Stories about "spoken word"
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Video: In dance and poetry, Katie Ailes ’14 tells a story about her childhood dance teacher
Friday, December 4, 2015 12:19 pm
At Bates, Katie Ailes '14 created "Polos," a story about a beloved teacher. Now she's created a film to give her story even more life.
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OIE Speaker Series opens with activist who defied Saudi ban on women driving
Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:59 pm
Manal Alsharif, an advocate for women's rights in Saudi Arabia, launches a series of events at Bates exploring human diversity on Sept. 18.
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‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ breaks boundaries April 27-28
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 1:22 pm
Bates College and the Bates Dance Festival present this widely acclaimed multimedia production "red, black & GREEN: a blues" April 27-28.
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‘red, black & GREEN: a blues’ creator offers sneak peek for King Weekend
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 2:43 pm
For a performance Jan. 13, performer, educator, activist and slam poetry champion Marc Bamuthi Joseph took the Olin Concert Hall stage—only to leave it again.