Tyrone Copeland, '01 (BardCorps)
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Interviewee Role
Alumni/ae/x
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Class Year
2001
Academic Program
Film and Electronic Arts
Interviewer
Helene Tieger, '85
Description
Tyrone recalls seeing Bard as a long way from home but also just close enough; being enthralled with the trees and small classrooms; joining Bard's Black Student Organization (BSO), the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and being elected senior class president; throwing a memorable tent party with dancing, followed by doughnuts and orange juice in the Old Gym. Copeland remembers studying film and electronic media under Peter Hutton and Leah Gilliam; adapting Amiri Baraka's Dutchman for his senior project; studying site-specific theater and poetry abroad in Lacoste, France; exploring other careers and interests outside of filmmaking. As an alumnus, he jokes about the shortcomings of the 2004 tent party in comparison to his own.
Keywords
BSO, LASO, Peter Hutton, Leah Gilliam; Les LeVeque, Tent Party
Location
BardCorps trailer, main campus.
Interview Date
5-21-2011
Interview Duration
16:50
Recommended Citation
Copeland, Tyrone, "Tyrone Copeland, '01 (BardCorps)" (2011). BardCorps -- All Oral Histories. 10.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/oral_hist/10
Rights Management
The use of any image or audio from the Bard College Archives without permission is prohibited.
Significant Quote
"To get to the beach, you had to jump off the boat and swim. Really, my swimming skills--no they're not great...I did my little doggy paddle...All those adventures pushed me to explore more."