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March 18, 2021 - 6:02pm
"The murders of eight people in Atlanta yesterday — including at least six women of Asian descent — are all the more horrific in the context of the rise of anti-Asian violence, harassment and bigotry that we have seen around the country, including here in Seattle. Our hearts are with those who have lost loved ones, as well as the survivors of these attacks. And they are with all those who have been touched by this heinous crime and by the other acts of violence and hate directed at Asian, Asian... Read more
March 18, 2021 - 4:07pm
With sadness, we share the news of the passing of modern dance pioneer and former University of Washington Dance faculty member Joan Skinner on March 7, 2021, at the age of 97. Skinner served on the faculty at the University of Washington from 1967 to 1989 and held the position of Director of the Dance Division (now Department of Dance) from 1985 until 1987. Students from around the world came to study with her and the Skinner Releasing Technique that she developed.
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Dean Catherine M. Cole’s book launched as part of the National Humanities Center’s Virtual Book Club
March 2, 2021 - 2:26pm
Congratulations to Catherine M.Cole, Divisional Dean of the Arts and Professor of Dance and English, for the formal feature of her newest book, Performance and the Afterlives of Injustice, in the National Humanities Center’s Virtual Book Club.
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February 25, 2021 - 5:12pm
To celebrate and to recognize that the contributions of Black Americans should be appreciated beyond the month of February, the Department of Dance is using its website and social media platforms to spotlight a different Black dance artist in the greater Seattle area every month through 2021. To view the February issue click here.
In March, we celebrate Monica Rojas-Stewart... Read more
February 24, 2021 - 3:55pm
Read about the new pilot course, Creativity as Research, taught by associate professor and former chair of the Department of Dance Jen Salk, with Jeffrey Fracé, associate professor of drama; and Afroditi Psarra, assistant professor of digital arts and experimental media (DXARTS), in this exciting College of Arts & Sciences article... Read more
February 16, 2021 - 4:01pm
Read about our Winter 2021 course sections of DANCE 232: Intermediate Alternative Movement Studies in The Daily article written by Ariana Sutherland:
From gravity-defying to spiritual: The duality of DANCE 232
Choosing which section of a class to take can be a difficult decision on an ordinary basis. For DANCE 232: Intermediate Alternative Movement Studies, this choice will have you either... Read more
February 2, 2021 - 4:29pm
To celebrate and to recognize that the contributions of Black Americans should be appreciated beyond the month of February, the Department of Dance is using its website and social media platforms to spotlight a different Black dance artist in the greater Seattle area every month through 2021.
In February, we celebrate Afro Dance and Traditional West African Dance choreographer and instructor Kiné Camara.
Photo by Val Gonzalez
Kiné Camara (She/Her)
Kiné Camara is a choreographer and... Read more
January 26, 2021 - 12:45pm
Read the UW Daily’s article by Jessica Wang on the course, “Boogie, Break, Blues: American Popular & Social Dance Histories,” taught by Professor Juliet McMains.
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December 10, 2020 - 4:42pm
The inaugural invited residents of the Northwest Creator Residency Program include actor-writer-filmmaker Lauren Du Pree, multimedia journalist and dance artist Imana Gunawan ‘15, and designer Lex Marcos. Each creator will receive a $1,000 stipend residency to begin work on any new element of musical theatre to be developed in digital residence during the 2020-2021 season. Congratulations Imana!
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December 9, 2020 - 2:52pm
Professor Juliet McMains and her partner, Cristian Santesteban have recently been involved in the Robert Moses’ Kin (RMK) dance company’s new video project, “RMK Around the USA.”
“McMains said dancers have an advantage in the COVID-19 remote and video based era, because they are used to creating something from chaos. ‘Getting knocked off center and having to readjust is kind of what the art form is all about’,” McMains said.
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