Join us for a restaging of UI alum Duane Lee Holland's 2015 thesis performance, "Saved, by Becoming a Slave to the Rhythm!" in collaboration with Michele Byrd-McPhee and dancers from UI. The performance will be followed by a conversation between Holland between Byrd-McPhee, co-founders of CRĀV The Harvest.
Holland's thesis was, in part, influenced by Keith Haring and the breaking scene in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s. From November 12-15 classes, discussions, and gatherings will be conducted throughout the week and a showcase featuring the cultural inspiration between the work of Keith Haring and the legendary Paradise Garage.
CRĀV The Harvest is a network that brings together artists who are building the pedagogy for the continuum of Black American Artistry in higher education. CRĀV The Harvest provides artists, scholars and marginalized artists with the opportunity to be in residence together to foster interdisciplinary creative collaborations for stage performance, bring authentic Black American experiences to academic spaces, and to build artistic events within local BiPOC communities.