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Location: Brooklyn Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Trevor Noah: Bringing two worlds to a meeting place. His grandmother is just like my grandmother and aunt. This video can open up so many necessary conversations.
The podcast is here! It’s the Arthur Mitchell, founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), Tribute aired Wednesday, September 26, 2018 on AfroBeat Radio. Now you can listen to an edited version of the Tribute. Enjoy as DTH’s Artistic Director, Virginia Johnson and former dancers Karen Brown, Dr. Adesola Akinleyke, Dion Wilson, and Lorraine Grave share their life as dancers, students, and mentees pay tribute to the late Arthur Mitchell!
Wuyi Jacobs (host of AfroBeat Radio) and I co-produced this show and podcast: https://www.afrobeatradio.com/arts-entertainment/2018/12/3/arthur-mitchell-mar-27-1934-19-2018-a-tribute
On Monday December 3, 2018 Arthur Mitchell Memorial took place at Riverside Church. In 2019 Dance Theatre of Harlem will Celebrate 50 Years. Join in the Celebration!!
https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/
Colloquium on African Diaspora Dance, February 2018
Honored to have been a part of this amazing gathering!! Proud to have delivered my workshop Ecstatic Reasoning -blackness protracted: Migration and Constructed Identities.
https://www.cadd-online.org/2018-conference.html
Looking forward to 2020
This blog features series contributions from artists, scholars, and activists. Check out the first installment of Notes From the People, Melissa’s Thanks. Enjoy the laughter, the beauty, the tears and the art of deep critical reflection.
