Performers celebrate womanhood

Groups dance, sing, recite poetry for 'Through the Eyes of a Woman'

Christopher Labzda / senior photographer Senior Susan Husner performs at Tuesday night's "Through the Eyes of a Woman" to celebrate the diversity of women.

Using various skits and performances, students showed the importance of women.

March is National Women's History Month, and plays an essential role in acknowledging women. The Women's Resource Center and the Center for Multicultural/International Student Services sponsored the event "Through the Eyes of a Woman" Tuesday in Grafton- Stovall Theatre.

"It is so important to recognize the diversity of talent that women have on this campus," senior Susan Husner said.

The program displayed a wide array of performances to demonstrate women's diversity. Acts included monologues, poetry, dance and musical selections. Madison Dance, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta, Into Hymn, Husner, sophomore Kisha Hughes, senior Kristin Von Kundra, senior Jammal Crowder, and junior Jazz Griffith, among others, all contributed to the show celebrating womanhood.

AKA and DST recited Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise."

Hughes performed an original poem. "We need to breathe ladies," she said, to begin her piece. Hughes expressed to other women that they must take time away from everything for themselves.

Madison Dance performed an energetic hip-hop dance routine to the music of Beyoncé.

"We represent a different element of the program," senior Heather Gilbert said. "Dancing is an important representation of being a girl."

Performers were diversified, and included males. Senior Dante Ricci was proud to take part in the celebration for women.

"Although I am not a woman, as a musician, I have been extraordinarily inspired by women musicians," Ricci said. "Celebrating [women] is universal, whether you are a man or a woman."

Graduate student Emily Abrams from the Women's Resource Center said, "Women's experiences are underrepresented, and there really is a need to express their accomplishments."

CMISS and the WRC highlighted some of the great women in history. Harriet Tubman, Jane Adams and Susan B. Anthony were a few of the women acclaimed for their accomplishments.

"I really had a good time," junior Hannah Prebeck said. "I realized that women are powerful and everyone loves them."