Fall Masterclasses for WACD Students

UCLA's Department of Worlds Arts and Cultures/Dance at UCLA acknowledges the Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and is grateful to have the opportunity to work for the taraaxatom (indigenous peoples) in this place. As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to Honuukvetam (Ancestors), 'Ahiihirom (Elders), and 'eyoohinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.Questions: wacinfo@arts.ucla.eduDefined by a dynamic blend of theory and practice, the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance is a premier program led by a renowned faculty of scholars, activists, curators, filmmakers, and choreographers dedicated to critical cross-cultural analysis and art-making.WACD is the place to innovate choreography, produce digital media, curate exhibitions, develop as an arts activist, and gain scholarly expertise in culture and the arts. With an emphasis on world arts, the department decenters Eurocentric perspectives by recognizing the value of visual arts and performance as modes of inquiry and ways of knowing.We draw upon multiple disciplines and artistic approaches while encouraging students to position their work within broad social contexts. Our courses integrate theory, method, and practice and are grounded in diverse cultural artistic expressions. Topics include art as moral action, body politics, theories of performance, heritage and globalization studies, choreography, and corporeality/embodiment.Guided by an interdisciplinary faculty of artists, dance scholars and ethnographers, the academic programs in World Arts and Cultures/Dance are organized around three fundamental missions:- The formulation of critical and intercultural insights into the nature of human creativity- The creation and interdisciplinary study of dance and other body-based modes of performance- Mutually beneficial engagement with the diverse cultural and artistic communities of Los Angeles

UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance

MFA students Kyreanna Alexander and Aquilah Ohmeng will be leading masterclasses during Fall Quarter!

UCLA Kaufman Hall 208

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