ARTIST PROFILES: Bulldog Bash artists celebrate Latin American roots through rhythm

8.30.22
William Porayouw | YDN Staff Reporter
Photographed by Laurie Valentina Gomez Acosta

Bulldog Bash, an annual event to welcome students first launched in 2018, returned this year after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 regulations. 

On Aug. 27, the Old Campus welcome-back event featured music and food from the Latin American diaspora, with artists sponsored by the Schwarzman Center and cuisine provided by Yale Hospitality. Jennifer Newman MFA ’11, associate artistic director of the Schwarzman Center, who planned the event, described it as an opportunity to celebrate joy.

“You can feel the rhythm and you can dance to the music,” Newman said. “You can feel the power of the artists.”

This year’s Bulldog Bash lineup featured an all-Latinx lineup.

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