Centering Culture: A Mass Q Ball 2025: Color Event Prelude

Name: Centering Culture: A Mass Q Ball 2025: Color Event Prelude
Start: 2025-09-14T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-14T18:00:00-04:00
Location: St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church

Schedule

Sun Sep 14 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. Augustine's African Orthodox Church | Cambridge, MA

A conversation rooted in culture, intentional placemaking, and the beautiful connections that arise when both are centered.
About this Event

Join dancer/choreographer Mar Parilla, percussionist Cornell Coley, and interdisciplinary artist Ifé Franklin in a conversation rooted in culture, intentional place making, and the beautiful connections that arise when both are centered. Moderated by Castle of our Skins' Artistic Director Ashleigh Gordon, this discussion is a prelude to the MassQ Ball 2025: Color event in which all three artists will be showcased.

The MassQ Ball - a large-scale celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural arts, featuring the diverse artistry of Boston's communities of color - will take place at The Arnold Arboretum on Saturday, October 4th from 10-4pm. Free and family-friendly, this event will weave together art, movement, dance and spoken word with ritual, nature, and the joy found in creative expression and cultural celebration. Learn more at MassQBall.com.