Le Smith College a licencié Olive Demar, professeure adjointe de danse, le mercredi 1er novembre, pour "ne pas avoir atteint un niveau de performance acceptable" et "s'être éloignée des sujets liés au cours et s'être concentrée sur sa vie personnelle et sur des questions politiques ; avoir mis fin au cours plus tôt que prévu ; et avoir refusé de rencontrer [sa] présidente". Depuis qu'elle a été licenciée, Mme Demar a déclaré que la raison de son licenciement était d'avoir discuté de la guerre en Israël et Palestine.
Posts tagged as “dance”
The Sophian sat down with Lili Greenberg, a local musician, dancer and actor set to tour with “Hits! The Musical” in 2023. Greenberg formerly attended…
As dancers navigated the runways with clean lines, leaps and spiraling torsos, a distant voiceover listed off indiscriminate dates, which would continue intermittently throughout the performance: March 13, 16, all the way to Oct. 18 of the following year. It was with the listing off of these dates that I realized “Afterwardsness” was a pandemic project.
In the age of “dick picks,” it can be difficult to view naked choreography as an artform, rather than an exhibition of body parts for the voyeuristic eye. Yet for Jérôme Bel, a French choreographer known for his minimalistic pieces often described as “non-dance,” nudity is a driving force.
On April 21 and 22, the Smith College Department of Theatre presented Anne Carson’s new version of Euripides’ “Bakkhai.” “Bakkhai” was the final play written…
Patience Kayira ’20 Contributing Writer It takes valiant effort and athleticism to dance barefoot on the tips of one’s toes, high- demi pointe (in dance…
Bebe Miller recently joined the Smith community as the 2016-2017 William Allan Neilson Professor. Hosted by the Department of Dance, Professor Miller will deliver three…