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DANCING AROUND RACE: MOVING THE CONVERSATION WITH GERALD CASEL
September 14, 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
DANCING AROUND RACE: MOVING THE CONVERSATION with Gerald Casel
Artist, choreographer, and professor at University of California, Santa Cruz
Utilizing a decolonial approach and using lessons learned from Dancing Around Race, a community engagement social practice that challenges racial inequity, Gerald Casel will offer a workshop that reflects his ongoing research into racial politics, power dynamics, and representation in dance performance, training, and curricula.
Through a series of discussions and movement provocations, participants will be asked to explore their relationships to power, social position, and where and how they exist within systems and institutions. We will ask, “how do we approach somatic practices through a decolonizing and antiracist lens?” We will also address questions regarding equity and belonging while welcoming difficult and uncomfortable conversations on race and racism. We will explore teacher philosophy.
This two day workshop is open to all dance and theater educators as well as other arts teachers. It will include movement practice, somatics, and discussion.
SCHEDULE:
DAY ONE
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Central
DAY TWO
Thursday, September 16, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Central
LOCATION: Virtual
Registration Fee: FREE
You will receive 4 Professional Development clock hours if you attend both sessions.
Questions or comments? Email mary.harding@pcae.k12.mn.us
