Loyola dance alumni Yariana Baralt-Torres and Maria Blanco of LOUD BODIES are curating their first show, Legalize Menstruation, at the end of this month and are using what they learned, or realized they did not learn, to guide them through the show-producing process. Legalize Menstruation is being produced by LOUD BODIES in partnership with the
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Synapse Arts Creates Opportunities for Choreographers
Synapse Arts, founded in 2004, strives to provide artists with the resources to create art without worrying about cost or location. Particularly, Synapse values the collaborative process Located in Loyola Park, Synapse Arts is not far from Loyola’s campus, and, like Loyola’s dance program, has a social justice mission: “Synapse Arts creates, performs, and educates
A Look Into Loyola’s Undergraduate Research Symposium Performance
photography by Emma Petersen Loyola’s dance program heavily focuses on the concept of dance as research. Research in dance is a practice-based process. In an article by Brad Haseman, “A Manifesto for Performative Research,” this research is described as a qualitative process. The traditional process of gathering findings follows a quantitative process that involves high
Senior Solo Showcase: Preparing for life after Loyola
Photography by Emma Petersen. The Senior Solo Showcase is a part of the capstone course for students pursuing a degree in Dance. Included in the course is a performance where students work with professional choreographers to learn a solo piece, as well as perform an ensemble group work. According to capstone professor and artistic director
5 Ways Loyola Dance Theatre built community while presenting ARTIFACTS OF SELF
Loyola’s annual dance concert is a highly anticipated event that the program spends months preparing for. Since the audience is only able to see the compelling performances, five dance majors give you a sneak peak behind the wings and share their favorite moments from this year’s concert: “One of the best parts of the dance
LOUD BODIES: Loyola alumni create art immediately after graduation
Post-Graduation can be intimidating for many as it is full of uncertainty. However, Loyola alumni, Yariana Baralt-Torres and Maria Blanco grabbed their future by the reins by forming a dance collective titled LOUD BODIES in August, just three months after graduating in May. Both artists said they had considered creating their own dance company, but
Loyola dancers seek holistic summer growth
As LDT begins the school year, we look back on a summer of growth. A common misconception about dance is that it can only be refined through direct dance training (technique classes, rehearsals, performances.) But, this is not the case. Dancers can grow as artists in more ways than one. From dance classes to working
Loyola’s alumni legacy: Where are they now?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Loyola’s Dance program. We caught up with some of the program’s alumni to see where they are now. Hayley Bullock (Graduated 2014) What is your favorite thing about Loyola’s dance program? I’d have to say my favorite thing about the program is the people, my friends and
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
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
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