This past Friday, January 22, the Department of Theatre & Dance hosted a Showcase Event, DanceMotion USASM, presented by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
DanceMotion USASM is a cultural exchange program designed to reach out to international audiences by sharing and exploring the contemporary dance experience. Welcome and introductory remarks were made by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Department Chair, and Peg Barratt, Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, followed by Karen Brooks Hopkins, President of BAM, Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer, and Maura M. Pally, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the U.S. Department of State.
The program featured presentations and repertory excerpts by three inaugural DanceMotion USASM companies, URBAN BUSH WOMEN, ODC/DANCE, and EVICENCE, A DANCE COMPANY.
A Q&A moderated by Dana Tai Soon Burgess followed the presentation.
DanceMotion USASM is a cultural exchange program designed to reach out to international audiences by sharing and exploring the contemporary dance experience. Welcome and introductory remarks were made by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Department Chair, and Peg Barratt, Dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, followed by Karen Brooks Hopkins, President of BAM, Joseph V. Melillo, Executive Producer, and Maura M. Pally, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the U.S. Department of State.
The program featured presentations and repertory excerpts by three inaugural DanceMotion USASM companies, URBAN BUSH WOMEN, ODC/DANCE, and EVICENCE, A DANCE COMPANY.
A Q&A moderated by Dana Tai Soon Burgess followed the presentation.
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