Black Theatre & Dance Symposium 2021
Black Theatre & Dance Symposium 2021
School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
Friday, March 26, 2021
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Online
Join us virtually for the 2021 Black Theatre and Dance Symposium on Friday, February 12 and Friday, March 26 from 3-6PM.
The 2021 Black Theatre and Dance Symposium (BTDS) will be a fresh experience for the virtual platform, with new topics, dynamic speakers and conversations and exciting workshops. Emphasizing the importance of artist-leaders, this symposium fosters dialogue and action among professionals, scholars and students as we convene to discuss, devise and actualize efforts to influence and expand inclusive practices, civility and social well-being in the performing arts and beyond.
BTDS events are free and open to the public. Registration is required.
| BTDS Schedule - Friday, March 26, 2021 | |
| 3-3:50PM | "Where My Sista's At?: The Detroit Jit and Black Worldmaking" by Gianina Lockley and "#Burberry, BIPOC and the Utility of Blackness" by Ronya-Lee Anderson |
| 4-4:50PM | "Curating the Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet: A Conversation" with Theresa Ruth Howard, moderated by Maura Keefe |
| 5-5:50PM | "Moving Melancholia, Sounding Devotion: Soulful Self-Making in the Work of Mary J. Blige and serpentwithfeet" by Kristopher K. Q. Pourzal and Dallas Donnell |