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SESSION 1: Chicago

August 2-14, 2021
Mondays–Thursdays, 9am–12pm CDT.
Fridays, 9am–12pm CDT
3-hour distillation with facilitators
Virtual
Curriculum includes:
Festac ‘77
Improvisation
Collectivity
Black Aesthetics

CORE FACULTY


Abdul Alkalimat (History) Darlene Blackburn (Choreography) Roscoe Mitchell (Music) Haki Madhubuti (Poetry/Publishing) Gerald Williams (Painting) Roy Lewis (Photography) Jae Jarell (Fashion) Wadsworth Jarell (Painting) Darryl Cowherd (Photography) Val Gray Ward (Theatre) Robert Paige (Design)

FACILITATORS

Romi Crawford (SAIC) Theaster Gates (U of C) Fred Moten (NYU) Stefano Harney Krista Thompson (NU) Sampada Aranke (SAIC)

TEACHING ASSISTANTS


Denny Mwaura Adia Skyes Rory Kahiya Tsapayi Rohan Ayinde