WACD

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance

UCLA

Newsletter FALL
Volume 3

2011

Senior Projects Concert

Content:
Welcome!

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Overview! People! Student Reports! Alumni! Students!

UCLA Regents Lecturer 2010-2011 Artist Gregory Maqoma

Faculty ! Centers!

Acknowledgments!25-27

Greetings!
WelcometoWORLDARTSANDCULTURES/DANCE Newsle7er,vol.3(Fall2011)
Welcometothedepartmentsthirdannualnewsle7er!Thedepartmentalsowelcomesaname changeeecNvethisfalltheDepartmentofWorldArtsandCultures/Dance!Thename changesigniesclarityinrecognizingDanceasadisciplineattheuniversityandatthesameNme acknowledgesthatourdepartmentsstudyofdanceisinpartnershipwithandinformedbythe interdisciplinarynatureofthebroaderdepartmentalmissionthestudyofartsandcultures fromaglobalperspecNve.ThedepartmenthasgrowntremendouslysinceitsincepNonin1995 aXerthemergeroftheDepartmentofDanceandtheIDPWorldArtsandCultures.Weareata stageofdierenNaNonandelaboraNonofourmissionforourvariousdegreeprogramsaswellas renewingkeysharedgoals.Thenamechangeservesasamarkerforourgrowthasa department.AddiNonallywewelcomeanewlydesignedwebsitethatwillbelaunchedsoonin theFallQuarterpleasevisitusthereforthelatestnews. WehavehadanothersuccessfulyearofeducaNon,creaNon,andresearchfosteredbyour communityoffaculty,students,andstawithgeneroussupportandengagementfromour alumniandFriendsofWACD.Thegoalofthisnewsle7eristoserveasaconduitforconnecNon, reconnecNon,reecNon,andinformaNonsharing.Throughthisnewsle7er,wehopetocreate andmaintainacomprehensiveframeworkforcommunicaNonthatconnectsUCLAsDepartment ofWorldArtsandCultures/Dancewithlocal,naNonal,andglobalcommuniNeswhetheralumni, currentstudents,orFriendsofWACD.InaddiNontoprovidingalumniandcurrentfaculty/ studentsupdates,thisediNonfocusesmoreonshortessaysandphotographicdocumentaNon aboutthevariousprojectsthattookplaceinthedepartmentallcontributedbyparNcipantsof theseprojects.WewelcomethecontribuNons,stayingtruetooneofthedepartmentsmission tofosteravibrantparNcipatorycommunity. WeseektoreachouttothecommunityatlargeasacollaboratorininformaNongeneraNonand educaNonalleadership.TheresponsibilityweallhaveasarNstsandscholarsoftheartsinthe UnitedStatesandworldwideduringthisNmeofeconomic,arNsNc,andculturallandscapeshiXs hasreinforcedourmissiontofostertheformulaNonofcriNcalandinterculturalinsightsintothe natureofhumancreaNvity.Allofthedepartmentsfacultymembersareengagedintheir respecNveresearchandprojectstofurtherthedepartmentsmission.CongratulaNonsalsoto ourstudentsandalumniwhohaveachievedmuchaswell.Toviewthemanyaccomplishments andaccoladesofourstudents,faculty,alumniandsta,pleasepagethroughthisnewsle9er. DespitethesetryingNmes,thedepartmentconNnuestoprovideitsextraordinaryprogramsto ourstudents.ManythankstoallwhohavemadeacontribuNontoourvariousfundsinsupport ofprogrammaNcneedsandstudentscholarships.TherearenewprojectsandiniNaNvesthis comingyearfromRegentsLecturerMeredithMonktoanexciNngconcertseriesfundedbya verygenerousdonaNon(seeUpdates:HOTOFFTHEPRESSsecNon).Thetwocentershousedin thedepartment,CenterforInterculturalPerformanceandtheArt|GlobalHealthCentereach havebroughtanimmenseenergythroughtheirrespecNveacNviNesengagingnotonlyour studentscampuswide,butalsoourLosAngelescommunityandbeyond. IhopetohearfromyouregardingyourworkandperspecNvesfromNmetoNme.Contactusat wacinfo@gmail.comaswellasbesureyouareupdatedonourWACDAlum/FOWemaillist. (SelectJoinourMailingListatourwebsite,www.wac.ucla.edu). Warmest Regards,

World Arts and Cultures/Dance IS:

The formulation of critical and intercultural insights into the nature of human creativity.
1.

The creation and interdisciplinary study of dance and other body-based modes of performance.
2.

Mutually beneficial engagement with the diverse cultural and artistic communities of Los Angeles.
3.

Angelia Leung
Chair, Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance ForinformaNonaboutdonaNngonlinepleasevisitusat: h7ps://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=37

Newsletter Review
Ini5a5vesandoutreachhighlightsfromlastyear

OfsignicancewasthedepartmentsRegentsLecturerresidency withGregoryMaqomainFebruary.TheRegentsoftheUC establishedtheRegentsProfessorsandLecturersProgramwhich permitstheappointment,onavisiNngbasis,ofdisNnguished leadersfromeldsoutsidethetradiNonalboundariesofthe academicworldtoenrichourinstrucNonalprograms.The residencytookplaceinthewinterquarterFebruary1425, 2011.ViceChairofUndergraduateAairsVicMarksspearheaded the2weekresidencyofclasses,performancesandtalkswhich broughttogetherstudentsandfacultyfromacrossthecampus,as wellasdiplomatsandmembersofthecommunity.An internaNonallyacclaimedchoreographer,teacher,dancer,arNsNc consultantandcreaNvedirector,Mr.Maqomahastaughtand presentedworkalloverEurope,AfricaandtheU.S.Healso servesasAssociateArNsNcDirectorofMovingintoDance,ArNsNc DirectoroftheAfroVibesFesNvalintheNetherlands,andisa foundingmemberofMUISA(MulNArtsIniNaNveofSouthAfrica). LaiyeWeidmanwroteofherexperiencesparNcipaNnginthe RegentsLecturerresidencyhereinthisnewsle7er. ViceChairofGraduateAairsDavidShorterspearheadedtheMasoYi'iwa:Yoeme Indian,onMay5th12:00noonintheKaufmanCourtyard.ThisspecialDeerDance andaccompanyinglongtablediscussiononDancingDeerintheCity:heritage, stagingritual,tourismandIndianiden5ty"tookplacethroughouttherestthedayas wellasonMay6.ThisprogramwasfundedlargelybytheSchoolsArtsIniNaNveas wellaspartnersacrosscampus.

WenishedtheSpring

ThedepartmentalsohostednumerousvisitorsfromschoolsandprospecNvestudents andparentsthroughouttheyearincludingtheProjectHeArtstudentsfromLA CountySchools,PortolaMiddleSchool,amongothers.SchooloftheArtsand ArchitecturenowhasanapprovedArtsEduca5onMinorforourundergraduate students,manyofwhomarefromthisdepartment.ThiscomingyeartheSchool receivedagenerousgrantfromtheGluckFoundaNonwhichallowedtheprogramto expandwithmorecourseoeringsthatincludethosethatwillbetaughtbyour graduatestudentsAnthonyBodlovicandSarahWilbur,andalumsCarolinaSanJuan andKevinKane.

Quarter(June34)withthe presentaNonFirstHand comprisingoffaculty choreographicprojects (Harris,Marks,Popkin, Rousseve,Yu)involvingover 40undergraduateand graduatestudents.Thiswas aniniNaNveleadbyDavid Roussevethatwehopeto conNnueonaregularbasis.

Kudostoour2011gradua5ngclasses,toCommencementSpeakerDon Cosen5noandGraduateSpeakerattheCommencementRosemary Candelario(PhD11)andcongratulaNonsgotoourundergraduatesand graduatesfortheiraccomplishmentsandrecogniNons.Wehadstudents receivingawards,fellowships,andscholarshipsrangingfromthe Departmentalscholarships,Deansscholarshipstoextramurallyfunded fellowships.SeethemintheNewsle7ersStudentAccomplishmentssecNon.

People and Events

FondfarewellstookplaceattheendoftheSpringQuartertoreNringfacultyDonCosen5no,IrmaDosamantesBeaudry,and
adjunctfacultyLynnDally.AlsoleavingforanotherposiNonwasStudentAairsOceAssistantNicoleFucich.Wewishthemthe verybestintheirnextchapters.DonwillgotoItalyhavingreceivedthepresNgiousRockefellerResidencyFellowshipatBellagio. IrmaplanstoreturntoherhomeinNewMexico,toconNnueherwriNngprojects,whileLynnpreparesforhercompanys(JazzTap Ensemble)tourtoAfricaaspartoftheinvitedgroupofarNstsrepresenNngtheStateDepartment.Lynnrecentlygaveaninformal showingofherworkattheNateHoldenPerformingArtsCentercompanymembersincludedtwoofourowncurrent undergraduatestudents,BJonCarterandKenjiIgus.

Duringthissummerof2011thedepartmenthostedits5thannualHighSchoolDanceTheaterIntensivewithitsfull
enrollmentof44studentsfromverydiversebackgroundsandgeographiclocaNonsengagedineightveryintensivedaysof classes,workshops,collaboraNveprojectmaking.20ofthestudentswerescholarshipstudentsfundedbytheFlourish FoundaNon(thankyou!!).DirectedbyKevinKane,assistedbyJackieLopezandAllyGraywithreturningfacultymembers KealilCeballos,DerrickJones,BreezeLeigh,CarolinaSanJuan,NeharaKalev,OlivierTarparga,newfacultyNinaFlagg,and studentcounselorsandassistantsLeanneIacoveaa,KenjiIgus,GennaMoroni,MyrrhiReed,ChantalValenzuela,Harry Westonalldrawnfromthedepartment.Thankyoutoallwhomadetheprogramrunsowell!ReadHarrysbriefreporton thisintensiveinthisnewsle7er.

ThedepartmentcollaboratedwithUCLAsFirstStarUCLABruinGuardian
ScholarsSummerAcademy,directedbyWallyKappeleroftheUCLADepartmentof StudentAairs,fundedbyFirstStar,Inc.Weprovidedspaceandtwooftheirinstructors forthisrstNmeoeringwhichbrought30ninthgradefosteryouthsontocampusfor anintensive5weekresidenNalsummerprogram.Thepurposeofthisprogramisto provideacademicsupport,enrichmentandencouragementneededtoassistthemin becomingcompeNNveapplicantsforsubsequentadmissiontotwoandfouryear colleges,includingthosewithintheUCsystem.WACDadjunctfacultyJasonTsouand CariAnnHendersontaughtTaiChiandSocialMediarespecNvelytotheseyoung students.

UPDATES!

HOTOFFTHEPRESS:ThroughthevisionandgenerosityofBRADTABACH
BANKwhohasspearheadedandcommi7edsubstancialcontribuNonstowardsthe developmentofaseriesofthreearNstresidencieseveryyear,thedepartmentwill launchitsrstresidencyinSpring2012.Theintentofthisprojectistobringanew generaNonofoutstandingchoreographerstoKaufmanHall.UnderthedirecNonof VictoriaMarks(ViceChairofUndergraduateAairs),thepilotresidencywillbring performerFayeDriscollsnewestwork,NotNot(ifyoupretendtobedrowningIwill pretendIamsavingyou)toUCLAsKaufmanHallforawestcoastpremiere.Workshops withourstudentsandoutreachintoLAschoolsinunderservedareaswilltakeplace beforeandaXertheperformances.FormoreinformaNononhowyoucanplayarolein thisexciNnginiNaNve,contactUCLAArtsDevelopment,development@arts.ucla.edu.

