Movement Art Jooks on Pmac Stage Dance Group Captivates Audience with Choreography of Protest

Choate Rosemary Hall 333 Christian Street Wallingford, CT Vol. CXII · No. 8 Friday, January 18, 2019 thechoatenews.choate.edu MOVEMENT ART JOOKS ON PMAC STAGE DANCE GROUP CAPTIVATES AUDIENCE WITH CHOREOGRAPHY OF PROTEST Photo by Jenny Guo (Top Lef) and Pinn Chirathivat (Bottom Lef and Right)/ The Choate News Dancers from Movement Art Is performed protest-driven pieces influenced by themes such as climate change and racial discrimination. By Tony Lee ’21 the world by presenting social ed for more guest artists that hop club, like what you can see precise control over the body, and separation due to immigra- Staf Reporter issues through intricate chore- specialized in diferent styles of everyday, or mainstream hip- which allow smooth and agile tion or incarceration. ography and spoken word. dance to perform at Choate. hop. It’s a lot more technical.” movements similar to ballet. Ms. Kalya Yannatos, Direc, Representing climate change, “I did some research about M.A.I. combines hip-hop, The organization also em- invited M.A.I. to perform at tor social barriers, and racial dis- It felt timelly. It felt them. The pieces [performed] ballet, and contemporary dance ploys dramatic scenes that com- of the ArtsChoate. She com- crimination, Movement Art Is like their message is express the struggles that peo- with meticulous techniques ment on environmental, political, mented, “It felt timely. It felt (M.A.I.) performed an awe-in- ripe for this moment. ple that are oppressed are facing that draw roots from the danc- and social issues. In their perfor- like their message is ripe for spiring piece with vivid imag- today so a lot of sociopolitical ers’ backgrounds. Co-found- mance, M.A.I. focused on racism, this moment. I’m hopeful that ery and symbolism last Friday, Ms. Kalya Yanatos issues in society such as racism, er Lil Buck, who comes from hate, social constructs, and rejec- their work will resonate with the Director of the Arts January 11, on the PMAC stage. discrimination, and fetishiza- Memphis, is adept in “Jookin,” tion of diversity in society. Char- students in a meaningful way. Co-founded by renowned danc- tion,” Bonomolo said. “The a style of hip-hop dance that acters wore distinctive costumes They’re young themselves — in ers Jon Boogz and Lil Buck Di’Anna Bonomolo ’20, a dance itself is really diferent stems from Memphis’s street that included prison jumpsuits their twenties, so I hope that (Charles Riley), M.A.I. is an or- student active in the Choate than what we usually see. This dance culture. Jookin puts em- and construction worker vests as ganization that seeks change in dance community, had request- style of dance is not like a hip- phasis on clean footwork and they presented stories of injustice See M.A.I. Performance, Page 7 New Company, Cheaper Options for Summer Storage Conference on Sexual By Esther An ’21 incredible expertise, both in UPS Deerfeld Academy. “We are now have instructions on exactly how Assault Brings Greater Associate Editor shipping and student storage.” in Connecticut, Vermont, East- that works, but the reason behind Mr. Scott George, the owner ern Massachusetts, Northeastern the labeling is we’ve found a high Awareness to Campus Students are now just past of Boomerang Storage, explained, Mass., and the north shore,” stated success rate with having every- the winter midterms, a point “We present a couple diferent Mr. George. thing typed out and printed with that marks the conclusion of options at Choate. We’re going Most Choate students have tracking numbers, as far as get- the first half of the school year. to have trailers on campus, and had a positive experience with the ting everything back with a 100% Preparations, however, have al- that’s where students can bring School’s previous dorm storage fulfllment rate. We want to make ready begun in order to ensure their storage to us, instead of us service. Ryan Cho ’21 stated, “I sure every piece goes to your new that the rest of the year, espe- picking up at the room. Essen- felt that the service was excellent. dorm room in the fall.” cially when everyone leaves for tially, that pricing will be half the What I like the most is that they Mr. George added, “You do the summer, goes as smoothly price of the door-to-door option. give you a range of dates that they have to register for service in or- as possible. A critical compo- For door-to-door customers, that pick up and drop of your boxes, der to receive boxes — it’s at boo- nent to the end of the year rush storage is going to come back to and you don’t even need to pay merangstorage.com. There