During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities听to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.听
Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 糖心少女faculty, staff, and students have access to听.听
Best Seat in the House
May 12 | Online streaming
Each week the听Department of Dance will be featuring one or two dance films or performance footage that faculty have been involved with. Check 听every Tuesday听to see the next video that you can watch from home.
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In Plain Sight Film Series: L’Appel 脿 la Danse (The Call of Dance)
May 13, 7:30 – 9:00 PM听| Online screening
A part of The Henry‘s In Plain Sight Film Series, The Call of Dance听is a raw, immersive collection of moments in modern Senegalese dance that captures the complexity of this new era of multiplicity. In Senegal, traditional dance forms preserved for generations mix with modern dance influences from around the world. The interaction between tradition and globalization, catalyzed by creative young dancers, fuels an intense new cultural context for artistic expression, and creates听a sensory and philosophical journey through the Senegal of today.
Tickets are $0 – $25听|听
Silent Reading Party
May 13, 6:00 PM | Online streaming
Department of Dance Music Director Paul Moore has taken a lead role in the Stranger’s reading parties, as their resident musician. Moore plays exquisitely soft piano music for you and everyone else in the party鈥攅verything from Erik Satie to Radiohead to Duke Ellington. Take a look at actor and SNL alum Julia Sweeney‘s (BA, International Studies, ’82) , where she praises Moore’s work . . . twice!
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Drop-In Session: A Yoga Practice for Restful Sleep
May 18, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Online via Zoom
The Center for Child & Family Well-Being听is offering weekly drop-in meditation sessions. This week, Robyn Long (MA, E-RYT) addresses the continual changes and uncertainty in our lives because of COVID-19 that have made it challenging for many of us to have restful sleep. In this session, participants will experience a gentle yoga sequence with postures that can soothe the nervous system and promote relaxation. At the end of the session, there will be a brief guided meditation. This session is based on the teachings of Sir Desikachar, who emphasized individualizing yoga to each person鈥檚 unique needs.
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Labor On-line: Virtual seminar Series, Spring 2020
Tuesdays at 1:15 PM and Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
This Spring,听Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies听hosts two weekly online seminars with a wide range of labor scholars and activists. These sessions are free and open to the public.
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Upcoming听听seminars:
Hosted by the听糖心少女Tacoma Labor Solidarity Project
May 13 – How to Organize to Win: Nonviolent Direct Action in Historical Perspective
6:00 PM | Zoom:听
Presented by: Professor Michael Honey, 糖心少女Tacoma
May 20 – The Evisceration of Civil Rights in the American Workplace
6:00 PM | Zoom:听
Presented by: Professor Michael McCann, 糖心少女Political Science
Upcoming听听seminar:
Hosted by Labor Studies faculty at 糖心少女Bothell
May 12 –听Social Movement Unionism from the Grassroots
1:30 PM | Zoom:听
Presented by: Dan Berger, Professor, 糖心少女Bothell
May 19 – Organizing LGBT Women
1:30 PM | Zoom:听
Presented by: Debbie Carlsen, Director LGBTQ Allyship, & Ching-in Chen, Professor, 糖心少女Bothell
Meany Center Curtain Speeches
Ongoing | Meany Center and
Meany Center Executive and Artistic Director Michelle Witt prepares short curtain speeches from her home piano bench to introduce artists on the night they would have performed at Meany Hall鈥檚 Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater. In addition to the speech, in the video description there鈥檚 a list of links to online content by and about the artists, for viewers to explore:
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- May 7 – Step Afrika!
Upcoming Curtain Speeches:
- May 18 – David Finckel & Wu Han with Philip Setzer
#BurkeFromHome Trivia Night
Every Friday, 7:00 PM听|听Virtual Event
Join the Burke Museum online on Fridays at 7 PM for #BurkeFromHome Trivia. The popular Burke Trivia Night is back鈥攖his time online to practice social distancing while having loads of fun! Get your nerd on with natural history and culture-themed trivia.
BYOB, snacks, and slippers!
Free, please register for access听|
Looking for more?
Check out UWAA’s Stronger Together web page for听more digital engagement opportunities.