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS

Congratulations!

totheundergraduatesandgraduatesawardedDepartmentalandDeansGeneralandCompeNNve
Scholarshipsforthe201112academicyearmanythanksgotoallwhohavecontributedtothedepartmentwhether designatedtospecicfundsortothegeneralDepartmentalandChairsDiscreNonaryFunds.YourcontribuNonshave madeadierenceinthelivesofourstudents! SOAADeansGeneralScholarships: Undergraduates: LennaAssaf,TehyaBaxter,PerryFox,Kris5nHarkey,IvyHurwit,CarmelLev,BridgetMurano,ElianaNudell,MyrrhiaReed, MadelineSchwarz Graduates: ManaHayakawa,AnaPaulaHoing,AndreaWang SOAADeansCompeNNveScholarshipsGraduates: ManaHayakawa(Edna&YuShanHanAward);AlexandraShilling(Evelyn&MoOsNnPerformingArtsAward;ElaineKrown KleinFineArtsScholarship);RitaMar5nsRunoValente(MossScholarsAward) Departmentalscholarships/fellowships: Undergraduates: FlourishFoundaNonScholarships:AllisonKochakji,HarryWeston Hya7Scholarship:IvyHurwit,CarmelLev JeanIrwinScholarships:JacobCampbell,KenjiIgus SandraKaufmanScholarships:KevinLe,MadelineSchwarz CarlPatrickMemorialScholarhips:IvyHurwit,CarmelLev,ElianaNudell StudentsCaitlinBechelliandTamaraKohan(photoabove)receivedtheSooJinKimDancingScholarshipsawardedthisyear two$1000awardstotwograduaNngseniorsnominatedfromthedanceconcentraNonBAdegreeprogram.Theawarding eventtookplaceJune4,2011,withMs.Kimandtwoofherboardmembers,Ms.KumOkParkandMs.MoonHeeChang. NewlyadmiaedstudentsSarahEsser(DanceconcentraNon)andMarisaSchwarz(WACconcentraNon)receivedtheRegents Awardsfor2011. GraduateStudents: DepartmentofWAC/ChairsDiscreNonaryFund:EmilyBeade,AnnaCreagh,AlisonDAmato,ElyanHill,NeelimaJeychandran, AndrewMar5nez,OliveMcKeon,LorenzoPerillo,AndreaWang ForNFamilyScholarships:SarahLeddy,AlexandraShilling HandScholarships:DoranGeorge,AnanPaulaHoing AlmaHawkinsMFAFellowships:SarahJacob,MeenaMurugesan,SharnaFabiano,EmilyBeade,CarsonErd JeanIrwinScholarship:JoseReynoso MedhaYodhMemorialScholarships:JosephSmall,MeenaMurugesan

Congratula6onsalsogotothemanywhoreceivedoutsideandcampuswidecompe66vescholarships andfellowships!!!

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS/AWARDS continued

UndergraduatesTehyaBaxter,JacobCampbell,andSkyeSerijan
werehonoredbytheCenterforCommunityLearninginitsCelebraNonoftheHelenS.and AlexanderW.AsNnCivicEngagementScholarsandFellowsProgramonMay24,2011.

TehyaBaxter(danceconcentraNon)wasarecipientoftheAsNnCivic EngagementScholarsProgramwhichfundsaselectgroupofadvanced studentstoconductyearlongcivicengagementresearchintheireld ofinterests.Tehyasproject,EecNvenessofdancemovementto furthertheverbaldevelopmentofEnglishLanguageLearnerswas conductedattheUCLACommunitySchool.

JacobCampbell(danceconcentraNon)andSkyeSerijan(WAC concentraNon)wererecipientsoftheAsNnCivicEngagementFellows Program,whichoersanentrylevelexperienceincivicengagementto aselectgroupofsophomoreswhoparNcipateintwoquarterprojects. Jacobsproject,EecNvenessofphotographytofurtherthe understandingofpreexisNngclassroomcurriculumandSkyesproject, Impactoftheavailabilityofcollegeadviceandresourcesforstudents werebothconductedattheUCLACommunitySchool.

UndergraduatestudentMadelineSchwarzandGraduateStudentSamuelAnderson
werenominatedandinvitedtoa7endtheChancellorsDisNnguishedStudentsRecepNonheldonMay25,2011.

GraduateStudentsResearch&Achievements
Disserta5onYearFellowshipsrecipients:

AnaPaulaHing,JoseReynoso,CedarBoughSaeji DamolaOsinulu(PHD11)willbejoiningtheMichiganSocietyofFellowsfora3yearpostdoctoralfellowshipand
a3yearconcurrentappointmentasanAssistantProfessorintheCenterforAfroamericanandAfricanStudies(CAAS). BuildingonhisdoctoralinvesNgaNonofPentecostalisminurbanNigeria,hispostdoctoralresearchwillexamineNigerian Pentecostalism'sjourneyacrossnaNonalbordersintotheAfricanciNesofAccra,JohannesburgandKinshasa.Thisresearch isintendedtorecalibratediscussionsofglobalowsbyshiXingourfocustowardstheexchangeofideasandpracNces betweenAfricanswithintheconNnent.

NeelimaJeychandranwasawardedapresNgiousSmithsonianInsNtuNonGraduateStudentFellowshiptowork
attheNaNonalMuseumofAfricanArtfortenweeksthissummerwiththeDeputyDirectorandChiefCurator,ChrisNne Kreamer,whohasoeredtomakeawealthofresourcesavailabletoNeelimathatdirectlyconcernherresearchinGhana ontheCapeCoastCastlemuseum.

araStranovskywasawardedaWestAfricanResearchAssociaNon(WARA)PredoctoralResearchFellowshipto
conductresearchinWestAfricaforherdissertaNonproject,Batuko,CommunityandInternaNonalExchangeinSanNago, CapeVerde.

Feature Article: AMP it UP!

AMPItUp!MuralProjectbyIvyHurwit
ItwastherstprojectIwouldcallmyown.TheArtandGlobalHealthCenteratUCLAaskedmetocoordinateanewideafortheirhigh schoolsexualhealtheducaNonprogramandwhatfollowedwastherstNmeIreallysawthepowerofwhatartiscapableofwhena communitytakesacNon. TheUCLASexSquadsgoalwastoopenadialoguewithLosAngelesteensaboutsexandsexualhealth.Thegrouptalkedaboutcondoms, HIV,pregnancy,LGBTbullying,andhavingtherighttomakeyourowndecisions.Attheendoftheperformancethehighschoolstudentswere askediftheyknewwheretheycouldgoforcondomsorHIVtesNngnearby.Someknew.Alotdidnt.Thencamethereveal.Eachschoolwas presentedwithamuralthatdirectedstudentstothenearestcondomandtesNnglocaNonsfromtheirschools.ThegraNstylemuralswere vibrant,colorful,andseamlesslyblendedintobeauNfulartwithimportantinformaNon.Notonlydidthekidslovetheartwork,butalsotook noteoftheinformaNontoprotectthemselves. CreaNngtheelevensitespecicmuralswasnoeasyfeat.IttookeverybitofcreaNvehustlewehadandpassionatesupportfromtheLos AngelesgraNcommunity.FirstittookanaggressivepushtondthearNstswiththetalent,Nme,andwhoreallygotwhattheprojectwas about.Then,witharecommendaNonbyafewSexSquadmembers,wecontactedLannyMarkaskyaprofessionalmuralistandta7ooarNst. HeimmediatelyacceptedandbroughtinanotherarNst.Butasthemuraldayapproached,IwassNllverynervous,becauseweweretwoarNsts short.Lannycametotherescueagain.HebroughtintwomorearNstswho,despitehavingnopreparaNonorwarning,immediatelybought intothepurposeoftheprojectandwerereadytogo.Andthenthemuraldaywasuponus.Wewerereadyforwhateverthedaywasgoingto bring.Exceptrain.Andwinds.TheweatherreporthadpredictedachanceoflateaXernoonshowers.ApparentlylateaXernoonmeant9am thatday.WewererunningallaroundcampustocoverthemuralswithtarpsandtrytogureoutasoluNon.AcrylicarNstsWillDeutsch, ChristopherVelasquez,andDannyHellerstartedinside.TheaerosolarNstswaitedforachangeintheweather.Withaslightbreakintherain, theyranoutsideandstartedspraypainNngthemurals.Rightawaytheyfellintoarhythmandthemuralsstartedtocometoliferightbefore oureyes.Andthentheraincameback.WehadtothinkofaPlanB,andthenaPlanCasthearNstssprintedwiththeirmuralsforcover.We hadarNstsundereveryawningwecouldnd,tapingtarpstoeverywallandpinningupthemuralsineverysafespotimaginable.Wepowered throughwiththesharedgoal,laughter,andcreaNvity.ItwasamazingtoseehowdespiteunfortunatecondiNons,thepowerofcommunity involvementmadethedayreallyenjoyable.ThegroupnishedthemuralsjustaXersunsetaround6:30pm.EacharNstinterpretedcombining schoolpridewiththemesofsexualhealthsodierently.EachofthearNstsincorporatedtheirstylesandaestheNcsintothemural.Themurals rstwentupondisplayinKaufmanHallsothattheycouldbesharedwiththeWACcommunitybeforedeparNngtohighschools.Aseach schoolapproachedonthetour,themuralsweretakendownfromtheloungeandsentwiththeSexSquadtobepresentedtoschools. TheAMPItUpmuralprojectwasanopportunitytomakeadierenceinthelivesofthousandsofyouth.Ifeelblessedtohavebeengiven theopportunitytomakethishappen.ThoughIvealwaysbelievedinthepowerofartmaking,Iveneverseenitactuallyhappenso dramaNcally.InowtrulybelievethatartcansparkconversaNonacrossboundariesofculturesandtradiNons.Thisprojecthashelpedme rememberthatartcanactuallymakeatangibledierenceincommuniNeswhenitsdonewithpassionandoriginalitybysparking conversaNon.ConversaNonleadstocommunicaNon,whichcouldeventuallyleadtochange.Inthiscase,thechangeisverymuchareality. Thesestudentsmaywalkdownthehalloftheirhighschoolandseethatmuraleveryday.AndhopefullywitheveryinteracNontheywillbe remindedofthepotenNallylifesavinginformaNon. IvyHurwitisa4thyearseniorintheWorldArtsandCulturesconcentraNon.Withsupportfromthe department,IvyhashadtheopportunitytoworkwithfacultymembersDavidGereandDanFrootona varietyofprojectssuchasAMPItUp!,ThroughPosiNveEyes,andWhosHungrySantaMonica.She looksforwardtoapplyingtheseundergraduateexperiencestoherpostgraduatework.

