KSC students brought dance into the Walpole, N.H., elementary schools last week, leading body-movement exercises and then performing Walklyndon, a piece choreographed by the revolutionary modern dance troupe, Pilobolus.
After explaining that pilobolus is also the name of a mushroom that is 1/4 inch tall but throws its spore more than 8 feet, the students demonstrated [...]

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Redfern Arts Center director Bill Menezes inspects a 9-foot grand piano that arrived on campus Tues. Jan. 15. The Steinway D-model needs some repairs to bring it up to concert standards, but it is a quality instrument made possible through donations from alumni and friends of KSC.

“A piano of this caliber will expand the repertoire [...]

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Recently the world-renowned Pilobolus Dance Company performed at Keene State College. While they were here, they conducted a workshop for some KSC students. Redfern Arts Center Director Bill Menezes was there to capture a bit of their floor exercises.

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There’s a great article in Sunday’s Concord Monitor that tells the story of Alison Boushie, a Hillsboro student who recently won a national award for a ceramics piece she made (check out the picture in the article, it looks terrific).
The best part is she’ll be attending Keene State, at least for a year:

Though the award [...]

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