[Jack Chang, ERG graduate student]
Thank you ERGies for yet another incredible year of the ERG Talent Show!
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| Spherical Cows on SurvivERG (Photo by E. Panzer) |
What do ERGies get up to when they’re not changing the
world?
Believe it or not, they make the time amid research, classes
and internships to perform contemporary dance, play the bassoon in the UC Berkeley
campus orchestra and choreograph full-tilt Bollywood performances.
That’s at least what I gleaned from the Energy &
Resources Group’s annual talent show, which filled Anthony Hall on April 18
with music and ERG alumni. The show also raised $1,740 for ERG’s Spherical Cow
Funds in a silent auction that took bids for wine tastings, “insane” workout
routines and Icelandic wool sweaters, among other prizes.
Highlights of the night included: Christopher Hyun’s
hilarious karaoke-backed recap of his cohort’s research (Think “Chill those
nuts” i.e. Kripa Jagannathan’s agriculture-themed quals subject to the tune of Katy
Perry’s “California Girls”); Emeritus Professor Gene Rochlin’s moving poetry;
John Dees’ set of, as he put it, variations of Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna
Fall”; Will Gorman’s bassoon chops; contemporary dance by Samira Siddique, Alex
Dolginow and Niklas Lollo; and the running SuvivERG skit featuring nearly the
entire 2017 entering class.
With so many folks pitching in on food, auction items and
performance planning, Yours Truly’s only line in the show, repeated about half
a dozen time - “We’re all in it together” - captured the spirit both of the
night and of the work everyone at ERG is committed to.
The night ended to the galloping strains of the Bollywood
tune “Cutiepie,” matched by a 14-person ERG dance line led by Chris Hyun and
Kripa Jagnnathan. On an otherwise chilly spring night, this annual ERG
tradition kept the interdisciplinary flame burning another year.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 1:
The audience meets the cast of SurvivERG
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 2:
John Dees plays guitar.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 3
: John Dees plays guitar,
and the SurvivERG contestants face their first challenge.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 4:
Gene Rochlin performs spoken word,
and the SurvivERG contestants grapple
with an island crisis.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 5:
Alex Dolginow, Nik Lollo, and Samira Siddique
perform a modern art piece before the
talent show enters an intermission.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 6:
We return from intermission to see
the SurvivERG contestants face another challenge
and Chris Hyun leads a sing-along.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 7:
Will Gorman plays bassoon, and the newbies
come together to reflect on their island challenges.
ERG Talent Show 2018 Part 8:
The Bollywood Dance!!
Thank you ERGies for yet another incredible year of the ERG Talent Show!
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The views expressed here belong solely to the author of each entry and are not representative of the position of the Energy and Resources Group, UC Berkeley.
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