Student Reports: Gregory Maqoma

Beau5fulWe:10DayswithGregoryMaqomabyLailyeWeidman

OnValenNnesday,IgatheredwithtwentystudentsandSouthAfricanchoreographerGregoryVuyaniMaqomafortherst eveningsessionofa10dayintensiveworkshopatUCLAsDepartmentofDance/WorldArtsandCultures.Gregoryaskedustointroduce ourselvesbynameandmovementbackground.Whilethestudentstalkedsolelyaboutdanceformstheyhadstudied,Gregoryspokeabout thecityofJohannesburg.HesaidthathewouldbedrawingfromthislocaNoninourworktogetherandthattheenergyofthecity,itsmulN culturalandtransitorynature,wouldinfectourpracNce.Therewouldbeashowingattheendoftheworkshop,butheemphasizedthatour ulNmategoalwastoenjoyourselves.Thedrivingforcesofourworkwillbehonestyandplayfulness,hesaidinagentlevoice. Wethenlaunchedintodancinganddidnotpauseforacoupleofhours.Hedemonstratedeachmovementwithrelishand idiosyncraNcintensity.Attheendoftheevening,hecauNonedus:WhenpeopleseeAfricanmovement,theythinktheyneedtodance hard.Instead,heencouragedustobringmorelightnesstothepracNce.ThetechniqueporNonofoursessionsbeganstandinginademiplie rstposiNon,poundingheelsintotheoorsteadilywhilethearmsandupperbodyextendedandarchedinsyncopatedrhythmwiththefeet. Histeachingreectsarichtechnicaltraininginseveraldanceforms:Kathak,modern/postmodern,tradiNonaldancesfromSouthAfrica,as wellaspopstylesandHipHopfromtheclubsandstreetsofJohannesburg.HeoXentaughtsimplemovementsrstandthenelaborated themintohighlyphysicalandcomplexsequences.Oneevening,duringaparNcularlydicultphrasefueledbygravityandmomentum,he repeatedlycalledout,Whatareyouafraidof?Dontholdback! Inthechoreographicpartofoursessions,hetaughtusamovementseedthatweslicedintosmallersecNonsorcells.We rearrangedthecellsmathemaNcallyanddevelopedthemonourown,ingroups,andunderhisdirecNonintoa30minutepresentaNonon thenalday.Weusedthisseedasasharedmovementlanguage,astructuretoimprovisewith,andatooltodiscovernewrelaNonshipsto oneanotherandtospace.HeaskedustotellastorywiththedanceandtondsomethingneweachNmewerepeatedamovement.The materialconNnuedtochangerightupto(andthrough)theshowing.Thoughitfeltvulnerabletoperforminsuchanunpolishedstate, sharingourprocesswithothersintheWACdepartmentallowedmetoseethedepthandbreadthofwhatwehadexploredintenpacked days.Goingforward,IhopetointegratewhatIlearnedfromGregorymoredeeplytoriskgivingmoreofmyselfinbothclassand performance,noholdingback! LailyeWeidmanisdancearNstinLosAngelesandarecentgraduateoftheDepartmentofWorldArtsandCultures/Dance.HerwriNnghas beenpublishedinContactQuarterlyandItchdancezine.

Student Reports: Guillermo Gmez-Pea

RadicalActsofLoveandHumor:ElMadMexGmezPeainvadesUCLA byAllisonWyper
HowoXendoyougaze,unblinking,intotheeyesofastranger,askingfornothing,oeringonlyyourcompletepresence?EachNmehe introducesthisexercise,oneofthecoreexercisesofhispedagogy,GuillermoGmezPearemindsusthatthisexerciseisperformed regularlybyshamans,babies,andlovers.Itisabasicunitofsocialagreement:youseeme,Iseeyou,weareheretogether.Itmayseem simple,maybeeveneasy,butitisactuallyincrediblydicult,especiallyforselfconsciousstudents.Itsincrediblydicult,inmyexperience, tomakemyselfavailable,toresistlaughing,communicaNng,blinking,ormentallyreviewingmyshoppinglist.Butthentherearemoments whenIndmyselfthere,present,divingintothemostbeauNfulpairofchocolatebrowneyesIveeverseen ASanFranciscobased,Mexicobornperformancear5st(andcelebratedauthor,spokenwordpoet,NPRcontributor,MacArthurGenius Awardwinner),GmezPeaeasilycapNvatesarowdylecturehallof150undergraduatestudents.Heisfunny,irreverent,unfailingly resplendentinornateblackandsilver.HisArtasSocialAcNon(WAC100A)class,madeupofanequalnumberoftrainedarNsts(mainlyofthe visualanddancevarieNes)andnonarNsts(athletes,economicsmajors,historymajors,etc.),dealtwithradicalpedagogy,saNre,taboo,the acNvistpowerofthespokenword,andimaginaNonasapoliNcaltool,oXenusingtheirperformingbodiesastheprimarysitefordeeply personalinvesNgaNons.Tearswereshed,bordersweretraversed,andmostimportantly,everyonespokeup.ThiswasanonnegoNable requirement,forProfessorGmezdesignedtheclasstobeaweeklytownmee5ngwhereeveryonewouldbeheard,noonewouldever becensored,andanyonecouldchallengetheclassformatortheprofessoratanyNme.Miraculously,theexperimentworked. Amuchsmallergroupofgradstudents(myselfincluded)workedwiththearNstingreaterdepth,inaclasscalledEmbodiedTheory:A WorkshopinDecolonizingtheBody(WAC220).ThisworkshopfollowedthePochaNostramethod,developedcollaboraNvelybyGmez Peascompany,LaPochaNostra.Ondayone,placinghimselfamongacircleoftwelveexperiencedvisualandperformingarNsts,Gmez Peabegantointone,hisngerssnappingslowlyinNme,Performanceisperformanceis.Onebyonewejoinedin,addingtothecall andresponsechant,PerformanceisshiXing,ephemeralPerformanceisnotrepresentaNon,butbeing,becomingItisnotaparadeof policemenEachweekwereturnedtothischantpoem,addinglayeruponlayerofcomplexity.Nextwegotonourfeet,andpracNced manipulaNng,shaping,anddecoraNngeachothersbodieswithcareandreverence,respec|ullyuNlizinganotherbodyasrawarNsNc materialforbizarreinterculturaltableauxandsurrealchoreographies.Nextusedourownbodies,nakedorcollagedwithmulNvalent, overlappingprops,makeupandcostume,todevelopperformancematerialbasedonourowncomplexidenNNes,aestheNcs,andpoliNcal tribulaNons.AttheendoftenweeksthatspilledoutofthestudiotooccupypublicspacesthroughoutKaufmanHallandWilsonPlaza,we endedupinatheaterwithanaudience.Thispublicjamsessionwas,inaway,atestforourselves:Howdoestheworkchangeinfrontofan audience,undertheatricallighNng,withalivesoundsystem?Itwasalsoarareopportunityforoutsiderstoglimpseabitofourprocess. Mymemoriesofthejamareblurry,likeawatercolorintherain.Feathers,leather,andendlesslengthsofbrightfabric,masksandmedical equipment,andthevoiceofourguide,ourperformanceshaman,chanNng:PerformanceisnotmicrowaveablePerformanceisnot microwaveable AllisonWyper(MFA2011)makesliveperformancethatdestabilizesthefamiliarfromafeminist,acNvistperspecNvetorevealuncomfortable truthsaboutourdailylives.ShehasbeenanassociateofGuillermoGmezPeaandLaPochaNostrasince2004,andwasthrilledthisyear toassistinteachingPochaworkshopsatUCLAandthePerformanceArtInsNtute(SanFrancisco).www.allisonwyper.com

Student Reports: HSDTI

by Harry Weston

It'sJanellefromthesummertheaterintensive. InevergotachancetothankyouthatlastdayfortheamazingexperienceIhadattheprogram.NotonlywasIintroducedtonewstylesof dancethatI'mcertainIwillconGnuetolearnabout,Ialsogainedanewoutlookonmyselfasanar6standwhatIwanttodowith myfuture,andImetupwardsof50newpeoplethatwillhaveamajorimportanceinmylife. I'msureIwillneverforgetwhatIlearnedfrommypeersandthesta. IthasfurtheredmyinterestinthepoweroftheartsintheworldandintheWACDprograminparGcular.Iamlooking forwardtoaudiGoningwhentheGmecomes! Thesixthannual2010WACSummerHighSchoolDanceTheatre IntensivewasheldonJune26July3,2011atWACD.Again,withthe oversightofChairAngeliaLeunganddirectedbyKevinKane(MFA 2003),theprogrambroughttogetheradiversemixofhighschoolers toourdepartment.Thisyearatotalof44students,ages15through 18,parNcipated,comingfromplacessuchasLosAngeles,Southern andNorthernCalifornia,Boston,Colorado,Oregon,andevenasfar asTurkey.TheapplicaNonandpreparaNonprocesses,whichbegan sixmonthsbeforestudentarrivals,consciouslya7emptedtogather adynamicgroupofyoungarNsts,20ofwhoma7endedonfull scholarshipallsponsoredbytheFlourishFoundaNon.Asforthe eightdaysoftheprogram,thestudentsengageinanincrediblyjam packedandintenseexperiencewheretheya7endastreamof classessuchasmodern/postmodern,hiphop,HawaiianandWest Africandanceforms,aswellasclassesinImprovisaNonand composiNon,ArtasSocialAcNon,acNngtechnique,anddailytheatre rehearsalsculminaNnginacollaboraNveperformanceproject.AXer anincredibleeightdaysofcommunitybuildingandartmaking,the studentsperformedthisyearsnalproducNon,enNtledSNllBe Here,anhourlong,fullyproducedmulNdisciplinary,metanarraNve dancetheatrepieceexploringsuchcomplexissuesaspersonaland groupidenNtyandidenNcaNon,theroleofthearNstinsociety,and featuredinterculturalperspecNvesoncollaboraNon.Performedin theGloryaKaufmanDanceTheatretoastandingroomonlyhouseof parents,familymembers,friends,andteachers,itwasavery exciNng,emoNonal,andinspiringdayforallwhoa7ended.Allinall, despitethevariousdierencesbetweenthe44students,6 counsellors,2directors,and7facultymembers,thecreaNveand socialprocessesoftheprogramfacilitatedthestudentstobond,live together,study,play,create,andperformtogetherasacollecNve! HarryWestonwasborninSanFranciscoin1989andhasbeendancinghiswholelife,fromhis mothersWestAfricandanceclassesinhisearlyyearstohiphopduringhighschoolandnow asanadultinLAandbeyond.NowastudentinthedanceconcentraNonatUCLA,andhe expectstograduateinJune2012.

Graduate Student Updates

CedarBoughT.Saeji
CurrentlyABD In201011Ispentjustover12 monthsintheRepublicofKorea conducNngdoctoraldissertaNon researchwiththesupportofthe FulbrightHays,theAsianCultural CouncilandUCLAInternaNonal InsNtute.Research,ontransmissionof performingartsknowledge,was(and isunNlmidAugust)amazing.My husband,Karjam,alsojustnished recordinganewCDwithKoreanand internaNonalmusicians.

AprilRoseBurnam(changedfromWilson)
MACulturePerformanceandDance(2ndyear) www.aprilrosedance.com AprilRosespentthelastyeartouringinternaNonally withBellydanceSuperstars,makingstopsthroughout NorthAmerica,Europe,&Japan.Withthetour complete,sheisreturningtoWACwhereshestudies bellydancehistoryandculture,thepoliNcsoffusion, andthefemalecommuniNescreatedaround improvisaNonalbellydance.Herlatestprojectwasa shortdancelmcreatedincollaboraNonwithher husbandforDancesMadetoOrder (www.dancesmadetoorder.com/videos/another goodmorning).Inthenextyearshehasperformance datesplannedinCroaNa,Italy,andMexicoaswellas manycollaboraNveprojectswithotherLAbased arNsts.

DanaLeaMarterella
M.F.A.CalArts2000 UCLAWACDCultureandPerformance PhDprogram,2ndyear h7p://lXblank.blogspot.com DanaMarterellaisanassociateprofessor atGlendaleCollegewheresheteaches EnglishandHumaniNes.Herresearch focusesonthemesofqueerdiasporain LaNnAmericanliterature,visualartand streetacNvism.

