Moving Spirits, Inc.
Preserving the Integrity of Black Dance Forms
Part II
Ananya Dance Theater, December 8th 3pm CST
Moderated by Maxine Montilus
Tamara Williams presents a Spotlight Lecture on African diaspora dance traditions
sponsored by the Bechtler Museum.
PRESERVING the INTEGRITY OF BLACK DANCE FORMS
A panel made of artists, scholars, educators, and activists of African descent discussing/dissecting issues of exploitation & commodification of African diaspora & African culture as it pertains to dance.
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Past Broadcasts (2014-2015) can be found here:
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Moving Spirits of Color's premiere broadcast with guest speakers Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac (Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter & Executive Director of Dignity and Power Now) and Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin (Assistant Professor of Dance, UNC Charlotte).
Community Organizing, Self and Community Care, Activism & the Arts
Lela Aisha Jones and A. Nia Austin-Edwards speak about community it's organizing, creating a safe space, getting people involved in the Movement and much more.
Smack Mellon Gallery presents RESPOND, affirming that Black Lives Matter
Interview with Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Smack Mellon Gallery, Kathleen Gilrain. The Smack Mellon Gallery created the exhibition RESPOND after the grand jury's decision not to indict Daniel Pantaleo in the killing of Eric Garner. The gallery used the space to present events, performances and artworks that affirm that Black Lives Matter, to express the frustration and anger with the institutional racism that enables law enforcement to kill black me ever of the community with impunity, and imagine creative solutions and visionary alternatives to a broken Justice system.