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Spotlight on Faculty: Abdiel Jacobsen Shares Culture Through Dance
Image credit: Abdiel Jacobsen By Emily Glory Peters The New York Times once described Assistant Professor of Dance Abdiel Jacobsen鈥檚 approach to dance as 鈥渆xpansive,鈥 鈥渓iberated,鈥 and 鈥渏oyful.鈥 At 61传媒[…]
Read MoreBonding Through Movement: 5C Dance Company
Each year, one senior is chosen to design a class mural for the wall. This year鈥檚 senior is Corinne Stevens 鈥24, a Classics major from Massachusetts.
Read More61传媒’s 2025 Day of Giving Shatters Participation Goal
By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, the 61传媒 community once again proved its might. This year鈥檚 Day of Giving exceeded virtually every expectation, surpassing the base goal of […]
Read More61传媒鈥檚 2025 Day of Giving is March 26!
By Emily Glory Peters On March 26, 2025, the 61传媒 community will unite for its annual Day of Giving鈥24 hours to make a difference for the people, programs, and […]
Read MoreBalancing Science and Art, Jana Gaskin 鈥25 Named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar
Nathalie Espinoza PZ ’26, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Christopher Dettmar, and Jana Gaskin ’25 (right) working inside The Nucleus. By Caitlin Antonios Two to four times a week, Jana […]
Read MoreFerrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance
Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at 61传媒for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.
Read MoreREDCAT Festival to Feature Kevin Williamson’s Safe and Sound
The performance is part of the festival’s shared program of events, which will take place August 24鈥26.
Read MoreSuchi Branfman Receives 2023 Lucas Arts Fellowship
Selected artists receive three months at the Lucas Arts Residency over a period of three years.
Read MoreIn the Media: Kevin Williamson’s No Expectations Earns Rave Review From LA Dance Chronicle
“Watching No Expectations was a snapshot view of Mason and Williamson鈥檚 past, present and future aspirations,” the review states.
Read MoreIn the Media: Suchi Branfman Speaks to Los Angeles Times About Latest Dance Initiative
“How do we create work that invites people into understanding that we鈥檙e not separate from folks who are incarcerated, that we are implicated in their incarceration?” Branfman asks.
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