Feature Symposium: Butoh

BetweenExperimentFormandCulturalism:ButohinHistoryandContemporaryPrac5ce
UCLAMay2022nd,2011
by Alissa Cardone

ThegroundbreakingsymposiumBetweenExperimentFormandCulturalism:ButohinHistoryandContemporaryPracNceconvened May2022ndatUCLA,thersteverinterdisciplinarysymposiumdedicatedspecicallytoButohperformanceandhistoryintheUnited States.CoorganizedbyWACgraduatestudentsRosemaryCandelario(PhD2011),AlissaCardone(MFA2011),MichealSakamoto(Class of2012),andAllisonWyper(MFA2011),alongwithProfessorWilliamMaro~ofUCLADeptofHistory,itkickedowithasoldout performanceatREDCATthatfeaturedtheenigmaNc&legendaryAkajiMaroofDairakudakan,internaNonallyacclaimeddancer/ choreographerKatsuraKanandUSbasedButohpracNNonerJoanLaage/Kogut.Withover75parNcipantsfromtheUnitedStatesand Japan,thesymposiumunitedscholars,criNcs,audiencesandarNstpracNNonersoftheJapanesepostWWIIdanceformButohinvibrant discussionsthatcenteredaroundtheproliferaNonofButohtrainingandperformanceinJapansincethe1970sandacrosstheglobesince the1980s.InaddiNontoperformances,therewasalmscreening,4movementworkshopshostedbyWACinGloryaKaufmanHall,and afulldayofpresentaNonsanddiscussions.ApaneldedicatedtocontextualizingButohinhistoryfeaturedtalksbyNaomiInata(Showa University,Japan),BruceBaird(UMASSAmherst),andSusanBlakelyKlein(UCIrvine).AnarNstpracNNonerpanelincludedAkajiMaro (Japan),KatsuraKan(Japan),JoanLaage(USA)andShinichiIovaKoga(USA)andwasfollowedbybreakoutdiscussionsandareportback onvarioustopics.Byexaminingthevarioushistories,methodologies,andimplicaNonsofButohasasimultaneouslytransnaNonaland culturalistphenomenon,thesymposiumaimedtobreaknewgroundindance,performance,theater,history,andculturalstudies scholarshipandestablishButohasaprimecasestudyforthisnexusofinterdisciplinarythoughtandpracNce. AlissaCardone(MFA2011)isanexperimentalmovementarNstandchoreographer,cofounderofKinodance Company,andhasbeenmakingcrossgenreinterdisciplinaryprojectsforthestage,lm,andgallerysince1999 thathavebeenpresentedbothnaNonallyandinternaNonally.Shehasperformedand/orcollaboratedwith arNstssuchasAkiraKasai,YoshitoOhno,ElaineSummers,XavierLeRoy,AnnCarlson,andwasamemberof PaulaJosaJones/PerformanceWorksfrom19982003.h7p://www.kinodance.org

Feature Interview: SAND by Cari Ann Shim Sham*

AnInterviewbyTomWhite

1)Howdidyougetstartedindocumentarylmmaking?
Ican'treallysaythatI"got"intodocmaking.Anideacametomethatquicklyturnedintoanobsessionthatluckily transformedmagicallyintoalm.Ididn'tknowthenalformwouldbeaDocwhentheiniNalahamomentofconcepNon struckme.Althoughnow,inhindsight,IrealizethatadocreallywastheonlyopNonfortheconcept. AsanarNstandlmmakerI'malwaysinterestedinshowingtheworldnewthings,andSANDwasjustthat.Alsobeinga dancerwhohasapassionateloveaairwithtapdance,Ifellhardforthislm.ItwasmoretomethenjustaninteresNng storytoshare.SANDisadocumentthatservesasanarchiveofthisrareartformfromourAmericanVaudevillianpast.It showsthetransferringofthedancefromonegeneraNontothenext,whatisreferredtoas"passin'thesand"fromafather toason,apassageoflineageandpersonalfamilyoralhistory.Ican'tsayenoughabouthowauthenNc,rare,oneofakind, gemsofalmthisis.ItisatesNmonytoourcountry'seeNngturnofthecenturyhistory,aswellasanhomagetovaudeville andanimportantnewpiecetoaddtothecanonofworlddanceanddocumentarycinema.

2)WhatinspiredyoutomakeSand?
IwaschairofthedancedepartmentattheCulverCityAcademyofVisual&PerformingArtsfrom20012007.WhileIwas thereIstartedanadvancedyouthtapgroupcalledtheTappaTappaTappas.Ouracademyandthegroupdrewthea7enNon ofayoungmanbythenameofKenjiIgus.Hismothersentmeanemailatthebeginningofthe2003schoolyearasking aboutthegroupandifhersoncouldstopbyandtryout.WhenKenjishowedupIwassurprisedanddelighted.Hequicklyt intothegroupandbecameaverystrongcontributorandcentralforce.OnedayhemenNonedthathisdadknewthe hamboneandcouldsanddance.Iaskedhimtoinvitehisfathertocomeintooneofourrehearsalsanddoaworkshopwith thestudents.WhenIsawDarrowandKenjitogetherthatday,dancingonourstagetogether,aXertheworkshop,nottalking toeachother,butinsteadtradingstepsbackandforth,theideacametomeinaash.InthatmomentthelmSANDwas born. Ittookme5yearsfromthatdaytomakethelmcometofruiNon.Inthoseveyearsthelmgrewinsideofme,gaining structure,insightandadeepeningofpurpose.AsNmepassedIhadthepleasureofseeingKenjigrowintoacharmingyoung manandaneemergingtapdancearNst.IappliedtoseveralgrantsandtheprojectwasshortlistedbytheEMPACDance MoviesCommissionintheirrstgranNngcycle,2007,butnotfunded.Ihadtopayfrommyownpockettofundthelmwith $7,000toproduceandanother$12,000toprintandtourittofesNvalstomakeithappen.Butthatsmallamountisnothing comparedtothesaNsfacNonIgetfromsharingKenjiandhisfatherinthisbeauNfullmwiththeworld.I'msohappytohave capturedthisNmeofhislifeandbeabletotellthestoryoffatherandsonandthisalmostlostartformofsanddance.This projectservesasanarchivethathighlightsthenesttwosanddancersI'vecomeacrossintheworldbringingtolighttheir contribuNonstoandlegacyinthehistoryofAmericanTapDance.Asadancescholaritismyintenttocollect,writeabout, archive,andpassoninformaNontohelpbringawarenesstoandsustainthisgreatAmericanform.AsalmmakerIam commi7edtocreaNngcompellingimagesthatwillenlightenandinspire.

Feature Interview: SAND by Cari Ann Shim Sham*

ThislmcouldnothavehappenedwithoutKenjiandhisfatherDarrowIgusanditismygiXtothem.Italsocouldnothave happenedwithoutthefabulouscrew,whominspiremealwaysandIthankfromthebo7omofmyheartfortheirpassion, creaNvityandsacricestomakethislmsobeauNful,KyleRuddick,RossRiege,TK.Broderick,WillPellegrini,PhilAbrams, ReyannaVanceandAprilRose.

3)Whatweresomeofthechallengesandobstaclesinmakingthislm,andhowdidyouovercome them?
WhenitcameNmetochooseacameratoshootSAND,theCanon5dMarkiiwasthebuzzandeveryonewastalkingaboutthe camerasabilitytoshootvideo,butnooneIknewhadtried.Iwasresearchingcamerasandthe5dkeptpoppingupsowe decidedtotestitoutonKenji.Weshotthe5dnexttothePanasonicHVX200,anothercamerathatweownedandwere considering.OneofmystudentsatUCLAhada5dsowehadhimbringitin.Whenwegotthefootagesidebysidetherewas nodoubtinmymindwhichcamerawewouldusetoshootthelm.MyD.P,RossRiegewenttoworkresearchingthecamera andit'ssensibilitytolight.SinceIwanteda3camerashoot,Rosshadthechallengeofmatchingup3camerasandlighNng specicallyforthe5danditsjumpylightsensiNveimagesensor.Rossalsopulledinthebiggunslenswiseandorderedup twolonglenses,500mmmeantforhighspeedsportsphotographytopunchinonthefeetofthedancers.Attheendofour rstdaywhenwewerecheckingfootage,myproducerKyleRuddick,RossandInoNcedthatwehada23framefreezeinour footagethatwasoccurringevery12frames,causedbyacamerahacktohelpcontrollight,leavingourfootagecompletely useless. Asthedirector,ImadeaquickandsteadfastchoicetonottelltherestofthecrewandKenjiandhisfa7erthatwehadlostall butanhourofourrstdayoffootage.Wepressedonthenextday,togetthelmshotinonlyonefullday.Forcomicrelief westartedreferringtothecameraas"thewildhorse". ThissmalldisasterhelpedmeintheeditasIdidn'thavetoomanychoicesortoomuchfootagetofallinlovewith.Butht editwasformethehardestpart.Ilovetoedit,butediNngSANDwasoneofthemostdiculttasksofmylife.Itrulycutmy teethonit,andcutsomeotherthingsintheprocesstooteeheehee.IhaddriXissueswiththesoundsynch,thecamera runsfast,whichwasnewforme,anditwasahellofaNmeconverNngthefootageforplaybackinFCPandittookmealong Nmetolineup,synchsoundandrenderallthreecamerasbeforeIcouldevengetstartedediNng.IbelieveItookaboutsix monthstoeditthelm,whichisalingNmefora10minutedoc.ButIneededitandthelmdeservedit.Ireallywantedthe rhythmsandthedancetospeaklouderthenthewords.Igaveitmyall,atNmesIwassoaectedbytheeditIwouldget nauseousordizzy.Ithadaverystrongphysicaleectonme.Mydreamswerefullofrhythmsandmysleepwassparseand erraNc. Iwouldn'ttradethatNmeofmylifeoutforanything.Itwasepic,transformaNve,Ilearnedsomuch,andeverymoment alongthewayIhadastrongsensethatitwasmorethenjustmakingalm,itwasasensaNonofpurposethatIjustcan't explainwithwords.Icouldn'treallytalktoanyoneaboutit,whentheyasked,Iwouldjustsmileitwasprofound,absolutely surreal,andthattomeisthepowerofart.

4)Howdidyourvisionforthelmchangeoverthecourseofthepreproduc6on,produc6onand postproduc6onprocesses?
Myvisionforthelminitsinfantstagewasjustasingleimagethatcarriedwithitastrongspaceforhistoryandrevelry, danceandafather/sonrelaNonship.IknewthatIwantedKenji&hisfatherDarrowtotelltheirstory,butIalsowantedto showthem"doin'thesand".Sotryingtostrategizehowtoputthetwotogetherwasalongprogressiveprocessthatmostly occurredinmyhead.Wedoclmmakershavetobesothough|ulandstrategicinhowweapproachoursubjects,inchoosing thequesNonsweposeinposiNoningourselvesandourcamerasintooursubjectslivesinordertoremaininvisibleandjustlet itbethere'salotofle~nggo,andalotofthinkingthatyoudoalone,conversaNonswithyourself.

Feature Interview: SAND by Cari Ann Shim Sham*

It'srisky.Youneverknowwhatyou'llget.Butthatformeispartofthemagicinthemoment.Whenyouturnthatcamera on,whoreallyknowswhatmighthappen.It'ssomysterious.Ilovelivinginthatstateofawareness,wonderandthe unexpectedsurprise.Soyesmyvisiongrewfromaseedtoaseedling,ajuveniletoaplantandnowweareinfullbloom.

5)AsyouvescreenedSandwhetheronthefes5valcircuit,orinscreeningrooms,orinliving roomshowhaveaudiencesreactedtothelm?Whathasbeenmostsurprisingorunexpected abouttheirreac5ons?

