Faculty News

Image of a group with A Nation Grooves written A Nation Grooves

In January 2021, faculty member Michael Wimberly participated in the third residency of A Nation Grooves—a dance-centered theater piece that used oral history to tell an origin story of hip-hop—held at MASS MoCA.

NEA logo Abonado and Williams Receive NEA Creative Writing Fellowships

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that Bennington Writing Seminars alum Albert Abonado MFA '10 and faculty member Phillip B. Williams will receive Creative Writing Fellowships of $25,000. 

unstoppable feat cover Unstoppable Feat: The Dances of Ed Mock

Unstoppable Feat is Brontez Purnell's film, performance, and archive project about the late San Francisco postmodern choreographer Ed Mock.

Image of Bennington commons Welcome, New Faculty

This fall, Bennington welcomed seven new full-time faculty members to the College. 

Image of Improvisations album Shawn and Bisio Team Up for Improvisations Album

In summer 2019, Music faculty member composer/pianist Allen Shawn and Instrumental faculty member bassist Michael Bisio  teamed up for a recording of extemporaneous improvisations, now available.