Configurations in Motion: Performance Curation & Communities of Color

See below for location on Hull Ave.SLIPPAGE: Performance, Culture and Technology at Duke University will host a two-day working group on June 27 and 28, 2015 to address how curatorial practice and live arts presenting can engage the particular concerns of audiences and artists of color. Configurations in Motion: Performance Curation and Communities of Color will gather performers, curators, scholars, presenters, and managers from throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean to examine how their work involves, invests, and can further support the creative growth of people of color. The event will be held at the SLIPPAGE laboratory on Duke¿s Central Campus, at 1515 Hull Avenue, Durham, NC, 27708.The event intends to take on important questions surrounding the presenting of live art, including: How do we imagine twenty-first century configurations of performance curation and presenting that acknowledge the particular concerns of audiences and artists of color? How does performance that relates to people of color fit into trends of contemporary curatorial practice?Participants will share their work and insights to produce focused thinking about the future of live art/performance/performing arts curation, with special attention to communities of African, Caribbean, and Latin@ interests.