David Roussève has spent the last 35 years creating dance theater work that’s both fiercely political and personal. He took on AIDS with The Whispers of Angels (1995), same-sex marriage with Jumping the Broom (2005) and the Twitter generation with Stardust (2014). Dance writer Deborah Jowitt characterizes his work as treading “a fine line…between gritty […]
The 16th Annual Dance Media Film Festival takes place April 20–23 at UCLA. Presented by Dance Camera West, the festival kicks off with a showing of international short films and concludes with Family Film Day, animated films and an art installation. Film submissions cover a variety of dance styles, including modern, tap, ballet, hip hop, […]
Two Israeli dance artists will visit U.S. universities this spring to conduct residencies. Former Batsheva Dance Company member Shahar Biniamini will teach Ohad Naharin’s Gaga technique at UCLA, and choreographer Iris Erez will conduct contemporary technique classes at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Both will set work on students as part of their residencies. The […]
MacArthur Fellow and award-winning choreographer Kyle Abraham has been appointed to the faculty of UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Abraham will continue to choreograph and run his company, Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion, splitting time between coasts. For the winter quarter, he will teach two courses: advanced technique and an upper-division composition elective. During future terms, […]