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Asian Student Association presents VariAsians to an excited audience

Asian Student Association presents VariAsians to an excited audience

BY VICTORIA WANG ’20 AND CHRISTINE XIAO ’21

Hosted annually for more than 20 years, VariAsians is an iconic Mount Holyoke event celebrating Pan-Asian culture with a blend of conventional and modern performances by student groups. This year’s VariAsians brought fresh energy to the beloved Mount Holyoke event, with familiar acts joined by new student performances that brought a fresh take on an already popular celebration. Students and community members from across the Pioneer Valley filled Chapin Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 9 for dinner and a performance starting at 7 p.m.

African Opera Ìrìn Àjò debuts at the College with diverse student cast

African Opera Ìrìn Àjò debuts at the College with diverse student cast

EMMA COOPER ’20

Ìrìn Àjò, an opera composed, written and directed by Five College music professor Bode Omojola, debuted on April 12 and 13 in Chapin Auditorium. The title of the opera is a Yoruba phrase meaning “life’s journey,” which is fitting as the opera details the story of Káyòdé, a Nigerian engineer who leaves his fiancée Ìyábò to immigrate to the United States in search of a better life.

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