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The Moth Live (Stream) Digital Program 06/05 2020 06/05 & Barnard Reunion present: A Special Event with The Moth Live (Stream) Digital Program Welcome by: Music by: Cyndi Stivers ’78 Cello Joe Hosted by: Directors: JiJi Lee ’01 Michelle Jalowski Stories by: Bonnie Levison Vivien Li ‘75 Producers: Agathe Nadai ‘55 Sonia Taitz ‘75 Amanda Garcia Kieren Van den Blink ‘95 Anna Roberts This year’s Barnard Alumnae Reunion show follows stories of true life experiences or events alumnae had while at Barnard that kept a piece of the College in their hearts and minds. The stories you will hear today are a reflection on the past, but also an exploration of the present. Get involved in the important work taking place at Barnard to interrogate racism and systematic discrimination in all forms, including at the Barnard Center for Research on Women (bcrw.barnard.edu) and The Athena Center for Leadership (athenacenter.barnard.edu). To explore resources and learn more about The Moth’s commitment to elevate Black voices through its podcasts, live shows, Storytelling School and Community Program, visit themoth.org/publicannouncement Our Host JIJI LEE ’01 is a comedy writer and performer in NYC. Her humor writing has been published in Reductress, McSweeney’s, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. As a performer, she does stand up and storytelling all around the city and has also performed at The Kennedy Center. She currently hosts Good Light, a live stream comedy variety show. Our Musician JOEY CHANG aka CelloJoe is an anomaly in the world of cellists. By beatboxing, throat singing, singing, plucking and bowing the cello, CelloJoe can mimic many styles of music from dubstep to folk to rock to classical to hip hop. His lyrics weave together sustainability, environmental justice, and social awareness. They entertain, inspire and make you wonder. CelloJoe is also the world’s first long distance musical bike touring cellist! He has ridden his bike over 10,000 miles in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia. Our Storytellers VIVIEN LI ‘75 is a community leader and nationally recognized waterfront advocate, most recently having served as President and CEO of Riverlife, where she worked to promote riverfront amenities and additional open spaces for Pittsburgh’s public to enjoy. Prior to that, as President of The Boston Harbor Association, she successfully advocated for a cleaner Boston Harbor, a more climate resilient waterfront, and realization of more than 43 miles of Boston’s HarborWalk public access system. Vivien currently serves on Boston’s newly-established Municipal Lobbying Compliance Commission to ensure greater transparency in government; co- chairs the national Sierra Club’s Finance and Risk Management Advisory Committee; and volunteers at local shelters and food pantries. She has a Master’s degree from Princeton University and an honorary doctorate from Allegheny College (PA). AGATHE NADAI ‘55 thas worn many hats over the years, after receiving degrees from Barnard and MA at Columbia University in zoology and cell physiology and an MS in Geology, she worked as a project manager for the EPA and then became a Registered Yoga Teacher and teaches Yoga. Hasita is a deep ecologist, and created YOGAGAIA. www.yogagaia.com Our Storytellers SONIA TAITZ ‘75 has written for The New York Times, New York Magazine, and many other publications (including Barnard Magazine). Praised by The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The Chicago Tribune, among others, she is the author of five books, including the novel, GREAT WITH CHILD, and the prize-winning memoir, THE WATCHMAKER’S DAUGHTER. After graduating early from Columbia University, KIEREN VAN DEN BLINK ‘95 debuted on Broadway in The Diary of Anne Frank, opposite Natalie Portman. She then traveled to Oxford University to study Shakespeare. Upon returning to the West Coast, her stage debut inspired NBC to fly her out to Manhattan to test for Saturday Night Live! She then scored the coveted role of Rogue in the popular NickToons animated series, Wolverine & The X-Men. She went on to publish her first children’s book, Sniff, which she’s developed into an animated series, The Sensational 5! Recently, her newly-minted production company, Mighty Forces Pictures, produced her directorial debut, Fingernail Moon, in one contiguous 18.5 minute shot. She lives between Amsterdam and Los Angeles with her beloved doggie, Gatsby. About The Moth THE MOTH is a nonprofit dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since launching in 1997, The Moth has presented over 40,000 true personal stories, told live, without notes, to standing-room-only audiences around the globe. Renowned for showcasing a broad range of human experiences, The Moth produces approximately 600 live shows each year and has an ongoing presence in 30 cities worldwide. Additionally, The Moth runs storytelling workshops for high school students, teachers, adults and advocates from around the world through its Education, Community and Global Programs, and MothWorks which uses the essential elements of Moth storytelling at work and other unexpected places. The Moth Podcast is downloaded over 73 million times a year, and each week, the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour, produced by Jay Allison at Atlantic Public Media and presented by PRX, The Public Radio Exchange, is heard on over 500 radio stations. The Moth has published three critically acclaimed books — international bestseller The Moth: 50 True Stories (2013), All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown (2017) and The New York Times Best Seller, Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible (2019)..
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