Usdan Blog
Musings | Apr 2, 2021
This week, the convergence of Easter, Passover, and Spring make clear that it is a time of renewal. The Usdan campus is coming alive with little buds opening all over the woods. Above and below, I have included some photos.
Musings | Mar 26, 2021
Dear Usdan Community,
Today, as part of our focus on youth creativity, I am excited to introduce you to a 13-year-old visual artist named Sarah. Last Sunday, I enjoyed a happy hour with Sarah and her parents, as I showed them the Usdan campus during a sunny day of socially-distanced...
Inspiring U | Mar 24, 2021
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Musings | Mar 19, 2021
Dear Usdan Community,
I hope you have one minute to watch the video below of Alden reading his poem called But One Part.
I first met Alden when he was a student in Usdan’s Sustainable Design class and when he led a community of 200 guests in a Solar Nightwalk on Governors Island...
Musings | Mar 12, 2021
Dear Usdan Community,
Last week, we met 5-year-old Mimi , who will join Usdan for the first time this summer and who has been contributing her youthful creativity to the development of new professional works of dance. Today, please meet Sophia Kianni, who is 19, who lives far from Usdan...
Musings | Mar 5, 2021
Today, I am pleased to introduce you to Mimi, a 2021 first time camper in our Discovery program.
While Mimi enjoys camp this summer, her parents — violinist Colin Jacobsen* and dancer Maile Okamura — will be collaborating with student dancers and musicians to create a new work of art as part of a three-year Artists in Residence project with The Knights, an ensemble that Colin co-founded.