Khaled Sayed Avishay Artsy |
April 29, 2021
These are polarized times. Fights over masks and vaccines, the debate over policing, immigration reform and the border situation even in this new political era, partisan divides feel as wide as ever.
For Janet O’Shea, fighting may be the solution.
She’s a professor in the UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, and focuses on critical dance studies, performance, and the social and political contexts of martial arts.
Her 2018 book “Risk, Failure, Play: What Dance Reveals About Martial Arts Training” looked at how physical play and martial arts can help people learn to cooperate and manage conflict.