Lucille Clifton
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Lucille Clifton, a
poet, historian, children's author, memoirist, and professor, and Robby Barnett
'72, Michael Tracy '73, and Jonathan Wolken '71, artistic directors of Pilobolus Dance Theater, will be Montgomery Fellows for
the Winter and Spring terms.
Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1979 to 1985, Clifton has published 11
collections of poems, including Blessing the Boats: New and Selected
Poems, 1988-2000 (2000), winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. She
is the author of the 1976 memoir, Generations, and some 20 children's
books.
Clifton received an
Honorary Doctor of Letters from Dartmouth in 2005. Her citation read in
part, "By telling the stories about your past—both your own family history
and your wider African and African American heritage—you have helped tell all
our stories, and by chronicling injustices and problems of our current world,
you underline our obligations to each other."
Clifton will hold a public poetry reading and conversation on Tuesday, Jan.
30 at 4:30 p.m. in Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall.
Founded in a Dartmouth dance class in 1971, Pilobolus is an internationally
known touring company that performs over 100 shows annually. Brilliantly
choreographed, their innovative performances are inspired by the body shapes of
the seven-person troupe. It was described as "like gymnastics, burlesque,
modern dance, and the human equivalent of Claymation," in an October
article in the Chicago Sun-Times. The company has received numerous
honors, including the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for
lifetime achievement in choreography, and in 2004 it was the subject of a
feature profile on the CBS program 60 Minutes.
The artistic directors of Pilobolus will hold a public panel discussion on
Wednesday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m. in 105 Dartmouth Hall.
Pilobolus (Photo by John Kane)
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Dartmouth will celebrate the transfer of the Pilobolus archives to the Rauner Special Collections
Library with a series of events in April, including a symposium on the
history of modern dance and the use of dance archives, sponsored by the Leslie Humanities Center;
master classes; and two Pilobolus performances presented by the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Established in 1977 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F.
Montgomery '25, the Montgomery Endowment brings extraordinary visitors to the
campus each term as Montgomery Fellows. They interact with students and
faculty, deliver public lectures and performances, and complement the
curricular offerings of the institution.
By STEVEN J. SMITH
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