ASU Urban Arts Expo
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The ASU Urban Arts Expo features performances, lecture demonstrations and class research projects about urban arts produced in the School of Film, Dance and Theatre.
The Expo includes:
- Urban Dance Music Ensemble (cross-listed with School of Music)
- Hip Hop Dance I (Professor Fung) with a focus on breaking and hip-hop culture
- Hip Hop Dance I (Professor Thomas) with a focus on storytelling through hip-hop dance and theatre
- Hip Hop Dance I (Professor Le) with a focus on funk-style popping
- Urban Movement Practices I (Professor White): Survey of various practices including breaking (hip-hop), locking (funk), house and vogue. One-time workshops in Detroit #Jit and Afro-forms outside the U.S. help ground class in the diasporic roots of urban movement developed in the U.S.
- Urban Movement Practices II (Professor Britt): Spoken word performances by ASU students
- "This Is Modern Art": Scene from the play where JC (Julz Jenny), Dose (Victor Yang) and Seven (Rashaud Williams) break down all the essentials one needs to do a graffiti bomb. #hiphoptheatre (Denaro and Ariza)
- Dance in U.S. Pop Culture: Sharing of "social dance album" cover art examining various movement and urban subcultures and practices and how they became mainstream in the U.S. (Professor White)
- Urban Research Cluster and Jeff Chang: Presentation by Shelley Jackson; PI: Marcus White with Mako Ward and Mathew Sandoval (Professor S. Jackson and Professor White)
- Vogue and Ballroom research projects: Rylee Locker and Carlos Solano (Professor White)
- Tables with student organizations: Urban Arts Club, Sun Devils Breakdancing Club, Hip-Hop Coalition and Grand Canyon
School of Film, Dance and Theatre
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