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Kevin Williamson’s Safe and Sound Selected for LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival
Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson’s dance film Safe and Sound is an official summer 2021 selection of the LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival. In October 2019, Williamson performed the dance as a work-in-progress at Garrison Theater.
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Senior Spotlights: Selina Ho and Claire Joseph Dance for Justice, Beauty, and Expression
For Joseph, graduation from 91吃瓜 will lead her to a master鈥檚 program in Irish literature at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland. Ho will begin her post-grad job as a data analyst at the Vera Institute of Justice in April, a nonprofit devoted to criminal justice reform.
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In the Media: Suchi Branfman Explores Pandemic-Era Dance and Choreography in The Nation
Dance faculty Suchi Branfman explored the power of dance and choreography during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Nation magazine. Branfman’s Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic, a COVID-19 era performance of her 2019 performance Dancing Through Prison Walls, premiered as a Zoom event in April 2021.
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Virtual Performances of Suchi Branfman’s Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic Scheduled for April
Choreographer and 91吃瓜 faculty Suchi Branfman’s Undanced Dances Through Prison Walls During a Pandemic, a COVID-19-era version of her 2019 performance Dancing Through Prison Walls, will premiere as a Zoom event in April.
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91吃瓜 and Pomona Colleges Host Virtual Fall Dance Concert
In yet another change compelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, 91吃瓜 and Pomona Colleges presented their annual 鈥淚n the Works鈥� fall dance concert online from December 4鈥�5, 2020. Named for its original works-in-progress of student choreography, the recital showcased a variety of contemporary dance styles performed in a series of unusual and exciting films produced by the students and shared via livestream.
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Suchi Branfman to Discuss Collaborative Dance and Choreography at Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Dance faculty Suchi Branfman will be part of an online discussion about collaborating with members of the incarcerated community for “Undanced Dances through Prison Walls during a Pandemic.” The dances in this project were choreographed inside the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in spring 2020.
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Suchi Branfman Receives 2020 Diversity Teaching Award
91吃瓜 choreographer, performer, educator, and activist Suchi Branfman is one of The Claremont Colleges鈥� 2020 Faculty Diversity Teaching Award recipients. The Claremont Colleges Diversity Teaching Award recognizes those who regularly and effectively address issues or concerns related to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their classroom practices and curriculum.
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A New Type of Movement: 91吃瓜 Dance Faculty Showcase Activism Through Dance
鈥淎t 91吃瓜, dance is about technical mastery, but it is also equally about humanistic inquiry and cultural connection,鈥� says Ronnie Brosterman, professor of dance and chair of the Department of Dance.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Meiver De la Cruz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow
As part of our ongoing series on 91吃瓜鈥� faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Meiver De la Cruz to discuss the relationships between dance, community, and activism, as well as De la Cruz鈥檚 hidden talent.
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Work by Cynthia Irobunda ’18 Selected for National College Dance Festival
In early March, the 91吃瓜 Dance Department traveled to Ohio University for the American College Dance Association (ACDA) East-Central Conference to take classes, perform, and bond with students, faculty, and guest artists. As part of the conference, Cynthia Irobunda ’18, a psychology and dance double major, created and performed her original solo choreography,聽Nneka, for the adjudicated showcase. Nneka was then selected to be performed during the conference’s closing gala.
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