Join us for The Gathering, an afternoon of creative collaboration and community-building designed for BIPOC artists. This event celebrates movement, dialogue, and connection, offering a dynamic space to explore healing through artistry and movement.

The day begins with Praise| Pleasure Lab, a transformative dance class led by acclaimed performance artist Gabriele Christian (12:30–2:00 PM). Following the class, engage in a thought-provoking panel discussion, The Body as a Sanctuary: Healing Through Movement (2:00–3:00 PM). This conversation will feature inspiring perspectives from artists and thought leaders:

Laura Ellis: Executive Director of the African & African American Performing Arts Coalition and co-producer of the Black Choreographers Festival.

Natalya Shoaf: Renowned dance educator, choreographer, and performer with a dynamic career spanning both education and performance.

Audrey Johnson: A queer, Black, mixed-race dance artist whose work challenges colonized time and space through embodied improvisation.