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WILSON BILLBOARD Professor’s archaeological adventures in Greece
Orchesis performance wows once again
Heather Layman
Hyo Jung Lee Staff Writer
News Editor Recently, Professor AndersonStojanovic traveled to Greece to attend a conference on ancient Greek ceramics from archaeological expeditions. She spent the week of April 3rd through the 9th in a small town about 1500 years old called Aigion (pronounced Egion), which is located on the mainland of Greece, near Corinth. While there, she attended various lectures and presentations, sometimes leading to debate, that were sponsored by the Greek Archaeological Society. Since the conference is sponsored by Greece and located in Greece, it means that most of the presentations were given in Greek. “It’s a challenge,” she says, “but for that reason I enjoy it. I also like the food,” she comments of Greek dishes such as moussaka, a lamb and eggplant bake. The conference is part of a regular series of international meetings in Greece that meet to exchange the latest information about recent archaeological studies. “The study of Greek pottery is one of the most important means of understanding the an-
cient Greek culture and providing accurate dates for archaeological sites,” she says. “It allows us to refine and better understand the towns and connections in the region.” Professor AndersonStojanovic read her paper in English, although she does know Greek, and discussed her finds at the Rachi Settlement, the town located at Isthmia where the Sanctuary of Poseidon is located. She says the settlement contains pottery that can be used to date the site, and presses for olive oil, which was used for the Isthmian Games. The games were held in honor of the festival of Poseidon and included athletic competitions such as foot-races, boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and the pentathalon. She has spent much time excavating the site and is quite an expert on ceramics at this point. The pottery she finds is about 2500 years old and is influenced by Athenian and Corinthian cultures. Her work at this site was presented at the conference and will be published in a book by the Greek Archaeological Society.
This book will be a collection of all of the presentations given at the conference. Typically, she says they go on excursions to excavation sites, but this year the budget was tight due to the Olympics being held in Athens. “We did go to an ancient site and climbed around on the hillside,” she said. “The conferences were held in the Archaeological Museum in Aigion, and our hotel was along the beach. A bus would pick us up each morning to take us to the museum, but because of roadwork, we didn’t always fit down the street. Sometimes we had to get out and walk the rest of the way.” For more about Professor Anderson-Stojanovic’s archaeological work and adventures, be sure to explore the website at http://humanities.uchicago.edu/ isthmia.
Orchesis, Wilson College’s modern dance club, had its spring concert on April 8th and 9th, 2005 at Laird Hall. This spring concert showecased 11 performances in a variety of five different genres: step, belly, modern, ballet, and hip-hop dance. The step dance, “A Tribute to Brown Versus the Board of Education”, performed by students in the Black Student Union was the first time that this performance has ever been tried by Orchesis. It was enough to show the audience how much effort they had had as a group in which they got together and made excellent movements, such as stepping and clapping at the same pace. Belly dancing showed even more skilled body movements and beautiful costumes. Michelle Ansel, the choreographer of the belly dancing piece, said that she
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Orchesis members impress audience with belly-dancing skills, in a dance choreographed by Michelle Ansel ‘07.
was very excited about the performance. She found every dance piece went very smoothly and the audience enjoyed the event. She hopes that more Wilson students will be involved in Orchesis and its performance. The beginning of Orchesis dates back to 1940, and it had the first concert in 1943. Energized by its organization and first concert, Orchesis has continued to hold concerts in spite of some pauses and a little lessened activities. Now Orchesis is hosting a successful concert every semester with a lot of effort by students, the director, and many supporters on campus. Orchesis is considered to be one of the most active clubs at Wilson College, and its membership consists of enthusiastic students and an encouraging director. Students usually start getting the Orchesis concert ready at the very beginning of each semester, making costumes, and setting up the rehearsals. Paula Claire Kellinger, an Orchesis faculty advisor, said, “There was a lot of different kind of dances, and all dancers were great. The students worked very hard and were very responsible for everything which they were required to do. I want to thank the Wilson students (not just the Orchesis members), and the faculty and staff who are always supportive. I feel so grateful to them. However, one of the things that we should make better is doing more advertising and out-reaches so that we can attract more interest from the community.”