FSU Dance - Urban Bush Women and Compagnie JANT-BI - International Artistic Exchange

Urban Bush Women and Compagnie JANT-BI - International Artistic Exchange

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Germaine Acogny, Artistic Directors of Urban Bush Women and Compagnie JANT-BI, respectively, are creating an evening-length dance work tentatively titled The Beauty of Little Things. Their piece will be performed by the entirety of both companies - 14 dancers - one comprised solely of women and the other an all-male ensemble. Zollar and Acogny are interested in representing the beauty and vastness of nature, exploring the complexities of love, as well as highlighting the visceral link between African-Americans and West Africans. True to both choreographers' methodologies, the piece will also take the gender difference into account and

delve into the chasms and similarities between the movement of dancers living in a Muslim country and one comprised mostly of Christians, of dancers who study both concert and vernacular dance forms. As both Zollar and Acogny work in a dialogic manner with the dancers, wherein specific personal and historical experiences are included in the work, the aformentioned factors are bound to be evident themes.

Make reservations for each entrypoint by visiting www.mancc.org

      •      Dialog and Improvisation by Urban Bush Women & JANT-BI, reception to follow
             June 21, 6-8 PM Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre
      •      Senegalese Dance Master Class led by Urban Bush Women & JANT-BI
             June 27, 6-8 PM Grand Studio - Montgomery Hall, FSU Campus - Space is limited
      •      “Movement Revolution” Film and movement showing by UBW & JANT-BI
              June 28, 6-8 PM Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre

Entrypoints are held in Montgomery Hall at the FSU Department of Dance.

For more information visit www.mancc.org or call Lindsay Meeks at 850.645.2894.

The Department of Dance is part of the College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance at Florida State University. This project is sponsored in part by Florida State University. Additional support for residency activities provided by he Doubletree Hotel, John G. Riley House & Museum, Goodwood Museum & Gardens, Tallahassee and African Sister Cities Coalition, and the Florida A&M History Department.