We sat down with the newly appointed head of the Department of Dance, Sara Hook. As Dance at Illinois launches a bold new curriculum, she leads the department at an important point in its history.
As part of their 2022 programming, Krannert Art Museum (KAM) hosted two dance residencies that culminated in immersive live performance experiences. Dance in museums, while not unheard of, introduces visitors to an art form not typically represented in these spaces — a living work made of bodies in motion that cannot be confined to a dated plaque on the wall.
A more inclusive media, one that incorporates the ideas and opinions of our nation’s top experts across disciplines and fields, regardless of gender or race, will lead to major change in public policies and the historical record moving forward.
“By diversifying the movement systems that inform what we call dance, we’re diversifying what it means to get a dance degree.”
