So I (Onye, an african-based contemporary dancer heavily influenced by Aikido, Yoga, Butoh among other things) am working with a Hawaiian born, Javanese trained contemporary dancer, Peggy Choy, we are presenting an collection of dance works at Links Hall Oct 10-12. We are describing what we are doing as a new afro-asian futurism. The term recently drew a bit of laughter from some very smart dance friends of mine..... like it was dated or something. Yet a superficial glance around the internet pulls up Janelle Monet.....not exactly a crusty slice.....IDEAS? Darrell Jones Adia Whitaker Kendra Foster Chenjerai Kumanyika Rennie Harris Amara T. Smith Pearl Ubungen Antoinette Campari Nzinga Oyaniyi writer Mark Dery in his influential 1994 essay “Black to the Future,” the term Afrofuturism has become a cultural catchphrase to describe the world of tomorrow today in music, art, theater, politics and academics. Yet depending on whom you talk too, the definition of Afrofuturism often differs from person to person. Read more at EBONY ebony/entertainment-culture/black-alt-enter-afrofuturism-999#ixzz39YTZPqCG Follow us: @EbonyMag on Twitter | EbonyMag on Facebook
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:30:20 +0000
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