{"id":5351,"date":"2025-09-22T12:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:31:23","slug":"theatre-and-dance-events-and-news-block-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/09\/22\/theatre-and-dance-events-and-news-block-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre and Dance Events and News – Block 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Why, 80 years after the end of the Second World War, do we still have wars?<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Internationally acclaimed artists Eiko Otake<\/strong> and Wen Hui<\/strong> return to CC with What is War<\/em>, a haunting and powerful work they first developed here during a 2024\u201325 creative residency. Drawing on personal histories shaped by postwar Japan and China\u2019s Cultural Revolution, the artists wove together movement, voice, projections, and silence to confront hidden stories of conflict.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Now, after premiering at major venues across the U.S. and abroad, What is War <\/em>returns for two performances only. Don\u2019t miss this rare chance to experience a work described as \u201ccathartic\u2026two fearless women claiming their agency, sharing embodied truths.\u201d For the full story, visit Peak Radar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Get your free tickets now on Eventbrite<\/a>\u2014space is limited and reservations are going fast!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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October 3 and 4 | 7:30 p.m.<\/strong> | Cornerstone Arts Center, Norberg Studio A<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Don’t Miss Theatre and Dance Events<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Revolutionary Bodies: Chinese Dance and the Socialist Legacy<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Dance historian Emily Wilcox<\/strong>, Margaret Hamilton Professor at William & Mary, shares insights from her award-winning book Revolutionary Bodies<\/em>, the first English-language history of concert dance in the PRC. Drawing on rare archives and over a decade of research, she reveals how Chinese choreographers created innovative works beyond the well-known revolutionary ballets.<\/p>\n

Wilcox is the author of six books and co-creator of the University of Michigan Chinese Dance Collection.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Friday, Sep. 25 | 6 p.m.<\/strong>
Cornerstone Arts Center Film Screening Room<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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How does it feel to look at nothing<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Multidisciplinary artists Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon present excerpts from their in-progress opera How does it feel to look at nothing<\/em>\u2014an experimental work affirming trans futures through sound, movement, and story. Set to premiere in 2026 at major venues including PICA, FringeArts, and BAM, this piece is co-created, co-directed, and performed by Andrews and kwon.<\/p>\n

Both artists are Guggenheim Fellows and acclaimed performers whose work spans opera, experimental music, and interdisciplinary performance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tuesday, Sep. 30 | 3:30 p.m.<\/strong>
Cornerstone Arts Center, Celeste Theatre<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n

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Dance6 Info Lunch & Workshop<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Join visiting artist Yvonne Montoya<\/strong>, founder and artistic director of Safos Dance Theater, for an info lunch and immersive workshop exploring Southwestern movement traditions and her creative process. <\/p>\n

All are welcome\u2014come learn, move, and discover how you can be part of Dance6!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Tuesday, Sep. 30 | noon-2:30 p.m.<\/strong>
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Upcoming Block Visitors<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Sam Aros-Mitchell<\/strong> (Texas Band of Yaqui Indians) is an Indigenous artist-scholar working across performance, design, choreography, and writing. He joins us this block (2) to teach DA200: Topics in Dance: Embodiment, Ceremony, and Indigenous Futurities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n

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Giovanni Ortega<\/strong> is a playwright, performer, and professor whose work spans storytelling, cultural identity, and inclusion. With a career on stages around the world, he joins us in Block 3 to teach TH217: Playwriting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n

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Suzanne Costello<\/strong> is a choreographer, performer, and arts-and-health pioneer whose community-based work has engaged diverse and often unseen populations. She joins us in Block 3 to teach DA200: Moving Together: The Power of Arts, Health, and Well-being.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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