A social evening of food, conversation and local performance capped by Nora Chipaumire’s dark swan, a 25-minute, sensual work exploring the presentation and representation of the African female body, and celebrating the “African/black women who refuse to wither away and die or die beautifully.”
Connecting Art with Education: Beginning in fall 2015, FirstWorks will launch a series of programs to engage audiences with dance at clubs, in schools, and in the community. Part of Widening the Circle, a collaboration between FirstWorks, American Dance Legacy Initiative and Rites and Reason Theatre.