Deconstructing Language:
Liberationist Writing for Performance
The Performance Response Journal with support from the National Center for Choreography - Akron (NCCAkron), offered a free three-part dance writing workshop series August 18 & 25 and September 1, 2021. These workshops prioritized Chicago, Midwestern, and Rust Belt BIPOC art and dance writers interested in starting or restarting their dance/performance writing practice. Deconstructing Language: Liberationist Writing for Performance was led by Benji Hart (Chicago, IL); Felicia Holman (Chicago, IL); and Brianna Alexis Heath (Atlanta, GA).
“We intend to engage BIPOC writers by offering practical writing and thinking skills that support seeing and responding to performance through a pro-Black Feminist, anti-ableist, and queer framework. Participants will walk away with actionable and relevant tools to develop or restart their practices of writing and watching, as well as seeds of their own work.” — Aaliyah Christina, Co-organizer, PRJ
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