Performance and Dance with Dr. Lorenzo Perillo

Dr. Lorenzo Perillo is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Hawai at Manoa. His new book, Choreographing in Color: Filipinos, Hip-hop, and the Cultural Politics of Euphemism (Oxford University Press 2020) features interviews from over 80 key artists and organizers and utilizes bilingual ethnography, choreographic analysis, and community engagement to examine Black cultural expression in relation to Filipino racialization. Visit his website to buy the book: www.choreographingincolor.com

Dr. Lorenzo Perillo is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Hawai at Manoa. His new book, Choreographing in Color: Filipinos, Hip-hop, and the Cultural Politics of Euphemism (Oxford University Press 2020) features interviews from over 80 key artists and organizers and utilizes bilingual ethnography, choreographic analysis, and community engagement to examine Black cultural expression in relation to Filipino racialization.