The death of George Floyd in police custody sparked national and global outrage, then the revival of a movement against police brutality and racism. People are beginning to take substantial action to fight racism, and the ballet industry is no exception. Ballet, an...
Broadway: Closed until 2021. The seasons of “Means Girls”, “Beetlejuice”, “Waitress”, and other popular musicals cut short or canceled. The New York City Ballet: performances canceled until 2021 — the first time the nutcracker has been called off since 1954. Schools...
On July 1, 1941, Lecile Tharp named her newborn daughter “Twyla” with the vision of those five letters shining brightly on a marquee someday in the future. Lecile even wrote “she’ll grow up to be famous,” on the announcement. Seventy-eight years later, having...
California School of the Arts’ all school musical performed "In the Heights" on Jan. 30. Hues of bright yellow danced across the stage as the entire cast sang “Carnaval del Barrio,” waving Central and South America flags. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the...
“Danny D! Danny D!” The gym roars as Wolfgang, Claremont High School's hip-hop team steps up to perform in the midst of the back to school rally. More and more students seem to join along with the chant. This is not the first pep rally in which this has occurred, and...
California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV), along with over 300 art school leaders, attended the 2018 Arts School Network (ASN) Conference, from Oct. 23 to 26. The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) hosted the conference, titled Arts in Motion:...
We all dream of having the best of both worlds. In Dr. Irene Hutchins' case, this includes researching and working with both medicine and ballroom dancing. The two fields make an unlikely, but dynamic combination. At a young age, Hutchin’s mom took her to watch "The...
Some people wake up, go to work, and go back to sleep repeating this cycle every day of their life. Dylan Shepherd, however, will wake up one day and dance with Ellen DeGeneres in a Grammy’s promo and the next day wake up and film a movie with his classmates. This...
Ever since the Broadway musical “Hamilton” took the stages across the nation, the brilliant songwriting, sets and choreography took the hearts of its audience. But for the dance students at California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV), “Hamilton” came...
The Classical & Contemporary Dance students of California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) had the opportunity to participate in a master class with Sophie Monat on January 16. A well-known professional, Monat has performed with the Lillie Opera...
