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Session 1: Chicago

August 2-14, 2021

Curriculum includes:
Festac ‘77
Improvisation
Collectivity
Black Aesthetics
Mondays–Thursdays, 9am–12pm CST

Poetry, Dance, History, Film, Design, Photography, Drama, Art and Music. Led by the core faculty

Fridays, 9am–12pm CST
3-hour distillation with facilitators

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