By Miya Williams Alex McKenna is an artist. But he doesn’t just want to create art; he also wants to help foster the art community. McKenna dreams of owning and operating his own art gallery or art residency program. He said, “I hope to create an atmosphere where I am constantly surrounded by likeminded and
Category: Student Profiles
By Jacob Nelson Leslie Zhu would like to help make art more widely available to the public. A graduate of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunication and New York Institute of Technology, Zhu’s dream job is to be a creative director at either a museum or an advertising agency. She sees both as avenues to
By Jake Nelson Though a countless number of people have attended world renowned film festivals like Sundance and Cannes, few can say they’ve been there for college credit. Chip Potter is one of them. The MSLCE student went to Sundance in 2013 for school credit while studying at DePauw University in Indiana. “I met these
By Jacob Nelson Amy Aldrich has a unique interest in classical music. First, she performed it. Now, she wants to develop it. The MSLCE student and San Diego native started as a clarinetist, before deciding she was more interesting in nonprofit development, specifically within classical music or theatre. While studying performing arts management and business
By Miya Williams For Minda Cerva, all roads lead to theatre. The MSLCE student wants to general manage and co-produce an original Broadway musical, helping to develop it from beginning inspiration to opening night. “To have a true labor of love become a long-running critical and audience hit would be the penultimate dream,” she said.
By Jacob Nelson Wenli Liu wants to jump into the Chinese film industry. The Beijing native sees that China’s market “is booming right now,” and hopes that when she’s done with the MSLCE program she will be able to dive right in. “The number of film productions is increasing every year by a pretty big
By Jacob Nelson After years studying economics and finance, Natalie Agbele realized that she did not want to professionally pursue either of those subject for the rest of her life. “My dad is an accountant, so I thought I’d be one as well,” the MSLCE student said recently. “But I don’t want to do finance…
By Miya Williams Xiaoyu Dong aspires to be an international television and film producer. The Qingdao, China native dreams of one day having her own multinational media company. “I hope to integrate Asian cultures into American television and movies and to make Chinese films and television series more universal,” she said.
By Miya WIlliams Yuan Tian hopes to have his own company designing mobile games, but he is not a novice to the industry. Two years ago, the current MSLCE student started Yuyi Tech, a mobile game company that was very successful and eventually sold to one of the biggest tech companies in China. His ultimate
By Miya Williams Claire Conard was hooked on theater after her first performance in the musical Annie while in middle school. “I was always interested in being the center of attention,” she revealed. While she has been in many shows over the years, her interests have now shifted from being on stage to being behind