Free and open to the public. Please note that ArtLab does not have parking, and area street parking is limited. Rideshare and public transit are recommended.
Jon Boogz is an Emmy Award-winning movement artist/choreographer/director and a groundbreaker and leader in today’s street dance community. Jon and his collective are committed to uplifting the art form of street dance. Jon is passionate about getting the authenticity of the story right while crafting dance and drama to speak to today’s audience in powerful and inspiring ways.
The talk will be facilitated by Dr. Shamell Bell, Lecturer on Somatic Performance and Contemporary Global Performance, Theater, Dance & Media (TDM), followed by Q&A led by Black Arts Collective. This event is part of Dr. Bell’s TDM courses: Black Arts Movement to #blacklivesmatter and Collective Freedom Dreaming: Engaged Pedagogy and Radicalism.
You are invited to stick around after the talk for a dance workshop with Jon Boogz from 7 to 8 p.m.
ASL interpreting will be provided for the programmed portion of the evening. If you have questions about the access provided or need to request additional accommodations, please contact dance@fas.harvard.edu or 617-496-0314. ArtLab is accessible for wheelchair and mobility device users.
Co-presented by the Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) Dance Program and Theater, Dance & Media, in partnership with ArtLab at Harvard University, with additional support from The Provostial Fund for the Arts and Humanities at Harvard University.
For more info, visit: https://artlab.harvard.edu/calendar_event/artist-talk-with-jon-boogz/
