Embracing our Roots:Rooted & Rising with Mary Moore Easter & Leslie Parker

Join poet/dancer/choreographer, Mary Moore Easter and dancer/choreographer, Leslie Parker as they reflect on their experiences and perspectives on Minnesota’s Black dance community. Their insights on topics such as African dance forms, street dance in Rondo and in Minneapolis neighborhoods as well as modern and contemporary dance companies, will illustrate the many ways dance has helped shape identity for African American communities over the decades. Embracing our Roots: Rooted and Rising is a partnership between More Than a Single Story, The Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life, and the In Black Ink publishing arts initiative. Pertinent materials from the Givens Collection will be on display.

Embracing Our Roots consists of conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s history within their community. The series is a collaboration between More Than a Single Story, The Givens Collection of Literature and Life, and to highlight conversations between Black artists across generations.

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