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ABOUT
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)
Sampada Aranke (SAIC)
Theaster Gates (U of C)
Fred Moten (NYU)
Stefano Harney
Krista Thompson (NU)
TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Denny Mwaura
Adia Skyes
Rory Kahiya Tsapayi
Rohan Ayinde