will be for boarding students involves our Holyoke warehouse.” He clar- extra for them to store your stuf.” a dedicated page for Choate, and Photo by Amitra Hoq/The Choate News packing and getting ready to go ifed, “[The trailer option] is at a Jenny Guo ’21 voiced her you can sign up right there. The Serena Sandweiss '20 and CiCi Curran '20 (lef, right) are leading a home. Many rely on dorm stor- lower cost essentially because of agreement: “Being an internation- pricing’s online; it’s on our web- protest against Title IX changes. age for items that they would the labor factor. The door-to-door al student, the dorm storage was site. We usually have a deadline like to keep but cannot easily is more expensive because we are extremely benefcial, as it provided with just a couple days before we By Kate Spencer ’20 said, “Title IX, in its most basic maneuver. going to each room to collect the me with an alternative to bringing start picking up, so it’s pushed of Staf Reporter form, is to prevent discrimination Mr. Jim Yanelli, Director of storage and move it out.” all of my belongings back home.” pretty far.” on the basis of gender for college the Student Activities Center, has Mr. Yanelli added, “We have Luckily, the services of this Insurance is also available for On Tuesday, January 8, Sere- students in institutions which are begun working on eforts to make never had this option in the past. new company will essentially pro- any items that are stored. “We do na Sandweiss ’20 and CiCi Curran governmentally funded. It mat- the use of dorm storage more ac- We have only had one price point vide what students have enjoyed insure each piece that we pick up ’20 introduced the importance ters to students as it is what is cessible to students in terms of that was fairly expensive for and are accustomed to. Mr. George at $100, for free. Most students of Title IX to the School. Their protecting students from any sort cost and efciency. Choate has some kids, and this is actually explained, “We pick it all up at the don’t have to insure beyond that, school meeting presentation — of issues that colleges may try to changed its ofcial storage com- a response to student inquiry room or common area, bring it but every once in a while, someone inspired by their attendance of a hide to protect their reputation.” pany to Boomerang Storage and about fnding ways to make stor- back to our warehouse, store it for will put on additional insurance. conference this fall term in Wash- She continued, “The most recent will be cooperating with the new age less expensive.” the summer, and then deliver it We set it up so you can actually de- ington, D.C. — was followed by proposed changes make it much company for arrangements in the Boomerang Storage, al- back to the new dorm room. That’s cide that when you register,” Mr. comment-writing sessions for more difcult for claims from sur- spring. Mr. Yanelli expressed the though new to Choate, is an es- everything in a nutshell, hence George mentioned. students to advocate against the vivors to have legal action." reason for the shift: “I wanted to tablished company that has been why I decided to name it Boomer- Boomerang Storage will be recent actions of Secretary of Ed- “The goal of the presentation fnd a service that would allow around for a decade. Mr. George ang Storage, because it’s a service useful for all boarding students ucation Ms. Betsy DeVos. was to spread awareness about for less expensive storage options elaborated, “I started [Boomer- that comes back around again.” on campus, including graduating The presentation comes in re- the changes to Title IX and how it because that has been a perenni- ang Storage] back in late 2008. Mr. George emphasized an seniors. Mr. George added, “One sponse to Ms. DeVos’s November afects all of us,” said Sandweiss. al issue for the Student Council. I I also own a UPS store and have important component of the new thing that is popular is, especially overhaul of sexual assault rules “We also wanted to inform peo- talked with people in my position been in the packing and ship- service: “We’ll also hand out labels for seniors, they will often store on college campuses. The change ple on what they can do to help.” at other schools about what was ping business, as well as storage, that are going to be pre-printed and need their storage shipped reduced the liability of colleges Curran added, “While, ultimately, working for them and other com- since 1998.” with your information. Those la- to wherever they’re going to col- and universities for investigating we want to have students be in- panies and programs in the area.

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