Projects tagged
Performance
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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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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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American Indian artist Brian Larney uses a mix of art, activism to chronicle Indigenous history
Read more: American Indian artist Brian Larney uses a mix of art, activism to chronicle Indigenous historyBrian Larney is an AI.tivist or American Indian artist. He is also an Artivist where he performs Artivism, a concept that includes art as a form of activism. Larney uses his unique artistry to tell the stories of American Indian…
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Pantomime for Climate CHange
Read more: Pantomime for Climate CHangeReplete with an unmistakable look, intense silence, and mime-like moves, the Red Rebels are, quite intentionally, riveting. In the words of artist and activist Doug Francisco, founder of the Red Rebels Brigade: “We divert, distract, delight, and inspire the people…
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Embracing the Elements: Tong Wenmin’s ‘FLYING THE WIND’ and the Art of Human-Nature Interaction
Read more: Embracing the Elements: Tong Wenmin’s ‘FLYING THE WIND’ and the Art of Human-Nature InteractionTong Wenmin is a Chinese performance artist affiliated with works exploring movement, interaction, and humanity. Her art is a relationship between human behavior and the natural world, a round dynamic between physicality and environmental elements. One of her most compelling…
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Mechanized Moments: John Wood and Paul Harrison’s ‘Device’ and the Absurdity of Technology
Read more: Mechanized Moments: John Wood and Paul Harrison’s ‘Device’ and the Absurdity of TechnologyJohn Wood and Paul Harrison are renowned British artists whose collaboration has led to the merging of video art with performance and conceptual art. Their works usually reside on the relationship between human beings, objects, and the environment, with humor…
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Time Redefined: Maarten Baas’ ‘Real Time’ Series
Read more: Time Redefined: Maarten Baas’ ‘Real Time’ SeriesThe “Real Time” series by Maarten Baas is an avant-garde collection of art installations and functional timepieces that question the very basics of how to measure and experience time. It has, therefore, been a unique mix of performance art with…