MARCH 26 – 30
CRĀV The Harvest is a network that brings together artists that 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 POC communities.
CRĀV The Harvest is a collaborative dance program shared between UMass-Amherst and Mt. Holyoke College, that is actively cultivating infrastructure around embodied intellectual property, illuminating the context (history), content (practice), and citation (source) of the continuum of Black American Artistry. The practice will inform the theory, through the embodiment of African American scholarship, Call and Response, double consciousness, and Ritual and Play. We create programming (CRĀV The Harvest) around these ideals and the practices of professionals and culture bearers from around the country. CRĀV The Harvest’s inaugural conference running March 26-30 at UMass-Amherst and Smith College is featuring Hip-Hop scholar and practitioner Dr. Lorenzo Harris.
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APRIL 18 – 20
Dance Department Senior Capstone Concert, featuring original choreography by dance majors of the class of 2024, Connecticut College Faculty and guest artists, including Shakia Barron.
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JULY 26 – 28
In collaboration with CRĀV, Bates Dance Festival will host a Battle event featuring competition in Breakin’, Hip Hop & House. Uplifting the virtuosity and lineage of Black American artistry, pioneers and ambassadors of the culture will serve as panelists, judges, emcees and master teachers for this incredible weekend of dance and community.
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