Tag: Dance
Dance Production continues legacy of excellence and inclusivity remotely
Occidental College’s Dance Production will host its annual performances 6 p.m. PDT April 16 and noon PDT April 17 via the streaming platform Promotix,...
Local artist Dorian Wood is a ‘vessel for change’
Dorian Wood was born in Echo Park and raised in NELA where they have spent the majority of their career working as a singer, composer,...
KOXY ends 2019 with performances by ¡Azúcar!, Chulita Vinyl Club and...
Occidental's student-run radio station, KOXY, hosted its last event of 2019, Nov. 15 in front of Thorne Hall, featuring the school's very own Latinx dance...
“TAP-water” combines dystopian drought, Trumpian autocracy and tap dancing
Sometimes a tap show is more than just a tap show. “TAP-water,” a South Pasadena-based production hosted in the Fremont Centre Theatre and performed by dance...
Oxy Arts hosts Afro-Brazilian drumming, dance and culinary workshop
Students from Occidental and residents from the surrounding area gathered at the Oxy Arts building on York Boulevard to enjoy an Afro-Brazilian Drumming, Dance...
Occidental dance team talks performing at halftime and building community
Occidental's dance team performed for the first time this school year during halftime of the Occidental's men's soccer team match against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Sept....
“Art and Activism” hosts local artists panel and social justice organizations
Four artists of different disciplines, Deidra "Krucial" Cooper, Lynnée Denise, Kohshin Finley and Keith Wallace, spoke during Oxy's "Art and Activism" event in Bird Studio April 4. The...
Dance Pro, at 71, shows no signs of slowing down
Occidental's Dance Production (Dance Pro) is a student-led club that choreographs, plans and performs an annual dance show, which took place March 22–23. This year's...
Emmons hosts “Decolonize Your Body” event in an effort to support...
Emmons Wellness Center hosted a "Decolonize Your Body" dance class Feb. 28 in the Bengal Room, a workshop tailored to support women of color on...
Dance culture promotes heteronormativity, so let’s raise the barre
At the age of six, equipped with a velvet leotard and size four jazz shoes, my blonde baby hairs tucked into a tight bun, I...