November, 7-14, 2021

Virtual DELving into Dance History - Indigenous Dance of the Americas: Hula

John Mario Sevilla performing Hula dance at 92Y Harkness Dance Center in New York City. He kneels and smiles at the camera. Julie Lemberger

Virtual DELving into Dance History - Indigenous Dance of the Americas: Hula

Nov 7 & 14 | 2-5pm Eastern

$99, Financial assistance available

Guest Artist John Mario Sevilla

Join Ann Biddle (Director of DEL at Jacob’s Pillow), Felice Santorelli (DEL Facilitator) in this online workshop series highlighting the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Interactive site. In this immersive and embodied dance history workshop, participants will DELve into the Pillow interactive site’s Indigenous Dance of the Americas playlist curated by Norton Owen, Director of Preservation, in order to celebrate indigenous peoples and their dance forms from the past to the present. Guest Artist John Mario Sevilla, 2021-22 Visiting Scholar at the Asia | Pacific | American Institute at NYU, will share his knowledge and expertise of the art of hula with participants through embodied practice, historical research, community-based dance making, and culturally responsive curricular applications.


Learn more and register → https://bit.ly/jp-del-nov-21

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