Hothouse Residency provides LA dancers space to explore creative works
Two dancers describe their experience in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Summer Residency Program
The Daily Bruin reveals how the Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance Hothouse summer program filled a void in the Los Angeles dance community, and the summer 2016 participants share their stories.
"Los Angeles was not a dance-friendly town 21 years ago when Victoria Marks began teaching at UCLA. She said the entertainment industry’s enormous wealth hindered aspiring dance artists from affording rehearsal space in a city known for its involvement in movies.
“The expectation is that people have money to pay for rehearsal studios, but for artists who are not part of the entertainment industry, they are not part of this larger economy,” said Marks, world arts and cultures/dance vice chair of undergraduate affairs.
To solve this financial problem and to build a stronger LA dance community, Marks created Hothouse Residency 12 years ago. The three-week program is held once each summer, this year from Aug. 22 to Sept. 9. Hothouse Residency gives selected LA artists three and a half hours of studio time in the Glorya Kaufman Hall, Monday through Friday, for free — the only requirement is performing at an informal showcase Thursday."— Samantha Suman, September 4, 2016
Read the full article at the Daily Bruin website.