By Jordan Kunkel Loyola’s Dance program continues the celebration of its 10th anniversary this semester with a multifaceted artistic partnership and an interdisciplinary dance concert that highlight the innovation of the program’s faculty, students, and collaborators. 2017 Artist-in-Residence, Matthew Rose, from the Mark Morris Dance Group in New York City, culminates a semester of teaching
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
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
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
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
“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
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
Tim Eidman, senior dance and theatre double major, has devoted part of his final semester at Loyola choreographing and acting in the theatre program’s mainstage musical, She Loves Me. Daryn Robinson, sophomore marketing major and theatre minor, interviewed Eidman on his experience choreographing and performing in the musical for a post on Loyola’s Arts Alive Blog. If
March 12-15, 13 dance majors attended dance classes, presentations and performances at the American College Dance Association (ACDA). Each year, ACDA holds regional conferences around the United States for university and college dance programs. Dancers at these conferences spend 8am-10:30pm taking classes from professionals, performing and getting professional feedback, and watching other dance programs perform.
This summer, faculty member Amy Wilkinson will be taking ten dance majors to Rome as a part of the My Life Closed Twice project. The dancers will spend one week exploring the city, learning choreography, performing with a professional company and conducting movement-based research. Crowdfunding Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU) recently approved the My Life
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
