2021
Anti-Racism in Dance Series
In 2021, Bridge Live Arts partnered with a team of inspiring artists and activists to present the Anti-Racism in Dance Series, featuring events and media dedicated to anti-racism in the performing arts. Through a blend of dialogue, storytelling, and embodied practices, the series offered supportive spaces for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), People of Color (POC), and White Allies to deepen their practice of anti-racism in the context of the dance field. All series events took place online via Zoom.
Featured artists/speakers
Beth Burzynski (with STRONGHOLD)
Sisters Dulce Escobedo & Marianna Escobedo
claire whitmer (with STRONGHOLD)
Photo: Beatrice Thomas
Program History
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APR 17, 2022: Anti-Racism Training for the Dance Field
Facilitated by Beatrice Thomas. Co-presented with Dance Mission Theater & Kambara+
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APR 24, 2022: Micro-Aggressions Training for the Dance Field
Facilitated by Beatrice Thomas. Co-presented with Dance Mission Theater & Kambara+
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MAY 16, 2022: Astral Activation-Ancestral Activism (part 1)
Co-led by the Iridescent Collective (day elliot, Europa Grace, Victoria Rutledge)
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MAY 22, 2022: Collective Stewardship to End White Supremacy
Co-facilitated by Beth Burzynski and claire whitmer (on behalf of STRONGHOLD)
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JUN 8, 2022: BIPOC Check-In
Co-facilitated by Cherie Hill & Bhumi Patel
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AUG 14, 2021: Collective Stewardship of Liberation Pathways
Facilitated by Tammy Johnson
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AUG 15, 2022: Astral Activation-Ancestral Activism (part 2)
Co-led by the Iridescent Collective (day elliot, Europa Grace, Victoria Rutledge)
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AUG 21, 2022: Black Women Holding Space for Ourselves
Facilitated by Tammy Johnson
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SEPT 17, 2022: Danzacuentos - Charla Virtual / Virtual Panel
A conversation with Danzacuentos featured artists Snowflake Calvert, sisters Dulce Escobedo & Marianna Escobedo, Cinthia Pérez Navarro, Lyvan Verdecia , co-curated by Mario Ismael Espinoza, David Herrera, and Karla Quintero.
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SEPT 23, 2022: BIPOC Check-In
Co-facilitated by Cherie Hill & Bhumi Patel
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DEC 1, 2022: Dance on the Frontline: BLM
Featuring Chicago Voguers Amya Jackson, Dhee Lacy, and Karma Munez, interviewed by SF-based dancer/choreographer/MC Jocquese Whitfield (SirJoQ). Curated by Cherie Hill.
Press
Bridge Live Arts’ (formerly HMD/The Bridge Project) Anti-Racism in Dance Series was made possible, in part, by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The Anti-Racism and Microaggressions Trainings for the Dance Field were co-presented with Dance Mission Theater and Kambara+