The Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) kicks off its 20th anniversary celebrations February 7th & 8th at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD).
On Friday, February 7th at 7pm, BCF will present a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare with featured artists Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson and Dazaun Soleyn. Titled "Throwback to the Future: Dance Artists in Dialogue," the event joins three generations of Black choreographers to discuss what it means to be Black in the Bay Area dance scene, and how the scene has and has not changed for Black artists since the late 80s. The panel discussion accompanies "Spirit of Sankofa," an exhibition of photos, videos, artifacts and other memorabilia curated by visual artists Pete Belkin and Tiersa Nureyev.
On Saturday, February 8th, BCF will activate a separate exhibition within the museum. "Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy," which opened on October 2, 2024 and runs through March 2, 2025, explores the space of Black domesticity through furniture design, wall coverings, lighting, ceramics and other atmospherics. The exhibition "is an open invitation to deep, communal contemplation of contemporary interior design integral to dismantling destructive colonial legacies and opening spaces of Radical Black Joy without fetishizing Black strength and resilience," writes curator Key Jo Lee.
The Festival organizers invited choreographers and performers Dazaun Soleyn and Algin "Align" Ford to build on their duet, "Healing Intimacy," to create a site-specific response to Liberatory Living. "We're exploring what it takes to recover from past traumas - through home, community, loving relationships and Black empowerment," said the artists in a joint statement. Patrons will have three opportunities to witness "Healing Intimacy": at 12noon, 2pm, 4pm on February 8th.
$0 - $15.
Presented by Black Choreographers Festival.
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On Friday, February 7th at 7pm, BCF will present a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare with featured artists Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson and Dazaun Soleyn. Titled "Throwback to the Future: Dance Artists in Dialogue," the event joins three generations of Black choreographers to discuss what it means to be Black in the Bay Area dance scene, and how the scene has and has not changed for Black artists since the late 80s. The panel discussion accompanies "Spirit of Sankofa," an exhibition of photos, videos, artifacts and other memorabilia curated by visual artists Pete Belkin and Tiersa Nureyev.
On Saturday, February 8th, BCF will activate a separate exhibition within the museum. "Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy," which opened on October 2, 2024 and runs through March 2, 2025, explores the space of Black domesticity through furniture design, wall coverings, lighting, ceramics and other atmospherics. The exhibition "is an open invitation to deep, communal contemplation of contemporary interior design integral to dismantling destructive colonial legacies and opening spaces of Radical Black Joy without fetishizing Black strength and resilience," writes curator Key Jo Lee.
The Festival organizers invited choreographers and performers Dazaun Soleyn and Algin "Align" Ford to build on their duet, "Healing Intimacy," to create a site-specific response to Liberatory Living. "We're exploring what it takes to recover from past traumas - through home, community, loving relationships and Black empowerment," said the artists in a joint statement. Patrons will have three opportunities to witness "Healing Intimacy": at 12noon, 2pm, 4pm on February 8th.
$0 - $15.
Presented by Black Choreographers Festival.
The Black Choreographers Festival: Here & Now (BCF) kicks off its 20th anniversary celebrations February 7th & 8th at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD).
On Friday, February 7th at 7pm, BCF will present a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare with featured artists Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson and Dazaun Soleyn. Titled "Throwback to the Future: Dance Artists in Dialogue," the event joins three generations of Black choreographers to discuss what it means to be Black in the Bay Area dance scene, and how the scene has and has not changed for Black artists since the late 80s. The panel discussion accompanies "Spirit of Sankofa," an exhibition of photos, videos, artifacts and other memorabilia curated by visual artists Pete Belkin and Tiersa Nureyev.
On Saturday, February 8th, BCF will activate a separate exhibition within the museum. "Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy," which opened on October 2, 2024 and runs through March 2, 2025, explores the space of Black domesticity through furniture design, wall coverings, lighting, ceramics and other atmospherics. The exhibition "is an open invitation to deep, communal contemplation of contemporary interior design integral to dismantling destructive colonial legacies and opening spaces of Radical Black Joy without fetishizing Black strength and resilience," writes curator Key Jo Lee.
The Festival organizers invited choreographers and performers Dazaun Soleyn and Algin "Align" Ford to build on their duet, "Healing Intimacy," to create a site-specific response to Liberatory Living. "We're exploring what it takes to recover from past traumas - through home, community, loving relationships and Black empowerment," said the artists in a joint statement. Patrons will have three opportunities to witness "Healing Intimacy": at 12noon, 2pm, 4pm on February 8th.
$0 - $15.
Presented by Black Choreographers Festival.
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On Friday, February 7th at 7pm, BCF will present a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Halifu Osumare with featured artists Joanna Haigood, Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson and Dazaun Soleyn. Titled "Throwback to the Future: Dance Artists in Dialogue," the event joins three generations of Black choreographers to discuss what it means to be Black in the Bay Area dance scene, and how the scene has and has not changed for Black artists since the late 80s. The panel discussion accompanies "Spirit of Sankofa," an exhibition of photos, videos, artifacts and other memorabilia curated by visual artists Pete Belkin and Tiersa Nureyev.
On Saturday, February 8th, BCF will activate a separate exhibition within the museum. "Liberatory Living: Protective Interiors & Radical Black Joy," which opened on October 2, 2024 and runs through March 2, 2025, explores the space of Black domesticity through furniture design, wall coverings, lighting, ceramics and other atmospherics. The exhibition "is an open invitation to deep, communal contemplation of contemporary interior design integral to dismantling destructive colonial legacies and opening spaces of Radical Black Joy without fetishizing Black strength and resilience," writes curator Key Jo Lee.
The Festival organizers invited choreographers and performers Dazaun Soleyn and Algin "Align" Ford to build on their duet, "Healing Intimacy," to create a site-specific response to Liberatory Living. "We're exploring what it takes to recover from past traumas - through home, community, loving relationships and Black empowerment," said the artists in a joint statement. Patrons will have three opportunities to witness "Healing Intimacy": at 12noon, 2pm, 4pm on February 8th.
$0 - $15.
Presented by Black Choreographers Festival.
show less
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