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Dancing the African Diaspora: Embodying the Afrofuture

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Sunday, February 21, 2016
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Collegium for African Diaspora Dance

Duke University will host the "Dancing the African Diaspora: Embodying the Afrofuture" conference February 19-21. The second bi-annual conference brings together scholars, practitioners and educators for three days of intellectual discussion and artistic inspiration centered on global black dance.

The theme for this conference is Afrofuturism, a 20th century artistic movement combining elements of science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy and magical realism.

The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) is an egalitarian community of scholars and artists committed to exploring, promoting, and engaging African diaspora dance as a resource and method of aesthetic identity. Through conferences, roundtables, publications and public events, we aim to facilitate interdisciplinary inquiry that captures the variety of topics, approaches, and methods that might constitute Black Dance Studies. A diverse gathering of dance scholars and community members, The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance was conceptualized by its founding members and first convened in April 2012 as the African Diaspora Dance Research Group at Duke University.

Duke students, staff and faculty may attend most conference events free.