Colorado College honoring class of 2020 Sunday
Colorado College honoring class of 2020 Sunday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Colorado College is celebrating the Class of 2020 at Commencement this weekend. The ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be held at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 30, at the Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs. Additionally, the ceremony will be streamed live on the Commencement webpage and on CC’s Facebook and YouTube accounts.
The Class of 2020 was not able to receive their diplomas in person last year because of the pandemic. However, CC sent members of the graduating class celebratory gift boxes and a series of web, email, and video communications, including individualized congratulatory messages from then-President Jill Tiefenthaler.
“About Kazuo Ohno” by Takao Kawaguchi ((c) Takuya Matsumi/ Provided by NPO Dance Archive Network)
An “underground” festival now under way traces the history of the modern Japanese dance form of “butoh” against the backdrop of the postwar period of rapid economic growth in Tokyo.
The Tokyo Real Underground festival, which runs until Aug. 15, comprises a photo exhibition and videos of butoh performances streamed online.
Butoh was founded by Tatsumi Hijikata before its principle was taken over by Kazuo Ohno, Akaji Maro and Ushio Amagatsu. The performing art has inspired the art scene across the world since the 1960s.
The word “underground” in the festival’s title refers not only to Tokyo’s underground spaces but also to an anti-commercial, experimental art movement known as “angura,” short for underground.
Both ceremonies will be held in person at 9 a.m. at Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs.
Jill Tiefenthaler, former Colorado College president and current CEO of National Geographic, will be the commencement speaker for the 2021 class, and Richard Lariviere, former CEO of Chicago’s Field Museum, will be the speaker for the 2020 class.
CC assistant professors Nadia Guessous and Michael Sawyer will give the baccalaureate addresses for the 2021 and 2020 classes, respectively. Both addresses will be delivered virtually, according to the release.
The college will award honorary degrees to Tiefenthaler, Lariviere and several other individuals who have made noteworthy contributions in their respective fields: Fania E. Davis; Eiko Otake; Denise S. Young; 1972 CC graduate Margaret Elise Myers; Scott Yoo; Gloria Ladson Billings; Katherine Haughey Loo; and Tink Tinker.
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