The Crew: Recent Episodes
The Crew
Students from The College of The Holy Cross enrolled in the course "Decolonizing Dance" will share thoughts and reflections including issues of gender, appropriation, and race in dance. Logo design: Lindsay Jennings
Olga, Roger, Ezra, and Jake discuss dance culture at Holy Cross. Are the things we notice happening just at Holy Cross?
Liz, Nina, Katie, and MaryAnn talk about what they learned about dance and disability during the semester
Erin, Ellie, Nick, Grace, and AJ discuss what they learned in the course "Decolonizing Dance "
Oluchi and Meah take on the topic of Dance culture at Holy Cross. Who dances? Who doesn't? Where? Issues of gender and culture come up as Oluchi and Meah interview two students and engage in an illuminating conversation of what happens on campus
This third episode is about appropriation vs appreciation. Many dance forms (as well as many other art forms) have been taken and changed from the original cultures. What is the difference between taking and appreciating.
How do these play out in dance? In this episode, we discuss these topics and the preconceived ideas our colonized culture has and how it affects dance.
This first episode is a reflection on the guests we had throughout the semester. What we learned, what stayed with us.