SPECIAL EVENTS
PCS PRESENTS:
PCS Presents is an ongoing program of virtual content to enrich the PCS community. Stay tuned to this page for details on upcoming events!
PAST EVENTS-
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 - Songs from the Spirit - The Journey of an Artwork:
PCS alumnus and trustee Silas Farley '12 shared about the creative process of Songs from the Spirit, the site-specific ballet he choreographed for The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2019.
Silas Farley '12 is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. He is an alumnus of Professional Children’s School (PCS), where he graduated in 2012 with the Jeffrey Lawrence Award for Excellence in all Subjects. He joined the PCS Board as an Alumnus Trustee in 2019. From 2012-2020, Mr. Farley danced with New York City Ballet. He now serves as The Armstrong Visiting Artist in Residence in Ballet in The Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas.
Watch the video from the live event HERE.
Watch the video from the complete ballet HERE.
More information about Songs from the Spirit:
Searching for a Muse at the Met by Rebecca Mead (The New Yorker: Jan. 9, 2017)
WATCH: Met Stories - How ballet dancer Silas Farley finds inspiration in the Met collection
OCTOBER 5 & 8, 2020 - DR. SWEENEY:
Director, scientist, and professor, Dr. Michael Sweeney presented a two-night series on how to handle emotions during the challenging times of COVID-19.
Watch the video from night one HERE.
Watch the video from night two HERE.
You can download Dr. Sweeney's "Emotions Management Checklist", as well as the complete packet of presentation materials below (the checklist is on page 28 of the presentation).
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 - A CONVERSATION WITH SAM AKINS '14 AND BARRETT DOSS '07:
Alumni Sam Akins '14 and Barrett Doss '07 discussed racism and inequality within their industries and around the world, and how to create change.
If you missed the live event, you can watch the video HERE.
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