Social Justice Creative Lab

Date: August 7-11 & Aug 13th 
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Ladies Of Hip Hop Studio - 38-26 30th St, Long Island City  NY & Brooklyn Grange - 850 Third Ave Rooftop, Brooklyn, NY & ON ZOOM

Facilitators: Dr. Akiemi Glenn / The Pōpolo Project 

How do our artistic voices amplify our lived experiences? How do we, as artists, use our platforms to address institutionalized and internalized racism? How do we create a safe space that allows trauma processing and healing from the assaults of racism? 

Join DU Company to explore your authentic answers to these urgent questions. 

The intensive consists of 3 parts: 

1. Anti-racist workshop (total 6 hours) with Dr. Akiemi Glenn from The Pōpolo Project

2. Daily MoveMEANT Creative Labs facilitated by DU Co-Artistic Directors Linda Kuo & Candice Taylor. The MoveMEANT Creative Lab is a safe place to process heavy topics we will engage at the anti-racist workshops, through somatic exploration. Participants are encouraged to create original visual and/or performing art projects to share at the culminating event on August 13th.

3. Dance workshops taught by DU company members

Daily activities include:

August 7th - 11th

Monday / Wed/ Friday 2pm-4pm EST (8am-10am HST)Anti-racist workshop with Dr. Akiemi Glenn

Tuesday / Thur 10am-4pm EST 

*10am-11:30am Intention Setting & Warm Up 

*11:30am-12:45pm Lunch Break 

*12:45pm-1:45pm Open Practice (taught by a company member)

*1:45pm-4pm Creative lab

Participants will showcase their original solo and/or collaborative work created throughout the week at the Black August event at Brooklyn Grange, in collaboration with Ladies of Hip Hop

TUITION: Sliding Scale $111, $222, $333 (by paying more, you are making it possible for our workshops to be equitable and accessible, while ensuring fair pay for our facilitators)

CAPACITY: 15

This program is made possible with support by A.R.T NY and Ladies of Hip Hop.