In this video, University of Colorado Boulder dance instructor Larry Southall (shown above) performs A Day in the Life,听a moving hip-hop performance set to Beethoven's听Moonlight Sonata. Southall says, "I just wanted to do something different, outside the box and speak to what is going on in our society and what has been going on. People are well aware of it, with the death of George Floyd, rest in peace, but I wanted to speak to it through my art."
"And you do so, powerfully, my friend," answers Erika Randall, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance.听
Randall, Southall and others talk about innovation in their art in this video, which you can view below:
Related Articles
CSF season continues with dreamy, uplifting 'Cymbeline'
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival continues its season of myths, legends and fairy tales with the classic, fantasy-like Cymbeline. From battle scenes to mistaken identities to a magical love story, this timeless play still sweeps audiences of all ages off their feet more than 400 years after it was first staged. Read more
CU Dance brings female Hip-Hop luminaries to Boulder
This fall, CU Boulder brings street culture to the stage with [UN] W.R.A.P.: Women of the Cypher, a weekend-long performance event bringing together renowned female Hip-Hop scholars, artists and enthusiasts for a critical and creative exchange. Read more
CU Theatre & Dance stages 鈥�44 Plays for 44 Presidents鈥�
Just in time for the United States presidential election, CU Boulder鈥檚 Department of Theatre & Dance gears up for a production of 鈥�44 Plays for 44 Presidents,鈥� a funny and poignant whirlwind trip through American history. Read more