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processes translate to my process,” Rich said. “I’ve gotten a lot of help from people who worked on “Twisted Tales of Poe,” which was produced two years ago.” That support includes Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23, the LASR General Manager, and Mykahla George ’25, the production’s stage manager. Bryant-Anderson has taken the time to offer his expertise on the technical side of audio storytelling.“When Z reached out, I instantly got flashbacks to May 2021 when LASR collaborated with the theatre department to

start doing your art. Move across the country, or to a different country! Find a program that excites you, or stay and invest yourself into a community. Regardless, do your art. There’s a beautiful book by Stephen Pressfield called The War of Art. In it, he argues that each artist is bestowed with a divine inspiration, a need and drive to create in their specific medium. And it is our duty, as artists, to overcome the Resistance we face (internal and external) to our creative processes. So work to

equity action of Resolution 40622, passed by the Tacoma City Council in 2018. Resolution 40622 notes that Tacoma’s existing systems haven’t adequately served the needs of Black community members and other community members of color and directs the city manager to help remedy the issues. In partnership with city departments, Woods and her staff help assess how community services are delivered and may even create new racial inequities. “We are understanding more just how connected our processes are in

theme of innovation is significant because it involves not being complacent and accepting the status quo in the world of dance. Innovation is the belief that it has not ‘all been done before’- there is new ground to cover in the art of communicating through dance, pushing through the comfort zone to try something new,” Winchester says. Winchester’s piece Home Movies engages modes of innovative storytelling, where imagination, improvisation and memory play an active role in the creative processes of

to Tacoma arts, culture, heritage, and science experiences by reducing barriers to access and expanding offerings, particularly for underserved youth. As the program coordinator, Gines helps update funding guidelines, builds out application processes, communicates with organizations, and helps distribute funding. Gines treasures being part of the arts and culture sector while advancing equity and access with a practical, problem-solving approach. “As we’re updating our application and updating

theme of innovation is significant because it involves not being complacent and accepting the status quo in the world of dance. Innovation is the belief that it has not ‘all been done before’- there is new ground to cover in the art of communicating through dance, pushing through the comfort zone to try something new,” Winchester says. Winchester’s piece Home Movies engages modes of innovative storytelling, where imagination, improvisation and memory play an active role in the creative processes of

inequities. “We are understanding more just how connected our processes are in creating disparities,” she says. “We’ve been educating our workforce on what equity is, how to look at things through an equity lens, and dissecting how we do what we do. We’re typically one piece of the system, but often, the piece that we can change can still make a difference.” She’s enthusiastic about encouraging community member participation in Tacoma commissions, explaining commission work and reasons to volunteer. “I

the first voter-approved Cultural Access Program in Washington State. The initiative intends to increase access to Tacoma arts, culture, heritage, and science experiences by reducing barriers to access and expanding offerings, particularly for underserved youth. As the program coordinator, Gines helps update funding guidelines, builds out application processes, communicates with organizations, and helps distribute funding. Read our full profile of Clarissa Gines. The Powerful ObserverAs far back

silence of the rest of us, the silence of the rest of us who consider ourselves the good guys.” A communication professor at the University of Massachusetts, Jhally is one of the world’s leading scholars on the role advertising and popular culture play in the processes of social control and identity construction. At his talk, he said gender identity does not occur naturally; instead it’s learned from images in the media, from peers and family members, and people simply act out the culturally-accepted

later taught in the classroom? “Children come [to school] with a whole lot of socio-cultural processes when it comes to learning,” Thirumurthy said. “So we need to find out how teachers can connect new knowledge to their cultural practices and how it informs curriculum.” Beginning in October 2011, Thirumurthy used her Fulbright grant to find out. Over seven months, she met with students and families in the Muslim and Hindu communities in Chennai, as well as observe the rituals and cultural practices