Experience the vitality and range of cultural production in the African diaspora through this exciting, multidisciplinary event series.
Read full descriptionMembers of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company lead a course in traditional West African song and dance. All ages welcome!
Programmed by Ryanaustin Dennis and Chika Okoye
Writer Ruth Gebreyesus introduces four short films from Ephraim Esili’s Diaspora Suite, built around footage shot in American and international locations—each an important site in the African diaspora.
Rescheduled to November 16
Wright offers a lecture entitled “Using Time to Represent Blackness,” showing how a “physics of blackness” is necessary for writing accurately and inclusively about black identities.
Programmed by Ryanaustin Dennis and Chika Okoye
Maxwell’s lecture explores the impact of African material culture and agrarian knowledge on colonial economies throughout the transatlantic world.
Programmed by Ryanaustin Dennis and Chika Okoye
Imhotep presents a performative lecture and writing workshop drawing on Toni Morrison’s essay “The Site of Memory.”
Programmed by Ryanaustin Dennis and Chika Okoye
Spain presents a new original performance work steeped in Afrofuturist traditions and centered around her forthcoming debut album.
Programmed by Ryanaustin Dennis and Chika Okoye
Sennaar’s new theatrical production is the fictional story of a white visual artist and her estranged biracial son, integrating fire science, movement, visual projections, and live music to explore the implications surrounding justice in America today.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and Ryanaustin Dennis
Celebrate International Jazz Month with the Destiny Muhammad Trio. Known as the “Harpist from the Hood,” Muhammad has been described by SFJAZZ Center as a “masterful, exploratory musician.”
Programmed by Chika Okoye and Ryanaustin Dennis
The artist presents select adaptations from their project riff, composed of entries from their @genderjuicy Instagram feed.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and Ryanaustin Dennis
Experience Afrofuturist mythos through story and song with writer, vocalist, sacred scholar, and activist Amber McZeal.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
This performance pursues an inquiry into the complex layers of celebration, grief, tenderness, and untimely loss experienced by the black women and femmes who fight for black power and liberation.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil