Student, performer gives voice to messages that resonate
Armi Walker, a fifth-year world arts and cultures student, worked to create a bilingual poetry and s
Arami Walker is a fifth-year student in the School of the Arts and Architecture department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance (WACD). WACD is led by a interdisciplinary faculty of scholars, activists, curators, filmmakers, and choreographers dedicated to critical cross-cultural analysis and art-making. The department draws upon multiple disciplines and artistic approaches while encouraging students to position their work within broad social contexts.
In March, Arami Walker took the stage to perform with a popular Argentinian band at a crowded Buenos Aires club. She spoke to the audience of locals in Spanish, a language she only learned a couple months before.
Walker, a fifth-year world arts and cultures student, ran into the band in a bar earlier that night. Once band members learned Walker had singing experience, they invited her to perform their last song of the concert with them.
For Walker, one of the five winners of the True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award, it was just another day in her time abroad and her history of performing.
The True Bruin Distinguished Senior Award is given to students who have demonstrated excellence and service through leadership on and off campus, according to the scholarship’s website.— Kiera Kosciolek, Feb. 8
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