TherstNmeIscreenedSANDwasinLosAngelesattheJamesBridgesTheateratUCLA.Itwasapreviewofthelm,forall ofmyfriends,castandcrew.Idon'tremembermuchfromthatnight,buttherewasonecommentmyfriendMichael Sakamotosaidtomethatstuck.Hegrabbedmeandhesaid"CariAnn!SAND!Ittookmybreathaway,Iwasliterallyholding mybreathwhenIwaswatchingit!Incredible!" Sothat'smyfavoritefeedbackmomentmemory.Peoplelovethelm.Whenitscreensitreallycharmsaudiencesandmakes themfeelsomethingspecial,andtheyfallinlove.It'sareallovablelm.

6)Whatdocsordocmakershaveservedasinspira5onsforyou?
MyfavoriteDocisManufacturedLandscapes,andIalsoamafanofBaracca.Filmsthatspeakthroughimagery,and lmmakerswhoknowhowtomakethoseimagesspeak,thosearemyinspiraNon.Oneofmyteachers,JohnBishop,isareal inspiraNon.Ilovehisdocs,theyreallygothereforme.Healwayssays,justpointthecameraandletlifehappen.Anyone whoisbraveenoughtopickupacameraandmakealm.Thoseangels,thosemagnicentsouls,whomakemovies happentheyaremyheros.

xo, cariannshimsham* MFA2009

www.cariannshimsham.com www.sandshor|ilm.com CariAnnShimSham*isanawardwinninglmmakernotedforhersurrealvisualstyleandprecisemanipulaNonoftheedit.Herlms screeninternaNonallyandshespresentedliveworkattheJoyceSoho,&DanspaceinNYC,HighwaysSpace,Redcat,TheBrewery,The HenryHuangTheaterandBergamotStaNoninLosAngeles.HerrecentcollaboraNonsincludeDavidRousseve,VictoriaMarks,Margare7 Williams,RachaelLincoln,KyleRuddick,JiaWu,JohnBishopandLynnDally.SheworksinthemediumsofExperimentalShortFilm, InstallaNon,DocumentarylmandDanceforCamera.SherecentlywaspublishedintheInternaNonalJournalofScreendance,and authoredatenlessoneducaNonaltoolkitforvideoandphotographyfortheworldwideparNcipaNonofstudentsinamulNpla|orm parNcipatorymediaproject&documentarylm,OneDayonEarthwww.onedayonearth.org.EMPACDanceMoviesCommissionshort listedherin2011,2010,2009,2008&2007grantcyclesandshewastherecipientoftheSurdnaArtsTeachersFellowshipin2007.She isamemberofthescreeningcommi7eeforDanceCameraWestandfortheTopangaFilmFesNvalandcuratedaDanceforCamera programforTopangain2010and2011.HavingtaughtworkshopsinDanceforCamerainMalaysiaJava,andinLosAngelesandguest lecturingonDanceforCameraatUCLAandUCRiversidein2008,sheiscurrentlyworkinginpostwithJiaWuonaDanceforCamera lmthatsheshotandDirectedinSanFrancisco,inJulyof2011. SheswonBestDirectorfromtheFirstGlanceFilmFesNvalandBestMiniDocfromtheSt.LouisInternaNonalFilmFesNvalandBestShort DocumentaryfromtheOxfordFilmFesNvalforhernewestlmSANDwhichreceivedOcialSelecNonbytheAusNnFilmFesNvalin 2010andtheSea7leInternaNonalFilmFesNvalin2011.She'salsoearnedaSilvercreateawardforProducNon/PostProducNononAre YouforReal?,theJumpingFrames2008DanceVideoAwardforDeliciousTreeandalsoanalistatJumpingFramesforAreYouforReal? andforSAND2TellyAwardsonMyBigBreak,andaJuryShortsAwardfromCinedansonAreYouforReal?. SheservedasthechairoftheDanceDepartmentatTheCulverCityAcademyofVisual&PerformingArtsfrom20002007andArNsNc DirectorofBitchCo.from19952001;anallfemaledancetheatercompany,performingfeministbasedprotestartextensively throughouttheundergroundLosAngelesArtGalleryandRavescene.ShehasaBAandMFAinChoreographyfromtheUCLAWorldArts andCulturesDepartment.ShehastrainedwithandperformedforVictoriaMarksandDavidRousseveandstudiedlmandvideowith JohnBishop,RobertaShawandThierryDeMey.

Alumni Updates
Below are a few updates
from WACD alumni....

Jody(Friedman)Weiss
M.A.1980 jodyweiss@sbcglobal.net Jodyiscurrentlyalicensedmarriagefamily therapistworkinginintegraNvewellness. Recently,shebeganstudyingwithDr.Dan Siegel(UCLA)whoisdoingcu~ngedgework inInterpersonalNeurobiology.

JoshuaFreedman
B.A.1992 www.6seconds.org AXerWAC,hefoundhimselflovingeducaNon andbecameamiddleschoolteacher.Thatled tothecreaNonofanonprottoteachabout teachingemoNonalintelligence,andnowhe hasocesin11countriesandhends himselfusingthoseWACinsightsfrequently asheworkwithpeoplearoundtheglobeto useemoNonsasafuelforposiNvechange.

GretchenSchneider
B.A.1965,M.A.1968 B.F.A.2006inMediaArts,M.F.A.inFilm2010 fromSanFranciscoArtInsNtute gretchen.schneider@granadaarts.com GretchenhasreceivedtheKodakAwardand hasrecentlyexhibitedattheSanFrancisco MuseumofModernArt.Presentlyshedoes lmsandphotography,researchfor lmmakers,consulNngonhistoricalstyling, andvolunteersatthePacicFilmArchivein Berkeley,CA.

MarciaMelkonian
B.A.1984EthnicArts/Folkloreand Mythology M.Ed1991 MLISatUCLAinprogress marciaw3@juno.com

PhilMcAbee
M.A.1995 adultballet@la.com PhilcurrentlyisthemanageroftheOnLine LearningManagementSystematL.A. InternaNonalCollege.HealsoconNnueshis danceteachingatAdultBallet.

MargaretKitchenBridngham
B.A.Dance1966 margaretbri~ngham@gmail.com TeachesdanceinSanFranciscoatthe PerformingArtsWorkshop,acommunity orienteddanceandtheaterstudio.AXer movingtoArizona,shetaughtdanceat PhoenixCollege.ShehasnowreNredfrom teachingsecondgradeandisenjoyingwriNng essays,amemoir,andpoetry.Shewouldlove tohearfromfellowUCLAdancers.

D.ChaseAngier
B.A.Dance1987 www.angierperformanceworks.com ChaseisarNsNcdirectorofAngier PerformanceWorksandAssociateProfessor ofDanceatAlfredUniversityinNewYork.She specializesinmulNdisciplinarysitespecic performance.(PhotobelowofChasebyJohn Laprade)

AndyVaca
M.F.A.1995 AndyisnowservingasChairoftheDance DepartmentatCSULongBeach.

PaulaSchomburgDonahoe
M.A.1977 daretodanceco@yahoo.com PaulaisdirectoroftheWrightTappers(55+ seniortapgroup)aswellasbeingatap& moderndanceteacher.

Chris5neEcheverri
B.A.1997WACArtHistoryemphasis wacd@alchememe.com AXergraduaNngfromcollege,ChrisNne startedandranherownoraldesign businessbasedinPasadenafor8years. DuringthatNme,shealsocompletedanM.A. inEconomicsfromCalStateLA.Currently,I amastayathomemomwithmy3kids.

NormaAdler
B.A.1979 toradler@yahoo.com NormamovedtoMassachuse7sin1979, livedinNewYorkCityfor12years,andhas beenbackinbeauNfulwestern Massachuse7sforthepast17.Shesbeenan editor,andtheatreanddancewriter; currentlyIamalegalaida7orneyinthe poorestareaofthestate.Shehasbeenwith herwonderfulwifeSusansince1992.

SophilineCheamShapiro
B.A.1997 sophiline@khmerarts.org www.khmerarts.org melissa.teodoro@sru.edu WillbepresenNngherlatestdancedrama, "TheLivesofGiants,"atBerkeley'sZellerbach Auditoriumon2OctoberandatSanta Barbara'sCampbellHallon6October2011. SheisArNsNcDirectorofKHMERARTS.

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MelissaTeodoro
M.A.1997DanceEthnology M.F.A.2003Dance,UHawaii melissa.teodoro@sru.edu MelissaisanAssistantProfessorDepartment ofDanceatSlipperyRockUniversity(Western PA)since2003.

JoeNguyen
B.A.1999WAC,B.A.History josephnguyen@gmail.com JoeisSr.DirectorofSalesforanonlinemedia company.

MichaelRichter
M.A.2003Dance mikeydance@yahoo.com MichaelisteachingESLattheTechnological InsNtute/UniversityhereinLaPaz,Mexico usingperformancegamestomakethe teaching/learningdynamic.Heenjoyshaving thesamestudentsallsemesterorallyear, aXermanyyearsofdoingshorttermarNst residenciesandthenmovingontonew schools.

JoParkes
M.F.A.Choreography1998 www.mobildance.org/ JowasinvitedbytheGedenkst7eBerliner Mauertocreateadancepiecetomarkthis event.Thepiecefeaturesacastof25mainly nonprofessionalperformersaged1165 andisbeingcreatedinthetwoweeksleading uptothememorialeventattheGedenkst7e BerlinerMaueronAugust13th.Createdin collaboraNonwithcochoreographersFiona EdwardsandAnnaLuiseReckewithoriginal musicforsolocellobyWassilyGerassimez, BetweentheBricksmakesvisiblethestories ofthosepeoplelivinginandaroundBernauer Straein1961.

ScarletSparkuhlDelia
B.A.WAC2000 scarletgemmina@yahoo.com ScarletisaFamilyMedicineResident PhysicianinLasVegasattheUniversityof NevadaSchoolofMedicine.

CatriceJeanneaeLawson
B.A.2004WAC,minorAfricanAmerican Studies www.CreaNveKidsFamilyChildCare.com www.CreaNngArtThroughDance.com Catriceworksfromhomerunninghertwo businesses.Sheisdirectorandprimary caregiverforhercompanyCreaNveKids FamilyChildCareandsheownsadance studio.Sheisamotheroftwochildrenand shesNlllovestodance,teach,andperform.

PostNatyamCollec5ve
ShyamalaMoortyM.F.A.2002,AnjaliTata M.F.A.2002,SandraCha7erjeePhD2005, CynthiaLeeM.F.A.2007,dancemedia collaboratorSangitaShresthovaPhD2008 www.postnatyam.net www.postnatyam.blogspot.com In2011thePostNatyamCollecNve(skype phototoright)premieredtheirnewshow, SUNOH!TellMe,Sister.Thiseveningof mulNmediastorytellingandcontemporary Indiandancetheaterbringstolifewomens storiesofbeingsilencedandndingvoice. PremieringattheMilesMemorialPlayhouse inSantaMonica,PostNatyamthen performedtheshowatUniversityofIllinoisat ChampaignUrbana,UniversityofGeorgiaat Athens,UniversityofWisconsinMadisonand intheNaNonalAsianAmericanTheater FesNvalinLA.PostNatyamalsopresented workatIGNITEFesNvalofContemporary DanceinNewDelhi,NETMicrofestand BootlegDanceFesNvalinLA.

AngelaMaaox
B.A.1999 AngelahasbeennamedthenewArNsNc DirectorofPICA(PortlandInsNtutefor ContemporaryArt).Shestepsintohernew posiNonaXeran8yeartenureasa performingartscuratorwiththeYerbaBuena CenterfortheArtsinSanFrancisco.

