Additional Films and Guests, Screen Share
Go behind the scenes of the African American Dance Company with an intimate look at their annual intensive workshop and a collection of dances from their 50-year history. Q&A to follow.
The final installment of “HIStory, HERstory, Our Story” shows the evolution of the African American Dance Company since its inception in 1974. Through captivating dance and documentary, we better understand how dance is used through resistance, celebration, and transition. Paired with archival footage is a panel discussion consisting of the inaugural director, Professor Iris Rosa; current director Baba Stafford C. Berry Jr.; and AADC alum. Audience members are encouraged to participate in the Q&A after the screening.
Because We Are (Dir. Ashley Hayes, 2024, 19 min): Because We Are follows the story of the African American Dance Company during their 50th season at their annual Kukusanya intensive workshop, a time of gathering together in community as the term kukusanya evokes. It also invites viewers into the world of the Dance Company, its members, and their practice of ubuntu, the essence of the Africanist principle that “I am, because we are.”
AADC Dance Excerpts (2024, 40 min): Following Because We Are, enjoy this collection of four dances from throughout the African American Dance Company's history.
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