College joins in national events commemorating fall of Berlin Wall in 1989
To follow is a schedule of events:
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Sept. 26-Oct. 3
Sunday, Oct. 18
8 p.m. Student Performances
Student performance about life in the German Democratic Republic will be introduced and moderated by playwright and Middlebury College Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Dana Yeaton.
McCullough Social Space, Old Chapel Road off College Street (Route 125)
Monday, Oct. 19
4:30 p.m. Lecture
“The End of the Cold War: The Night the Masks Fell”
Boston University Professor of History and International Relations Igor Lukes
Robert A. Jones ‘59 House, Hillcrest Road off College Street (Route 125)
Tuesday, Oct. 20
4:30 p.m. Faculty-Student Roundtable Discussion
“Questions of Citizenship and Identity and the Shadow of the Wall”
Robert A. Jones ‘59 House, Hillcrest Road off College Street (Route 125)
Wednesday, Oct. 21
4:30 p.m. Lecture
“Of Maps and Men: Representing Divided Germany”
Middlebury College Professor of Geography Guntram Herb
Robert A. Jones ‘59 House, Hillcrest Road off College Street (Route 125)
Thursday, Oct. 22
8 p.m. Film Screening: “Das Leben der Anderen” (2006) followed by Q&A
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives. Written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Room 220, McCardell Bicentennial Hall on Bicentennial Way off College Street (Route 125)
Friday, Oct. 23
3-6 p.m. ”Breakthrough” Charity Race
A race to benefit the local women’s shelter WomanSafe that will follow Middlebury College’s cross-country running trail. A donation of $10 per person is suggested. Teams and individuals of runners and walkers are all welcome.
Middlebury College cross-country running trail, located on the athletic fields
Saturday, Oct. 24
8 p.m. Gala Event: “Ich bin ein Berliner”
Video-dance performance and reception with German food and drinks
McCullough Social Space, Old Chapel Road off College Street (Route 125)