Rebecca(Kirsch)Posamen5er
B.A.1999,WACHonors www.bactheatre.org becca@bactheatre.org

SedaAybay
2003B.A.WACSummaCumLaude www.kybeledance.com CurrentlySedaisworkingonanewpiece withhercompanyKybeleDanceTheater, whileteachingcontemporaryclassesfor adultsandteensatKatnapDanceCenter,YNS andYuriGrigorieveSchoolofBallet.

RebeccaisafoundingmemberandeducaNon directorfortheBayAreaChildren'sTheatre (BACT)inNorthernCA.Foundedin2004, BACTbringshighqualitytheatertofamily audiences,specializinginliteraryadaptaNons ofgreatchildren'sbooks.Shedirectthe educaNonprogramforchildrenages516 whichfocusesonensembleperformanceand learninglifeskillsthroughtheater.

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HanniRess
B.A.2005WAC hanni.rosenfeld@gmail.com HanniislivinginJoBurg,SouthAfricawith partnerincrime,GaviRess.WhilewriNng awaythehourstonishanM.A.inAfrican Studies,HannicomanagesasmallNGO whichorganizesweeklyfoodparcelstoabout 560localJewishfamiliesinneedand volunteerspartNmewithanArtTherapy organizaNon.

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newpiece/processforCornerstoneTheater's "HungerCycle".InOctobershewillgoto Hawaii(MauiandtheBigIsland)topresent BahuBeNBiwi,andtothePaintedBridein PhiladelphiainFebruary.Sheisapartofthe steeringcommi7eeforArtwallah,theSouth AsianarNstscollecNvehereinL.A.(Photo belowofSheetalbyChrisRady)

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SarriSanchez
B.A.2005WAC inexdanceproject.com renarts.org Sarriiscurrentlyinhersixthyearofteaching atRenaissanceArtsAcademy,anL.A.,apublic charterschoolfordanceandmusic,whereI codirectthedanceprogram.Shealso conNnuestocreateandperformwithfellow WACalumniAllyVoye,MayaZellman,andEva WilderasIN/EXDanceProject.

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VanessaVerdoodt
B.A.2006WAC M.A.2010PerformanceStudiesNYU www.worldancearound.com Vanessahasbeenteachingdanceandtheatre inschoolandaXerschoolatBushwick CommunityHighSchoolforthreeyearswhile alsotouringuniversiNesandtheatresacross NorthAmericawithHipHopTheatreDance companyIllstyleandPeaceProducNons.

AliOwens
B.A.2009WAC Akowens73@gmail.com AliistheMarkeNng&PromoNons CoordinatorforBroadway/L.A.Pantages Theatre.HerresponsibiliNesinclude managingmarkeNngmaterialsand communicaNonsforBroadway/L.A. presentaNons.Ialsocoordinatespecial events,promoNonsandgrassrootseorts whileoverseeingsponsorsofthePantages Theatre.

Please visit our website and click on the link Join Our Mailing List to be plugged into our singularly unique community of artists and scholars here at UCLA.

www.wac.ucla.edu

SheetalGandhi
M.F.A.2009 sheetal@sheetalgandhi.com Sheetalrecentlypremieredanewone woman,mulNmediadancetheaterpiece called"HumanNature"asapartoftheCOLA Grantthatshereceivedthisyear.The performancewasheldJune17thatGrand PerformancesindowntownL.A.Currentlyshe iscompleNngaresidencyinVermont collaboraNngwithDanFrootandDanHurlin ontheirlatestpuppettheaterproject,"Who's Hungry?SantaMonica".InAugustand SeptembershewillbechoreographingforCal StateNorthridge'supcomingmusical"The 25thAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee", andsheisbeingcommissionedtocreatea

Alumni Updates...
ArianneHomann
M.F.A.2010Choreography ari@showboxla.org showboxla.blogspot.com Besidesmakingnewwork,Ariworks alongsideMegWolfetonurtureSHOWBOX LA,anewishnonprotthatrocksyourworld withANATOMYRIOT,itchdancejournal,and otherstunts.Interestedinvolunteering? Pleaseapplytoworkwithus!

WACUS

World Arts and Cultures Undergraduate Society

! ! ! ! UPDATE:WAC/Dance

PhilipNguyen
B.A.2011WAC,B.A.EarthandEnvironmental Science PhilisdoinganM.S.inAgriculturalSciences starNngfall2011atKyotoUniversityin Japan.HeissNlldancingofcourse.:)House househouse!

by Leanne Iacovetta

CariAnnShimSham*
M.F.A.2009 CariAnnhasjustreturnedfromtheCannes lmfesNvalwithherdocumentaryshort Sand.Ithasscreenedat29fesNvalsand wasselectedbyDocuweekstobeshowcased inAugustinLosAngelesattheArclight theateraspartoftheDocuweeksprogram thatwillqualifythelmforAcademyAward NominaNon.Sherecentlywrapped producNononDavidRousseve'slm"2 secondsaXerlaughter",andisinposton RachaelLincoln&LeslieSeiterslm"May& June"andLynnDally'sNEAarchivalproject forJazzTapEnsemble.Herproject "Tumbleweed"acollaboraNonwithRachael LincolnwasshortlistedbyEMPACforthe 2011roundoffunding,granttobe announcedshortly.Shewilldirect"Chicken Boy"adancelmwithJiaWuthatwillshoot inJulyandnishbylateSeptember.

Thispastyear,theWorldArtsandCultures UndergraduateSociety(be7erknownasWACUS)strovetobringmore
performanceopportuniNestoKaufmanthanbefore.Inspiredbyallthetools learnedinourcomposiNonclasses,wewantedmoreoutletsbesidesthe classroomtoshowcaseourworkandarNsNccraXs.So,WACUSdeveloped "OpenMarleyNight,"aninformalshowingofstudentworkinitspreliminary stages.OpenMarleyNight,intandemwithCultureCrossingandPauHana, wasoneofthemainperformanceopportuniNesforundergradsinthefall,and washighlysuccessfulforarstrun.Withadesiretocollaborateandlearn fromeachother,WACUShostedaseriesofmasterclasses,knownasthe "WAClass"series.WAClassfeaturedclassestaughtbytheundergraduateWAC studentsthemselveswhowantedmoreexperienceteachingandlearning foreignstylesofdance.Inthewinter,undergradsparNcipatedinthe11th annualundergraduateshowcase,WACsmash!Lastyears'showwasheadlined byundergraduatechoreographers,dancers,andperformancearNstsfromthe wholedepartment,andthisyears'showwillbeevenbiggerandmorediverse. WACsmash2012willtakeplaceonFebruary10th,11th,and12th.Inthespring quarter,seniorssharedtheirblood,sweat,andtearstothecommunityinthe annualSeniorShowcaseNtled"Alluvium."Undergradsfromallclasses performedintheshowwiththeirpeers.Theundergradswerealsothrilledto getthechancetoworkwithWACFacultyinthe174Bseries.The"FirstHand" Showcase,whichfeaturedperformancepracNcumswithVicMarks,David Rousseve,LionelPopkin,RennieHarris,andChengChiehYu,wasagreatway toendtheyear!Theundergraduatesarethrilledthatthedepartmentwillbe bringingbackthefaculty/guestfacultyshowcaseinspring2012!Welook forwardtonextyearanditschallengesandjoys!

LeanneIacoveaa,originallyfromColumbus,OH,isaseniorWACstudent
withadanceconcentraNonandadoublemajorinCommunicaNonStudies. SheisthecurrentpresidentoftheWorldArtsandCulturesUndergraduate Society(WACUS),andoneofthethreeproducersofWACsmash2012.Shehas beenacounselorfortheUCLASummerWACDance/TheaterIntensiveforthe pastthreeyears,andlooksforwardtoworkingwiththeprogramaXerher

Student Updates
2011 Summer Hothouse!
UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures held its fth annual Hothouse Program this year July/ August 2011. The Hothouse concept was developed by UCLA faculty VICTORIA MARKS to support the creation of new work by Los Angeles choreographers and to encourage interactive exchange during the creative process.

WACUS

World Arts and Cultures Undergraduate Society

! ! ! ! ! UPDATE:WACWAC

This years artists were:

Ana Maria Alvarez

by Ivy Hurwit

Ari Hoffman

Vickie Mendoza
Stephanie Nugent

Duringthe20102011schoolyear,WorldArtsandCulturesmajors
withaconcentraNoninCulture(WACWAC)wereinvolvedinavarietyof projects,performances,andinstallaNons.WithyearroundpromoNonal outreachanduncondiNonalsupport,thedepartmentencouragedWACWACs tosharetheirarNsNctalentsandvisionswithinwelcoming,collaboraNve environments.

Gema Sandoval

Lailye Weidman
Kevin Williamson

Sara Wookey
Hothouse provides a residency for the creation of new work for six local choreographers at UCLA's Glorya Kaufman Hall. Each choreographer/performance artist is invited to use studio space free of charge for 4 hours/day for three weeks. In exchange for the Hothouse residency, artists are required to share their work through informal presentations on the final day of the residency. Some artists may be further asked to share some part of their work/ creative process with WACD students and faculty during the subsequent academic year. www.wac.ucla.edu/hothouse.php

Studentsperformedinshows,helpedcoproduce, providedphotodocumenta5on,andvolunteeredforArt andGlobalHealthCenterprojectssuchas48Hoursto Ac5on,AMPitUp!,andThroughPosi5veEyes.

WACWACsalsoshowcasedtheirworkthroughstudentruneventssuchas OpenMarleyNightandWACsmash!Selectedseniorsdisplayedtheirartatthe seniorshowcase,NtledAlluvium,andwereoXeninvolvedwithMFAworks thatdebutedattheFowlerMuseum.Speciccourses,suchasWAC121 IntroducNontoFieldBasedResearch,andWACC184ProducNonArtsSeminar, alsostronglyencouragedWACWACstocreatetheirownworks.Theseclasses helpedstudentsdeveloporiginalworks/projectsthatfocusedoneach studentsindividualinterests,advancingtheirideasthroughanorganized formatofbothresearchmethodsandproducNontechniques.

Alloftheseprojectsandcoursesarejustafewofthemanyexperiencesin whichWACWACssharedtheirarNsNcandscholarlytalentswiththeWorld ArtsandCulturescommunityandtheUCLAcampusatlarge.

Onwardto2012WACWACs!!!

Faculty Updates
Our faculty here at UCLA
are constantlybreakingnewboundariesintheir researchandpublicaNonsyearround.Below isbutaminuteoeringofwhatWACD professorshavebeenuptothispastyear...

SusanFoster
SusanFosterwasappointedCreaNveFellow, ajointappointmentwithUniversityof UtrechtandSpringDanceFesNval(April 2011).Shedeliveredthekeynoteaddressat theConferenceonDanceandTheoryatFrei UniversitaetinApril2011,andpresented performancesofdancedlectures,sponsored byDanceAdvance,Philadelphia(March 2011).

JanetOShea
ProfessorOSheajustnishedherrstforeign languagepublicaNons.It'sforananthology editedbyYvonneHardtandMarNnStern, enNtledChoreographyandInsNtuNon.

