This blog post was written by an anonymous performer after an instillation at the Mill, a social house on campus. In this piece the author talks about their experience performing and critiques the Mill which, despite it's alternative reputation,…
This blog post includes responses from different "performers" and "bodyguards" after an installation at Chromatic, a social house on campus. These responses detail student reactions to the instillation and observations on the party culture among…
This blog post includes photos from multiple instillations, and depicts the way that performers were dressed, spread out on the stairs, and paired with "bodyguards." Stares and Stairs posted this to their website on April 11, 2016.
This blog post comments on "The List" [a list of abusers and perpetrators at Middlebury which was posted on social media] and the fallout for the activists and survivors who were involved. This post urges people to be aware of the burden of being a…
This is a poster for "The Little Things," a collaborative exhibit at M Gallery created by Stares and Stairs. This event was an attempt to bring awareness to the parts of a survivor's experience that often go unacknowledged and create a space for…
These are pictures of the Stares on Stairs group outside of the alpaca farm that was hosting Rites of Spring [An invite-only party held every spring by Middlebury’s secret societies/fraternities]. The group attempted to perform at this event and were…
This is the transcription of an interview with Morgan Grady-Benson '18 (she/her/hers). Morgan was a Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies major. At Middlebury she was very involved with It Happens Here and founded the anti-sexual assault…
This is the audio recording of an interview with Morgan Grady-Benson '18 (she/her/hers). Morgan was a Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies major. At Middlebury she was very involved with It Happens Here and founded the anti-sexual assault…
These slips were passed out by the "bodyguards" during all Stares and Stairs instillations. They contain information about the group, useful recourses, and the date/time of their routine post-performance discussion.
This is a general script for the "bodyguards" in the Stares and Stairs instillation. This instruction was part of a training that all participants did before performing.