Sat
Feb
07
Sat
Feb
07
2 pm - 3:30 pm
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Sat
Feb
07
6 pm - 7:30 pm
ET
The Program in Dance Education commemorates Black History Month with a showcase embracing the principle of Sankofa, uplifting the voices, artistry, and scholarship of students, faculty, and alumni from the African Diaspora. The event features work and performances by current students and alumni of the Dance Education Program.
Represented by an image of a colorful bird, the meaning of “Sankofa” stems from a West African proverb: “It is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot.”
“Sankofa encourages us to learn from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, lifting as we climb,” says Deborah Damast, director of the Dance Education program and a clinical associate professor. “As we move forward, knowledge of the past must never be forgotten.”
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