AnurimaBanerji
ReceivedleaveinNovemberDecember2010 todoeldworkinIndia,tobegintheworkof converNngherPhDdissertaNon,Odissi Dance:ParatopicPerformancesofGender, State,andNaNon,intoabookmanuscript. ShereceivedUCLAFacultyResearchGrant, CenterfortheStudyofWomengrant,andthe HellmanFellowshiptosupportarchivaland ethnographicresearchthatwillenhancethe analysisforthenewbook.Gaveaninvited talkatCenterforIndiaandSouthAsia(CISA) inMay2011,ExcepNonalEmbodiments: GoNpuasandGenderPerformanceinOdissi Dance.Thisillustratedtalkhistoricizedthe goNpuatradiNoninOrissa,India,where youngboysaretrainedtoperformasfemale dancersonstage,takingonatemporary transgenderidenNty.Shediscussedthe emergenceofthegoNpuasinthecontextof theriseoftheBhakNmovementandits complexrelaNonshiptothecategoryofthe feminine.Shehasbegunworkoneditorial teamfortheonlinejournal,Manushi:A JournalonWomenandSociety,basedinNew Delhi,India.Shehasbeeninvitedtowritefor aspecialissueofAboutPerformance;book reviewsforAmericanAnthropologist,the JournalofIneterculturalStudies,and CanadianJournalofWomenandLaw.

LionelPopkin
ThispastyearLionelPopkintouredThereis anElephantinThisDancetoMinneapolis, Sea7le,andGuongzhou,China.Hereceived grantsfromthePunFundaNon,theCHIME Programasamentor(fundedbytheIrvine FoundaNon),andtheCityofSantaMonica ArtsFellowship.

DanFroot
Dansperformancesof"Who'sHungryWest Hollywood"werepresentedatthe9th InternaNonalToyTheaterFesNvalatSt.Ann's Warehouse(NYC).Grantsreceivedfor "Who'sHungrySantaMonica"included:the NaNonalEndowmentfortheArtsChallenge America,MAPFund,DorisDukeCharitable FoundaNon,MeetTheComposer CommissioningMusic/USA,USAArNsts ProjectSite.

VictoriaMarks
VictoriaMarks,ViceChairofUndergraduate Aairs,recentlyreturnedfromSouthAfrica wheresheparNcipatedintheNaNonalArts FesNval.MarkshasjustcompletedMedium BigInecientConsiderablyImbalanced Dancewhichwillbeperformedatthe REDCATNOWFesNvalSeptember2224,and SmallestGesture/GrandestFramewhich willbeperformedatCalArtsCommuter FesNvalOctober6and7.Recentprojectsin thedepartmentincludedservingasthe facultycoordinatorofthedepartmentsUC RegentsLecturerresidencyofGregory Maqomaoverseeingallaspectsofthe residency,publicevents,andliaisonwiththe southafricanconsulateandcommunity.She alsoproducedCotesdIvorianarNstMichel KouakouandMozambiquianarNstPanaibra CandabringingthemintoWACclassesand culminaNnginperformancesatHighways PerformanceSpaceinSantaMonica.Victoria wasthefacultycoordinatorofthe departments7thannualsummerHothouse,a residencyprogramtosupportLAarNstsinthe creaNonofnewwork.Fiveofthenine HothousearNstswereWACalumna.New projectsupcoming:AcNonConversaNons (Vermont),amovement/lmprojectbringing unwedteenmothersandstakeholdersin theircommunitytogetherformovementand conversaNon;andanewworkIf/Thenfor AXISdancecompanyinOakland.

DavidGere
ProfessorDavidGereonsabbaNcalleavethis academicyeartocompletehiswriNng project.Thisbook,yettobeNtled,isfocused ondevelopingsubstanNalchaptersregarding vediscreteprojectsbasedonMAKEART/ STOPAIDSfoundaNonshehasengagedin thesepastyears.AlongwithconNnuinghis directorshipoftheArt|GlobalHealthCenter, Gerewillbeworkingcloselywithhisstain hisprojects,AMPITUP,48HourstoAcNon, ThroughPosiNveEyes,amongothers.Healso servesasthefacultysponsorforvisiNng FulbrightScholar,ParthivShah,whowillbe teachingaFiatLuxcourse,andPhotography andHumanRightstopicscourseforthe department.Gererecentlywasthefeatured facultyintheUCRESEACRHPROFILESsite h7p://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/ proles/2011/08/davidgere.html.

Faculty Continued...
AllenRoberts
Dr.Robertsbookinprogress,ADanceof Assassins:PerformingEarlyColonial HegemonyintheCongo,wasawardeda contractbyIndianaUniversityPressandis scheduledforpublicaNoninlate2012.He oeredtalksatBostonUniversity,Columbia University,andOhioUniversity,andthis summerhewillpresentresultsofongoing researchwithDr.MaryNooterRobertsatan invitaNonalconferenceattheInternaNonales ForschungszentrumKulturwissenschaXenof Vienna.Dr.Robertshelpedorganizethe15th TriennialSymposiumonAfricanArtatUCLA (March,2011),andcochairedatriplepanel calledArNstryofAfricanandDiaspora BlacksmithsinanNcipaNonofamajor travelingexhibiNonandpublicaNonprogram onthetopicthatheisplanningwiththree prominentUSscholars.SeveralofDr.Roberts paperswerepublishedoverthecourseofthe year,includingcoauthoredwithDr.Mary NooterRoberts)oneforthebook accompanyingtheexhibiNonLaFabriquedes images(MuseduQuaiBranly,Paris,over insummerandfall,2010).TheRobertses contributedpainNngsandimagestothis exhibiNon,aswell.

DavidRoussve
DavidRoussvejustcompletedthedancelm TwoSecondsAXerLaughter.Wri7en, directed,andcochoreographedbyRoussve andshotinJavabyWACMFACariAnnShim Sham*,TwoSecondscreatesadialogue onthenoNonofhomeinatransnaNonal worldbyfollowingthejourneyofWACMFA SriSusilowaNfromIndonesiantoAmerica. Thelmwillsoonbeginplayingdanceand shortlmfesNvals.ThissummerDavidalso completedaresidencyattheKrannertCenter attheUniversityofIllinoisinUrbana Champaign,IL,andbeganrehearsalsfora newfulleveningdance/theaterpieceforhis companyREALITY.

David Shorter
IntheFallof2010,Shorter'sbook,WeWill DanceOurTruth,wonthepresNgiousChicago Award,copresentedbytheUniversityof ChicagoandtheAmericanFolkloreSocietyfor thebestfolklorebookoftheyear.Hewasa recipientofa2010ArtsIniNaNvegrantanda 2011InsNtuteofAmericanCulturefaculty grant.Thisla7ergrantwillfundhiscurrent researchonYoemeIndianhealingpracNces andlanguageusage.

Mary(Polly)NooterRoberts
Dr.Robertscoauthoredbook,Inscribing Meaning:WriNngandGraphicSystemsin AfricanArtreceivedHonorableMenNonfor theArnoldRubinOutstandingPublicaNon AwardforthebestAfricanArtbookof 20082011.ShecoordinatedtheUCLAAfrican StudiesCenters2011FallQuarterMonday AXernoonSpeakerSeriesonExhibiNng Africa:CriNcalCuratorialPracNceinthe20th CenturywithAllenF.Roberts,andservedon theorganizingcommi7eeofthe15thTriennial SymposiumofAfricanArt;cochaireda panel,anddeliveredapaperenNtled TradiNonisAlwaysNOW.Shealso presentedtwolecturesonthenewproject sheisconducNngwithAllenF.Roberts enNtledThePerformanceofLooking:HapNc VisualiNesinDevoNonalDiasporasofShirdi SaiBaba,andwasarespondenttoSouth AfricandancerandUCLARegentsScholar GregoryMaqomasBeauNfulMe performanceandpresentedapaperenNtled MemoryandIdenNtyattheThreshold.In addiNon,shedevelopedanewcourse enNtledIntroducNontoMuseology: ExhibiNonsandEducaNonwithCultureand PerformancegraduatestudentCesarGarcia.

Cheng-Chieh Yu
ChengChiehYu,receiveda2010Cultural ExchangeInternaNonalAward,anda TaiwaneseCulturalCouncilGrant.In2010Yu presentedworkinChina,Taiwanand Germany.In2011Yuwillbereturningto Chinatocompletearepetoiriecommission withtheGuangdongModernDance Company,andisinvitedtopremiere"The GoodPerson"adanceforcameraatthe JumpingFramesDanceVideoFesNvalinHong Kong.

SimoneForN
Simoneperformedherearlyworksatthe HaywardGallery,London(Oct2010)andthe HausderKunst,Munich(Feb2011).Shealso hadafulleveningofnewandearlyworkat theLosAngelesMuseumofContemporary Arts(Jan2011).ShealsoeceivedaYokoOno LennonCourageAwardintheArts(Feb 2011).

Centers
UCLACENTERFORINTERCULTURALPERFORMANCE JudyMitoma,Director www.wac.ucla.edu/cip TheCenterforInterculturalPerformance(CIP)isdedicatedtoperformingartsresearchandexperimentaNonthatpromotes be7erunderstandingandappreciaNonacrosscultures,emphasizinginternaNonalexchange,creaNvecollaboraNon, researchandpublicaNons,andlm/videodocumentaNon. WORLDFESTIVALOFSACREDMUSIC October116,2011 ThroughoutLosAngeles Recognizingmusicasanexpressionofhumanity'smostprofoundaspiraNonsandasawaytotranscendborders ofallkindslinguisNc,naNonal,cultural,ideological,racialandreligiousthe2011WorldFesNvalofSacredMusicisthe resultofanoutpouringofinterestandenthusiasmfromcommunitypartnersandarNstswhoparNcipatedinpastFesNvals in1999,2002,2005and2008. TheWorldFesNvalofSacredMusic,sixteendayswiththirtytwoevents,isfoundedonthebeliefthatsacred musichastheabilitytobringforthoursharedhumanvaluesofpeace,understanding,andrespectforalllivingthings.The FesNvalisnotacommercialventure,nordoesitpromoteorendorseanypoliNcalorreligiousagenda.Oeringan alternaNve,communityorientedmodeltothecorporatevaluesthatdominatetheentertainmentcultureofLosAngeles, theFesNvalprovidesopportuniNesforpeopletocometogetherandinvesNgateissuesoftoleranceanddiversitywithinour complex,urbanenvironment. FormoreinformaNonvisitwww.fesNvalofsacredmusic.orgoruseyoursmartphoneandclickontheQRcodebelowandbe connecteddirectlytothewebsite.

WATERISRISING Ar5stAlphabetandPanelontheEnvironment Thursday,October13,2011TBA KaufmanHallRoom200 FreeAdmission WorldPremierePerformance Saturday,October15,20117p.m.RoyceHall For5cketscall3108252101orvisitwww.uclalive.org

PerformanceandpurposecollideinthispowerfulAmericanstagepremierethatilluminatestheplightofthePacic
Islands.ScienNstsreportthevulnerablecoralatollsofKiribaN,Tokelau,andTuvaluarealreadyexperiencingrisingsealevelsasa resultofglobalwarmingandclimatechange.ThirtysixdancersandmusiciansexpresstheirdeepconnecNontonatureandtheir ancestralpastthroughmulNpartharmonies,poetry,andgraciousmovementcascadingoverdynamicrhythmsinspiringusallto bebe7erstewardsofoursharedplanet.WaterisRisingharnessesthepowerofperformanceartinanimpassionedpleafor globalawarenessandenvironmentalchange.AXertheRoyceHallperformance,WaterisRisingconNnuesona14cityU.S.Tour toconNnuetheglobalawarenessoftheseatolls. AprojectoftheUCLACenterforInterculturalPerformanceincollaboraNonwithFoundaNonforWorldArts,UCLAInsNtuteofthe EnvironmentandSustainability,andEarthWaysFoundaNon. FormoreinformaNononWaterisRisingandthecountriesrepresentedandissuesrelatedtoclimatechanges,pleasevisitour websitewww.waterisrising.comoruseyoursmartphoneandclickontheQRcodebelowandbeconnecteddirectlytothe website.

