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Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginary
Read more: Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginaryThe veteran Malian master puppeteer Yaya Coulibali, born in 1959 in the village of Koula, around 100 kilometres north-east of Bamako, has more than half a century of experience in puppetry and has toured the world to perform his art.…
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Lynn Neuman: Showing How Quickly Plastic Amasses
Read more: Lynn Neuman: Showing How Quickly Plastic AmassesLynn Neuman, director of New York City–based Artichoke Dance, became preoccupied with single-use disposability after she started wondering about waste and who was responsible for it. For some of her performances, she has collected massive quantities of discarded plastics, like…
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Jingle dress dancers honour George Floyd at site where he was killed
Read more: Jingle dress dancers honour George Floyd at site where he was killedIndigenous people in Minneapolis supporting Black Lives Matter cite similar struggles Jingle dress dancers held a ceremony at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday, the place where George Floyd was killed by police last…
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K-Pop Fans Flood Dallas PD’s App to Help Protect BLM Protesters
Read more: K-Pop Fans Flood Dallas PD’s App to Help Protect BLM ProtestersEarly Sunday morning, the Dallas Police Department’s Twitter account tweeted for followers to download its iWatch Dallas app and share videos “of illegal activity from the protests.” The police are looking to arrest lawbreakers at weekend demonstrations decrying police violence…
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The Dance Union
Read more: The Dance UnionThrough their podcast, The Dance Union, Melanie Greene and J. Bouey have been confronting racism in the dance world, and highlighting the experiences of Black artists, since 2018. Their episodes cover a variety of topics and issues, ranging from mental…
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Dance for George
Read more: Dance for GeorgeWhen dancer Sheen Jamaal saw a video of protestors doing the Cupid Shuffle in New Jersey, inspiration struck to do something similar in New York. He immediately called his friend and collaborator Allison “Buttons” Bedell, and the seed for the…
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Brown Ballerinas for Change
Read more: Brown Ballerinas for ChangeDuring the Black Lives Matter protests in Richmond, VA, the two fourteen-year-olds posed in a powerful photo in front of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s statue. Ava had originally arranged an appointment with photographer Marcus Ingram, but as she and…
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A Krumper danced in front of the police for BLM
Read more: A Krumper danced in front of the police for BLMJo’Artis Ratti is sure he looked intimidating to the police officers who were suddenly confronted by his agitated dancing at a California protest Sunday. “I’m 210 pounds,” said Ratti, 35. “I have tattoos on my neck. I don’t have a…
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On The Artistic Activism of Emory Douglas
Read more: On The Artistic Activism of Emory Douglas“The solidarity came in the artwork—it spoke a language that transcended borders.” Emory Douglas “Art is a powerful tool, a language that can be used to enlighten, inform and guide to action,” Emory Douglas has said.1 The former Minister of…
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‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quilt
Read more: ‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quiltHundreds of artists, cultural workers and activists gathered on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue in New York on Sunday (24 March), demanding that the most visited museum in the US publicly call for a…