speak to this theme at our first post-merger BTOT:
with a background in dance, music, and theater, she
is, as Boston Magazine put it, “a nostalgist and an
innovator, a stylist and storyteller.” An innovative and
creative theater director, she has tirelessly crossed
boundaries between genres and art forms, often
using performance space in unexpected ways. In
2010, for instance, she staged a production of Haydn'’s
1777 Il mondo della luna in New York City’s Hayden
Planetarium, fusing live 18th-century opera buffa with
astronomical projections provided by NASA.

We are also delighted to present the eighth annual
Distinguished Faculty Awards to recognize excellence
in teaching, which for the first time this year includes
the Conservatory. The large number of nominations
from students, faculty, and staff testifies to the success
our faculty has in engaging students—no matter

the subject—whether they meet in Boston, Spain, or
online. This year's awardees are listed at the end of
this program—please join me in congratulating them.

| hope that your time at BTOT is rewarding and
thought-provoking, and that the energy of these two
days stays with you throughout the spring semester
and beyond.

With only best wishes,
TZVL)F CL?M
Robert C. Lagueux, Ph.D.

Dean for Faculty Development
Berklee College of Music

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