Share: About 25 PCC contemporary dancers filled the stage of the Sexson auditorium last Monday evening, as co-artistic Directors, Robbie Shaw and Cheryl Banks-Smith looked on. Follow:
An up-close encounter with Chinese dancers
Share: Dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy’s (BDA) are known worldwide to deliver beautiful performances. Usually the audience watches them dance in a theater, where the crafts of lighting, staging, costumes and makeup create a magical atmosphere. But this time students at Pasadena City College (PCC) had the chance to see them dancing in a more intimate setting. They watched them perform on campus on their own dancing floor. Follow:
Ensemble: a dance collaboration in Harmony for Spring
Share: This weekend PCC’s visual, media, and performing arts dance department presented “Ensemble,” a Spring dance concert with original dance pieces from students and faculty. Follow:
Art inspires students to sway and pray in modern dance
Water nourishes everyone. It is a staple that is a constant in every day life. Yet for an element that only comes once or twice to Southern California, there is little attention paid to it. Not so for the modern dance students that decided to perform two pieces last week that reflected water and the impact it has on people’s lives.