I’m very excited to be heading to Recife, Brazil on a six-month postdoctoral Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant! I will be studying frevo, a dance and music genre from Recife and the state of Pernambuco, to continue my research on “dances of resistance” and the role of dance, music, and carnival/festival in cultural identity formation. I […]
Brades, Montserrat. December 2013.
Check out my Montserrat travel blog for updates on my fieldwork trip to research the music, dance, and performance culture on the island! I am posting photos and videos of the things I see and hear, and I am also writing about the workshops in Irish dance and West African drumming that I have been […]
Local Old Style is an intensive to jump-start a study of Irish sean nós (old style) dance and related forms including classes in Irish set dance and battering, old style solo set dances, Northern Ireland Festival Style, and sean nós for improvisation and musicality, featuring local Irish dance teachers Shannon Dunne, Megan Downes, Kate Spanos, […]