Taiwanese television stations in the 1990s broadcasted Falun Dafa persecutions in Tiananmen Square in China, where the meditation practice is shunned. First-grader Joyce Kuo, a practitioner of the meditation, was worried while watching the images on television in her home in Taiwan because she knew her family could receive negative attention. Now a fourth-year history […]
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Student-choreographed “Yes to Bodies” show sparks discussion of body politics
Cats, strange Westwood encounters and pop divas inspired the choreography for the 2016 “Yes to Bodies” dance production. “Yes to Bodies,” a World Arts and Cultures/Dance show, will highlight the work of 26 student artists in its second annual performance Friday in the Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. The event’s co-producers Michelle Mazzarella and Timna Naim […]