The exiles who shaped the contours of modern dance

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955,” opening Jan. 25 at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, “rests on the idea that the immigrant, the asylum seeker, the exiled artist, shaped the language of dance modernism.” Performances by Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and UCSB Dance Company, as well as a symposium, complement the exhibition.

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Ethnographer Jean Beaman reads transnational connections for Black liberation

In France, Beaman notes, it is common to see the words “Black Lives Matter” on signs or chants at protests or the French version of “No Justice, No Peace,” or even signs that reference victims from the U.S. and other countries besides France.

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UCSB partners with local schools to support students facing trauma

Gevirtz School researchers form a university-community partnership with local educators and the James S. Bower Foundation to develop practices that promote resilience and thriving among youth.

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