Apr 11, 2016

Robin Harris takes a bow

At the end of the spring 2016 semester, Robin Harris will retire after leading the NC State Dance Program for thirty years. The article below was originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of #creativestate, the official magazine of Arts NC State. DANCE LANGUAGE BY KATE DOBBS ARIAIL “Dance is a language, a way to…

Mar 21, 2014

Operation Breadbasket: Teaching Civil Rights History Through Dance

Throughout the 2013-2014 school year, Panoramic Dance Project developed Operation Breadbasket, a mixed media modern dance honoring its namesake Civil Rights movement. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference launched Operation Breadbasket in 1962 to create economic opportunities in African American communities by calling on ministers of black churches to persuade their congregations to limit their patronage…