 3 – What we’ve learned about academic benefits of in-school arts enrollment from MasonARC’s 3 Part Series: The Fundamental Questions of Arts Education and […]

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Do the arts make kids smart, or do already smart kids choose the arts? (2/3)

Part 2 – Existing Research on Selection and Possible Solutions from MasonARC’s 3 Part Series: The Fundamental Questions of Arts Education and Causal Outcomes. This […]

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Where are the Arts on the Food Chain of Education?  Who do we Invite to Dinner?

Reflections by Joanne Seelig Lamparter, Director of Education and Theatre for Change, Imagination Stage Though the MasonARC convening was several weeks ago, the conversations still […]