HarlemStage Presents URBAN BUSH WOMEN - Resistance and Power
URBAN BUSH WOMEN - Resistance and Power- FOUR SHOWS!
Thu.-Sat. April 28-30, at 7:30 pm • Sun. May 1, at 3:00 pm
Since 1984 Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's Urban Bush Women (UBW) has been bold about telling the untold stories of disenfranchised people and challenging the rules of the dance world.
Join us for a special celebration that will spotlight their work about resistance and power including UBW's acclaimed solo Give Your Hands to Struggle which honors the struggle for civil and human rights, the powerful and rarely seen Women's Resistance from Scales of Memory, and fan favorite Walking with Pearl... Southern Diaries in honor of choreographer Pearl Primus. Special guests each night will include Somi, Carl Hancock Rux and more.
Since its founding in 1984 Urban Bush Women has been presented extensively in New York City and has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and South America. Festival appearances include Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, BAM Next Wave Festival, Jacob's Pillow, Spoleto USA, National Black Arts Festival and Dance Umbrella UK. The Company has been commissioned by presenters nationwide and is highly sought after for its choreography and residencies.
Urban Bush Women's mission is to create dance and to create community.
Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Urban Bush Women (UBW) seeks to bring the untold and under-told histories and stories of disenfranchised people to light through dance. We do this from a woman-centered perspective and as members of the African Diaspora community in order to create a more equitable balance of power in the dance world and beyond. We do this by facilitating the use of art as a means of addressing issues of social justice and encouraging civic engagement. Based in Brooklyn, we aspire to ensure continuity by strengthening and expanding our international community via ongoing professional education, development of new audiences, nurturing young talent and presenting bold, life-affirming dance works in a variety of settings including at our annual Summer Leadership Institute.
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