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Susan  Cooksey,  UF. Agents  of  Change:  Metal  Arts  and  Artists  in  sub-­Saharan  Africa. 3:30pm   Register here: https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cxBLSFuERbmulabN4BRiiA​

Mixing Disciplines Working Group Symposium

Africa | COVID Time: Lockdown, Disquiet, Waiting, Masking. April 22 | 9:30am-12:00pm EDT April 23 | 10:30am-4:30pm EDT (with midday intermission)   Our reflections will be about COVID, but also about time and the pulse of events and the everyday, troubles and worries (minds, health, care), policing powers, masking practices (carceral and affective), the arts,

Carter Lectures 21.1

Zoom

Carter Lectures 21.1 with Funmi Adewole, De Montfort University. Contemporary Dance as African Cultural Production. ‘Funmi Adewole is lecturer in dance, School of Humanities and Performing Arts, De Montfort University in Leicester. Scholar, storyteller, and dramaturge, Dr. Adewole started out as a media practitioner in Nigeria and moved into performance on relocating to England in 1994. For several

Carter Lectures 21.2

Zoom

Carter Lectures 21.2 with Faustin Linyekula Back to the Future: Choreographers Mobilizing Africa-sourced Futures in the (post)COVID Era. Register to attend on Zoom. Faustin Linyekula is known as a dancer, choreographer, but calls himself a storyteller. He tells his stories through writing, theatre, dance, still or moving images. Linyekula lives and works in Kisangani, Democratic Republic

Carter Lectures 21.3

Zoom

Carter Lectures 21.3 with Qudus Onikeku, UF. AFRICAN TIME: A New World-Thinking Qudus Onikeku is currently the first “Maker in Residence” at The Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship of the University of Florida – 2019-2022. Qudus Onikeku is a movement artiste made of diversity. Over the decade, he has established himself as one of

State | Africa

Zoom

The Working Group on Institutions and the State in Africa and the Center for African Studies are pleased to invite all interested faculty and graduate students to attend our upcoming virtual panel: The Current Conflict in Ethiopia: Internal/Domestic & Regional Dimensions November 15 @ 3:00 PM With Panelists Michael Woldemariam & Tobias Hagmann Moderated by

Carter Master Class with Agathe Djokam

Master Class Details Il s’agit d’un atelier libre, ouvert à toutes les disciplines artistiques et toute personne désirant se redécouvrir différemment à travers un nouvel univers. It is a free workshop, open to all artistic disciplines and anyone wishing to rediscover themselves differently through a new universe. Attend on Zoom! This dance workshop will focus

Arts | Africa Working Group

Zoom

Charting Individual Paths through the Post-Covid Art World with Michael Dela Dika (Ghana/USA) Wednesday, Oct. 26, 3:00 - 5:00 pm (EDT): Zoom registration is free and required: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAudemoqDwvGtxIzQWVhq7W_11jsERnpCv7 At this fragile moment in the history of contemporary artmaking, the Arts/Africa working group has mobilized to bring attention to emergent creatives whose works and ideas seed the future. You are invited to meet Michael

Arts | Africa Working Group

Zoom

Arts | Africa: Art and Building a Future with/without Women? with Textile Sculptor Beatrice Opokua Atencah and multidisciplinary visual artist Theresah Ankomah  Time:  3pm Location: Zoom- Registration Required  Zoom Link: https://lnkd.in/ge-58MEZ All sessions are free and open to the public.

Agbedidi 2022

The University of Florida School of Theatre + Dance invites you to Agbedidi, an invigorating dance experience that merges African and modern dance styles into one high-energy performance. Friday, December 02, 2022 7:30pm Sunday, December 04, 2022 4:00pm  Friday, December 02, 2022 7:30pm  Saturday, December 03, 2022 7:30pm  Sunday, December 04, 2022 2:00pm    For Tickets and More Information :

Arts | Africa Working Group

Zoom

Arts | Africa: Harnessing the Power of Dreams: Fragilities and Strengths inside the creative process with choreographer: Agathe Djokam Time: 3pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) Location: Zoom Zoom Registration is required for each session here: Register in advance for this meeting: https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqdu2srDgsH93jGtnK-jMAYrQAO7nnBqb4 For further information, please contact jfrosch@arts.ufl.edu (+1-352-514-1100)