Theater & Dance "Pearl Primus: Race, the Body and Danced Memory"

Lecture by Amherst College Visiting Scholar Ninoska M’bewe Escobar

Ninoska M’bewe Escobar is a Consortium for Faculty Diversity visiting scholar in the Department of Theater and Dance. Her research focuses on the dancing body, race, feminism, history and memory, and cultural production in the contexts of social formation and social change. Escobar will discuss her dissertation project, a performance study of choreographer, anthropologist and social activist Pearl Primus (1919-1994), that examines Primus’ contributions and legacy to Black dance and performance as powerful markers of Black experiences, politicization and agency.

Attendance at this event is mandatory for all FCDD dancers.