Here at Loyola Dance Theatre, something that we pride ourselves on is using our art to instigate change in the world. We develop and use our own talents in order to find avenues for social equality and justice. With a wide variety of intersectional interests among our dance majors, we decided to begin a continuous
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Hello. My name is Loyola Dance Theatre.
For those of you reading this who are not familiar with the work of Loyola Dance Theatre, we as a company have been engaging in dance projects, performances and collaborations since September. Below is a video recap of everything LDT has been working on this year. Again, follow us to stay up-to-date on the work
Embodying Excellence Through Dance
With Loyola University Chicago’s Weekend of Excellence behind us, it is with great pride and joy that I write that all of Loyola’s full-time faculty members have won excellence awards, along with senior dance major, Kelsee Simons, and student organization, The Dance Company. Further details on the awards can be found towards the bottom of
And we’re back!
After a semester hiatus, the Dance majors are back to blogging about all of the amazing opportunities we have as artists at Loyola. Keep reading to learn about the busy Fall semester we had, and click here to read our most recent post on gender and dance. 1.) The Midwest Convening on Physically Integrated Dance
Choice to Change
Housed under Loyola University Chicago’s Jesuit philosophy of reflection, global solidarity, service, and call to action, our professors within the dance program encourage us as students to think critically about our field of study. They challenge us with assignments, asking us to contemplate difficult themes such as sexism, racism, and ableism among others in order to
Passion that parallels the experience
It’s been one week since the audition for Loyola’s Dance Major, and all the excitement has us reflecting back on our Loyola Dance experience. Check out the following video to hear what Dance majors had to say about their time at Loyola, and if you’re a prospective Dance student… come to Loyola! Featured photo: Joe
Dance for All: breaking boundaries through Physically Integrated Dance film
Outside the fourth floor balcony of the Information Commons (IC), a group of nearly 25 people — some old and some young — gathered in a clump. Slowly they inhaled, collectively staring up to the bright, blue sky and proceeded to perform the movements that for some are new, and for others have been rehearsed