Engagement and Local Activism Webinar
Hear from artists who choreograph in places and ways that raise awareness of social issues, rallying neighborhoods to action: Forklift Danceworks, whose new work around Austin Parks’ city pools, engages Parks staff and residents in the Eastern Crescent community; Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, whose ArtBursts for the African American community in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver explore issues and community stories affecting neighborhoods; CONTRA-TIEMPO, whose engagement with the Community Coalition in South Los Angeles, includes choreographic labs, leading up to the premier of their new work, joyUS; and Ping Chong and Company, whose Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity uses dance as a vehicle for exploring Muslim American identity.