We are dismayed at the recent racist violence, and murders, in
Atlanta, and across the country, against Asian and Asian-American
people and women in particular. We recognize that this is part of
an ongoing regime of racism and violence and denounce it.
We stand in solidarity with those working against racism in
our communities, workplaces, government, and cultural
environment.
As Artists and Educators in Theatre, Dance, and Performance we
unequivocally condemn the historically rooted and pervasive
racist murders of African Americans and other people of color by
police in the United States and globally. We acknowledge these
most recent examples are not unique. We acknowledge this plague
is systemic and extends beyond the police. We cannot function as
a society, nor as a learning institution, in a context where
people of color cannot walk, jog, drive, talk, or even sleep in
their homes safely without fear of being murdered by the state.
We certainly cannot teach our craft, which is by its very nature
a living and breathing engagement with all people, without
denouncing this violence, and the hateful rhetoric that fuels it.
The UC Davis of Theatre and Dance is seeking a costume shop
director to direct and oversee the actions of all costume
shops and related areas including labs, archival fabric and
costume storage, and samples room. For details, visit the
job posting.
Alumna Alicia Coca (B.A, theatre and dance, ‘18) appears in
the South Coast Repertory Theatre’s SCT Outside production
of “American
Mariachi,” running July 15-31 at Mission San Juan
Capistrano.
The Granada Artist-in-Residence program continues its legacy of
bringing innovative theatre and dance creators to UC Davis with
diverse and challenging projects.
