Please join us for "An Evening of Dance" by reserving tickets for the performance. Scripps Presents and Scripps College Dance Department bring innovative new dance works to campus for a special evening of movement discourse. The evening starts at Garrison Theater with Keith Johnson’s SERIES, followed by a jaunt to the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery […]
Yana Stainova is an interdisciplinary scholar interested in art, migration, and the lived experience of violence in Latin America. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Brown University, and is currently assistant professor of anthropology at McMaster University. Why have thousands of Venezuelan youth and their families chosen to invest their desires in classical music? […]
Natalie Kamajian is a Ph.D. Student in Culture and Performance at UCLA. She is a practitioner and teacher of Armenian vernacular dances, which are largely understudied within the fields of both Dance and Armenian studies. Her research inquiries stem from an in-depth dance practice spanning several years in Armenia. Her PhD project is a multilingual […]
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Ahrens Esparza Chicana visual artists, Ofelia Esparza (b.1932) and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens (b.1961), are master altaristas (altar makers) born and raised in East Los Angeles, CA. Ofelia is highly recognized for her Day of the Dead ofrendas (altars/shrines), which have been shown nationally and internationally since 1979. Her work celebrates her […]
Pablo Méndez Granadino Founder and Director of Armonía Cuscatleca Pablo Méndez Granadino is a violinist and community music workshop leader. He is the director of Armonia Cuscatleca, a nonprofit that offers music classes in underserved communities in El Salvador. He trained with Musicians Without Borders in the Netherlands and participated in “Soy Musica” a nation […]
Please join us for a performance by Vijay Gupta & Dominic Cheli followed by a conversation. Vijay Gupta is a violinist and social justice advocate. An esteemed performer, communicator, educator and citizen-artist, Gupta is a leading advocate for the role of the arts and music to heal, inspire, provoke change, and foster social connection. Vijay […]
Michelle Tellez Dr. Michelle Téllez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona. Her public and academic scholarship focuses on transnational community formations, mothering, and gendered migration along the U.S./Mexico border. She has a long history in grassroots organizing projects, digital media and community-based arts and performance. […]
