Author: Alumni Staff

Professor Whitney Rydbeck helps actors get better at their craft using what he calls physical vocabulary to teach mime. Besides being fun and entertaining, he said performers taking mime learn to have control of their body and posture, and actors to have a physical character, and improvisational artists how to play different ages and animals.

Daniel Joseph Martinez presented his first exhibition on the walls of an East Los Angeles alleyway. He conducted talks about the paintings, discussing them and prompting interpretations as distinguished artists often do. Yet Martinez was not a distinguished artist – he was only 10 years old.

What it means to be an artist, let alone one in the 21st century, is a heavy question that Daniel Joseph Martinez, PCC’s 25th Artist in Residence, urges every creative soul to ask themselves daily.As he paced back and forth in the Vosloh Forum on Monday night, Martinez dove head-on into a nearly three-hour lecture discussing the enormous transition from the industrial to the digital age.

Laughter and giggles resonated from the walls of Room 204 of the V Building on March 30, when Johnny Deluxe – in the middle of a presentation – told students of his “piss technique.”A British punk artist, Deluxe embodies the anarchist bravado of the punk society in the 1970s.

Students and staff of PCC’s Performing and Communication Arts Division showcased the musical, “City of Angels”, on its opening day, Thursday in the Sexson Auditorium with an exhilarating performance from its cast and crew.”City of Angels”, directed by Whitney Rydbeck, opened up with a whimsical and lively prologue from its “Angel City 4,” Soprano Bethany Burch, Alto Jessica Young, Tenor J.

The PCC women’s badminton team continued their undefeated run, beating El Camino College Compton Center on Friday at the Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. The Lancers defeated the under-manned Tartars squad that had only three players available at match time. The win pushes the Lancers overall record to 9-0 with only four games left in the regular season.

Author Hillary Jordan talked about her extensive research to write “Mudbound” citing farming books as well as first person narratives of midwives, share croppers, and World War 2 bombers. Jordan spoke at PCC’s Creveling Lounge on Friday about her novel “Mudbound.

It has been five years since the last activity in the Hall of Fame and Court of Champions, which is why 10 new members are to be introduced on April 16. Starting at 1 p.m., the induction ceremony will consist of acceptance speeches by the inductees as well as the viewing of their plaques inside the first floor of the Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium, said Robert Lewis, the sports information director.

Study Abroad is taking a group of students to Florence, Italy in fall when students can indulge in Italian food, culture, and art studies.Rita D. Amicio and Karen Carlisi, instructors leading the trip, have prepared am itinerary that includes 11 transferrable course units, exciting excursions, and classes that equip students in Italian culture.

The LGBT slam poetry group, Sister Spit, hosted by Queer Alliance, performed in the Circadian Lounge on March 22, cracking up students and sharing stories and art about LGBT sexuality. The line-up consisted of Miriam Guerra, Michelle Tea, Marin Naomi, Allie Liebergot, Blake Nelson, Amos Mac, and Kirk Reed.