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framework. During the week we would go to museums and galleries to see exhibits both traditional and contemporary. These visits broadened my understanding of contemporary art and the context for these works. I enjoyed seeing all the different forms of expression and processes the different artists employed. What are your goals, either for the internship or your artistic career? I want to continue developing and making art. After undergrad I dream of going to graduate school in one of the major art

heritage as both a classic Victorian ‘penny-dreadful’, and a contemporary morality play, the design team and I have chosen to embrace elements from both Victorian times and our own 2019 sensibilities. A period blouse, for example, might be paired with a contemporary denim jacket. Through this aesthetic, our intent is to create a world that straddles two time periods, yet feels unique to this production.” The production’s leading performers have been double-cast, to allow vocal rest due to an extremely

, and ten dances choreographed and performed by PLU students. The performance will include contemporary, musical theatre, ballet, jazz, hip hop, and step dancing. “For Shifting Sands, a new work I created, the dancers created all the movement. I didn’t choreograph any of the original dance material. Instead, I gave the dancers carefully chosen choreographic tasks to create solo dances. Because each dancer worked with the same prompt, their solos shared a similar quality of movement, although the

heritage as both a classic Victorian ‘penny-dreadful’, and a contemporary morality play, the design team and I have chosen to embrace elements from both Victorian times and our own 2019 sensibilities. A period blouse, for example, might be paired with a contemporary denim jacket. Through this aesthetic, our intent is to create a world that straddles two time periods, yet feels unique to this production.” The production’s leading performers have been double-cast, to allow vocal rest due to an extremely

, and ten dances choreographed and performed by PLU students. The performance will include contemporary, musical theatre, ballet, jazz, hip hop, and step dancing. “For Shifting Sands, a new work I created, the dancers created all the movement. I didn’t choreograph any of the original dance material. Instead, I gave the dancers carefully chosen choreographic tasks to create solo dances. Because each dancer worked with the same prompt, their solos shared a similar quality of movement, although the

because the performers’ experience is also different every time.” It’s this excitement, freedom, and creativity that drew Vianna to jazz music. He began his musical training as a child in classical music playing the organ and piano. But growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he was surrounded by Latin music and found Brazilian Jazz — a genre that shares the improvisatory, groove-based nature of jazz music but is infused with Latin rhythms—as a teenager.  “My first meaningful experiences as a jazz

Discipline Dash: Professor Ami Shah on Global Studies Posted by: vcraker / June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021 Interested in PLU’s Global Studies program? This degree offers courses and experiences designed to equip students with the skills and analytical methods needed to comprehend and engage with contemporary global problems and possible solutions, particularly those related to development and social justice, transnational movements of people and ideas, and international affairs.Take a moment to hear

Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: nicolacs / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a

performing at next year’s PLU Idol: “Go for it.” Read Previous Uganda: Murchison Falls Narrative Read Next Meant to Live – Storm Chaser COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and

reflection, I recognize that Sally had been talking about liberal education, an American ritual that is part of the “great American experiment in civil democracy.”[1]. On further reflection, I recognize that it was her home life that had prepared Sally as a seventeen-year-old to turn down opportunities to attend prestigious universities with professional orientations in favor of a small liberal arts college. In turn, it was her resulting strong foundation in the liberal arts that now helps account for