UCLA CENTERS
UCLACENTERFORARTANDGLOBALHEALTH DavidGere,Director h7p://artglobalhealth.org/

Lastyear,theUCLAArtandGlobalHealthCenterproducedavarietyofprojectscenteredinLosAngelesthatwould combathealthissueswiththepowerofart.AMPitup!startedpreparaNoninFall2010andbywinterquarterwasreadytoembark onajourneyaroundtheLAarea.AMPitup!isanartsbasedsexualhealtheducaNonprograminspiredbytheAIDSPerformance TeamandWorldAIDSDay.TheprojectconnectedwithelevenLAUSDhighschoolsandprovidedHIVposiNvespeakers,condom demonstraNonandnegoNaNonworkshops,andahumorouseducaNonalperformancebyagroupofUCLAundergraduates,newly namedTheUCLASexedSquad.TheUCLASexedSquadperformedforover2,0009thgradestudentswhilethespeakinggroups lecturedtoover1,5009thgradehealthstudents. ToincludevisualarttotheAMPitup!projecttheCentercollaboratedwithprofessionalgraNarNststoexecuteamural projectforeachparNcipaNngschool.ThemuralsturnedouttobeabsoluteworksofartandincludeddirecNonstothenearest tesNngclinicaswellasthenearestplacetoobtaincondomsfromeachhighschoolsneighborhoodorcampus.Thesemuralswere giventoeachhighschoolandwereplacedinavisibleareaoneachcampus. TheArtandGlobalHealthCentersteppedawayfromLAUSDtoconNnueadierentprojectthatwasenactedpriortothis yearinBrazil,MexicoandSouthAfrica.ItwasNmetoexecuteThroughPosiNveEyesinLosAngeles.ReachingouttotheHIVposiNve communityofLosAngeles,theypromotedaninspiraNonalHIVphotographyworkshoptoadiversegroupofindividualslivingwith theHIV/AIDSepidemic.Oncechosen,theparNcipantsweregivenacameraandseveralworkshopdayswiththerenowned photographersGideonMendelandCrispinHughes,wheretheylearnedtotelltheirstoriesthroughphotography.Theprojectwas basedonthebeliefthatchallengingsNgmaagainstpeoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSisthemosteecNvemethodforcombaNngthe epidemicandthatartisthemostpowerfulwaytodothistypeofwork.Attheendofthetendays,familiesandfriendsofthe parNcipantscametogethertoviewanexhibiNonofthenalworkinUCLAsKaufmanHall,wheretheysharedstories,photography anddeliciousThaifood. Asthenewschoolyearapproaches,theArtandGlobalHealthCenterisexcitedtoexpandboththeAMPitup!and ThroughPosiNveEyesprojects.TheAMPitup!projectwillreachdoubletheamountofLAUSDschoolsandhopestoreceiveagrant thatwillallowforafulledgedresearchopportunityfortheprogram.TheCenteralsohasplanstoexpandtheAMPitup!projectto threeUniversiNesintheU.S.Southinfallof2012.StarNngfromscratch,theprogramwillbereworkedtochallengethesexual healthandHIV/AIDSissuesthatarentcurrentlyaddressedaroundtheU.S.South.GoalsforThroughPosiNveEyesplansincludethe planningofaU.S.travelingexhibitaswellasbecominganonlinesourcefortheAMPitup!project.Theexpansionsoftheseprojects willconNnuetomakeadierenceinevenmoreciNesprovidingartasamethodforsocialchangeandposiNvehealth.

Giving!

GIVINGTOWAC/Dance JoininGivingtoWAC/D:Yourgixs,smallorlarge,willmakeadierenceinthelivesofourstudentsand ourfutureintheeldsofarts&culturesanddance. TomakeagiX,pleasedesignatethedesiredfundonyourcheckmadepayabletoUCLAFounda5on send to:10920WilshireBlvd.,Suite1100,LosAngeles,CA900956516. ForinformaNonaboutdonaNngonlinepleasevisitusat:h7ps://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/ NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=37

TherearebothspecicscholarshipandgeneralfundsthatyoumaydesignatewhereyourcontribuNonsshouldgo. Thefollowingaredepartmentalscholarshipfundsthatyouhavegenerouslycontributedtointhepast(andintothe future!): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. DepartmentofWACDScholarshipgeneralscholarshipsupportforundergraduateorgraduate students;nancialneedandmeritbased. DepartmentofWACDFund(Unrestricted)ChairsdiscreNonarysupportofdepartmentalprograms andscholarships. DepartmentofWAC/FriendsofFolkloreFundunrestrictedsupportofprogramsandacNviNes sponsoredbyFriendsofFolkloreundertheauspicesofWorldArtsandCultures/Dance. CarlPatrickMemorialScholarshipFundgeneralscholarshipsupportforundergraduateorgraduate students;tohonorCarlPatricksunaggingdevoNontoeducaNonatUCLA. FlourishFoundaNonScholarshipForexcepNonalundergraduatedancestudents,whosework demonstratesafocusoncommunityarts,socialjusNce,and/ordanceeducaNon. JeanIrwinScholarshipfortalentedgraduateandundergraduatedancestudentsfrom underrepresentedbackgrounds,withaconcernandawarenessofsocialjusNceintheworld. MedhaYodhMemorialScholarshipfellowshipsupportforgraduatestudentsfromnonwesterndance backgroundsintheDepartmentofWorldArtsandCultures/Dance. emphasis.
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8. SandraKaufmanMemorialScholarshipForundergraduateorgraduatestudentswithadance

MuchgraNtudegoestoallwhohavecontributedtodepartment!
ThefacultyenvisionsmanypossibiliGesforthefutureofthisdepartmentbutwemust remainvigilantinoureortstoactualizethesedreams.Thisyearwehavetoreduce stang,andstudentandprogramsupportyetagain.Unrestrictedfundingcreates opportuniGestomeetthedepartmentsgreatestneeds.AnycontribuGonsmallorlarge arewelcomed.WethankthosewhohavemadethatcontribuGonandencouragealltodo so!

Acknowledgements
Thankyoutoallwhohavecontributed!

TheDepartmentgratefullyacknowledgesyoursupportasalums,currentstudents,parentsofstudents, faculty,emeriN,andfriendsofWorldArtsandCultures/Danceandassociatedcenters.Weespecially acknowledgetheFlourishFounda5onwhosescholarshipcontribuNonsprovideindividualquarterly registraNonfeesforselectedstudents,andtotheStarsdonorsnotedbelowwhohavecommi7ed signicantfundinginsupportoftheArt|GlobalHealthCenter.MuchappreciaNongoestotheparentsof ourstudentswhohaveconNnuedthetradiNonofsupporNngtheirchildrenthroughouttheirchildhoodto theircurrentstudieshere:fromPTAstoteamsports,toartsclubsyourcontribuNonsmakeadierence! ThefollowingbelowdetailsandacknowledgesdonaNonsreceivedfromJuly2010August2011.

Donors20102011
Friends ($10 to $299)
Ms.LisbethC.Bagnold Ms.MichelleE.Boehle Ms.KrisNnL.Brown Mrs.MarrylD.Cahill CampbellCommunicaNons Mr.ErnestCastro,Jr. MissEvelineD.Chang Ms.TaniaChelnovSnitow Mr.WeiChen Mr.VincentM.Cummings Mrs.PaulaJ.Donahoe TheDoyle/LoganCompany Ms.DianeDuncan Ms.JanineEllio7 Mrs.BrendaFreiberg Mr.HowardM.Gordon Ms.CherylGroah Ms.CelisseG.Johnson Ms.SandraJung Mr.KevinS.Kayse Mr.TomKeegan Ms.CaseyK.Kim Mr.SteveC.Kimball AngeliaLeung/HapPalmer Ms.MaryA.Lombardo Mrs.Jeane7eE.Marbert Ms.JudithMitoma Mrs.ChrisNnaL.Ngo Ms.DaraM.Paprock Mrs.SharonParkerFrazier Ms.MysoonRizk Ms.KateRoslo DavidRousseve Ms.SarriA.Sanchez Mr.DavidA.Smith Mrs.MadeleineB.Stanicci Mrs.JuneT.Watanabe Ms.RebeccaY.Wei Dr.KatrinaDornig FlourishFoundaNon Mrs.LoriBualowFonzi GileadSciences,Inc. Mr.JimL.Hooker JewishFederaNonofNashville&MidTennesseeCavalierFd Johnson&Johnson Ms.SooJinKim Ms.CynthiaJ.Moe ResnickFamilyFoundaNon,Inc SorosFoundaNonsNetwork Mr.BruceVaughn

Patrons ($300 to $999)

Mr.GregEkstrom Ms.LisaM.Henson Mrs.HannahG.Kramer Mr.Ma7hewJ.Nelson Mr.JoeNguyen

Special acknowledgements go to our Stars!

(Beyond$10,000)

Clarence and Ann Dillon Dunwalke Trust The Ford Foundation The David & Linda Shaheen Foundation The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts The Herb Ritts Foundation

Benefactors ($1000 to $10,000)

Mr.StevenM.Byrnes Mr.DanielS.Cli

UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance

DepartmentalChair
AngeliaLeung SimoneForN D.SabelaGrimes RennieHarris GingerHolguin MichelKouakou JackelynLopez PatrickPolk VijiPrakash CarolinaSanJuan ParthivShah JoelSmith LorrieSnyder WillySouly NatsuoTomita JasonTsou RoslynWarby HesenWeiren

IS:
Staff
ArsenioApillanes,Facili5esManager TonyArias,VideoLabManager LarryBlanco,StudentAairsOcer GingerHolguin,PublicEventsManager DanielMillner,ManagementServicesOcer MurielMoorhead,Accoun5ng/Payroll SilvilyThomas, SchedulingandAcademicPersonnel LorrieSnyder,TechnicalSupport LilianWu,AssistanttoChair

ViceChairs
Victoria Marks (Undergraduate Affairs) David Delgado Shorter (Graduate Affairs)

Faculty
AnurimaBanerji SusanLeighFoster DanFroot DavidGere AngeliaLeung VictoriaMarks PeterNabokov JanetOShea LionelPopkin AllenRoberts Mary(Polly)Roberts DavidRousseve PeterSellars AparnaSharma DavidDelgadoShorter ChristopherWaterman ChengChiehYu

Art Global Health Center Staff

DavidGere,CenterDirector

Emeritus
DonaldCosenNno LynnDally ElsieDunin IrmaDosamantesBeaudry PiaGilbert MichaelOwenJones JudyMitoma ColinQuigley MartaSavigliano AllegraFullerSnyder EmmaLewThomas

RobertGordon,Program/OutreachCoordinator LaurenGould,Producer ElisabethMillicam,OceCoordinator

Center for Intercultural Performance

Judy Mitoma, Center Director Marcia Argolo, Associate Director Anuradha Kishore Ganpati, Director of Development and Communications Philip Graulty, Program Coordinator

Lecturers,Visi5ngandAdjunct Professors
RosemaryCandelario RobertEen RobertGordon

PhotographyCredits: RoseEichenbaumwww.rosesfoto.com JorgeVismarawww.jorgevismara.net LillianWu JePoirier

Many thanks to all the students, faculty, and staff for their unending devotion and leadership that create the unique environment of inclusive learning and activism so unusual in WAC/Dance.

Editors
Elizabeth Terschuur Angelia Leung 2009/2011 Sara Wookey Angelia Leung 2010

Graphic Design
Elizabeth Terschuur (2009, 2011) Sara Wookey (2010)