At the end of March, 13 students and 2 lovely faculty members had the opportunity to go the annual American College Dance Association conference at Wichita State University. The conference brings together dance majors from various colleges where they are able to take class with professors as well as present both student and faculty works.
Arts Activism in Action: Phoebe Coakley
This is the second installment in the “Arts Activism in Action” feature, a series of interviews showcasing individual company members’ commitments to social justice issues as dance artists. In the wake of Loyola’s Climate Change Conference, we spoke with senior choreographer and speaker Phoebe Coakley about her passion for environmental justice. 1. What are your identities? How
A Weekend In Motion
Loyola’s Dance program hosted Chicago’s dance film festival, In/Motion, March 17-19. The festival was devised and curated by Loyola faculty and Alumni, and it brought a weekend of dance, multimedia productions, and discussions all based around themes of social justice to Chicago. The featured guest artist, Celia Rowlson-Hall, screened her full-length dance film “MA” and
Arts Activism in Action: Feature No. 1
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
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
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
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
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
Eeexccelllent! Dance, Roma and an unforgettable experience
“That was one of the craziest weeks of my life.” That, is how I started the journal entry I wrote in the airport while waiting for my return flight from Rome—and what a crazy week it was. From the moment we stepped foot in Rome, my eight peers, our Faculty Mentor Amy Wilkinson and I
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