University of Central Arkansas issued the following announcement on Mar. 17.
The University of Central Arkansas brings together three artists for its final spring 2022 artist-in-residence. The Gasali Adeyamo, Akeem Ayanniyi and Sue Schroeder residency will be Tuesday, April 5, through Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Hosted by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, these residencies will strive to promote healing from the uncertainties caused by COVID-19 in the last two years.
“Through the generosity of multiple state and regional grant agencies, we are able to bring Atlanta-based Core Dance in collaboration with Akeem and Gasali. Our community events, as a result, will focus on the healing power of the arts, needed especially now as we all grapple with the trauma of the pandemic,” Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, said.
Adeyemo, Ayanniyi and Core Dance will present a community performance, “The Colors of Love/The Colors of Life,” Thursday, April 7, from 1:40-2:30 p.m. at the Harding Centennial Fountain on campus. In case of rain, the performance will be moved inside to the Student Center Ballroom, Room 205A.
For an interactive experience, Ayanniyi and Core Dance will showcase Planetary Dance, which holds a steady beat of drums for participants to run, walk or stand in a series of concentric circles, creating a moving mandala, for community renewal Wednesday, April 6 from 4-5 p.m. on Win Thompson Hall’s west side lawn.
Provided by Seymour, “The core issue of recovery from human trauma, according to researcher Bessel van der Kolk, is to feel vitally connected to other people through some sort of rhythmic engagement. Our events will be participatory and will feature music, movement, and patterned textiles. You won’t want to miss them.”
Schroeder, the artistic founding director of Atlanta-based Core Dance, is a leading arts activist and mentor. In more than 40 years of work in the arts, she has created 110 original dance works for theaters, museums, green spaces, architectural works, and water environments. As a contemporary artist and dance maker, Schroeder focuses on the creative process, movement research and exploration, and dance-making as a catalyst for social change.
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Source: University of Central Arkansas
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