Student News

A Boy Named Salmon A Story of Voice and Vision: A Boy Named Salmon by Rachel McCauley ’25

A Boy Named Salmon, a play by Rachel McCauley ’25, wasn’t just a production—it’s a deeply personal, defiant, and resonant exploration of identity, belonging, and the discomfort of truth-telling in so-called progressive spaces. It was presented in Margot Tenney Theater on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9, 2025. 

Image of Desnos over shadow figure A Story of Ascension and Acceptance

Luca Daly '25 studies fashion design and printmaking at Bennington. In collaboration with the Advanced Design and Collaboration class, Daly created DESNOS: A Symphony Of Sin, a hybrid fashion performance piece melding fashion and dance based on the 1922 Nosferatu film. DESNOS will be performed on Saturday, May 24, at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm in VAPA Lester Martin Theater.

Image of international food day participants Japanese Language Students and Local Japanese Community Come Together for International Food Day

The scent of simmering curry and cooking rice filled the Student Center Kitchen at Bennington College on Saturday afternoon, May 3, as Bennington College students and members of the local Japanese community gathered to cook, connect, and celebrate International Food Day.

Image of student positioning model Animation at Bennington: Imagination and Experimentation

The juniors and seniors in Sue Rees’s Animations Projects class have walked away with several valuable lessons this term. Stills from their projects are up in an exhibition in the Barn Annex through May 16.

HOLD First Year Reflections: Matilda Lee '28

Matilda Lee '28 studies prop construction and design at Bennington. She shared why she decided to attend Bennington and reflected on her favorite classes and memories from her first year.