Welcome to How Then Shall We Become:
A capstone exhibit that questions, confirms, and celebrates!
Arts-Based Research and Performance is a pivotal moment in the journey of an Expressive Arts Therapy senior, and this year’s exhibit embodies a lifetime commitment to personal growth and aesthetic inquiry. Pre-pandemic, this studio course was held in University Hall’s dance and art studios. As you can see from the postcard, the students’ bedrooms, porches, and basements became their studios. As their professor, I can’t tell you how thrilling it was to witness guitars and a harp being strummed, paint brushes dipping, pens writing, and bodies extending and bending through the “Hollywood Squares” of Zoom—each artist engaged in their own creative process!
It’s no accident, then, that a major that prioritizes self-awareness, compassionate leadership, and mindful presence would turn out such a dedicated, resilient, and generous group of young people. Despite learning remotely, they taught me that connection is possible. They reached out to support each other so that community was maintained first and foremost. In this way, they honored themselves and their degree.
In closing, where will the narrative of their art and their statements take you? Be open to the possibility of being surprised... and of contacting something deep inside.
College cannot be completed alone. Thank you, family, friends, partners, faculty, and mentors who have supported these students along their way!
Sincerely,
Marina Bron
Grow Thru What U Go Thru
A video by Marina Bron
Kimberly Parker
To the Moon and Back: Finding New Love and Appreciation in My Journey Through Space
Improvised movement, poetry, and video by Kimberly Parker
Hana Fisher




Eric Ouellette
Identical Opposites
A video by Eric Ouellette
Maddy Hoy







Bodysurfer
A song by Maddy Hoy
Jacobita Munoz Febres-Cordero



Ocean Roots and the Breeze
Song and movement by Jacobita Munoz Febres-Cordero
Rosie Lape
Asian-American*
A video by Rosie Lape
Rhys Triolo-Rodriguez
Our Last Dance
A video by Rhys Triolo-Rodriguez
Pao Mendez
Alexa Licata
Embodied Witnessing
A video by Alexa Licata
Rachel Sachs























Turning Out
A Flashback music video by Rachel Sachs
Jessica Norton
Amanda Ciarletto
Once Upon a Time
A fairytale reading by Amanda Ciarletto
Annabelle Lord-Patey
Maybe, Eleanor, Rhapsody in Purple, Led Zeppelin, Lava Lamp
Songs from Annabelle Lord-Patey's new EP (extended play)
Zandra Matthews


Learning to Love Myself
A dance video by Zandra Matthews
Kiera Rowe



