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Join Daring Dances at Trotter House (1443 Washtenaw Avenue) on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 7-9 pm, for a workshop with Skeleton Architecture, a collective of Black womyn and gender-non-conforming dance artists. The workshop is free and open to all students and will focus on strategies artmaking can offer to activists. No dance background required! 

Daring Dances is a new initiative dedicated to understanding how dance can lead to difficult conversations we need to have today about race, gender, and sexuality.

For more information, please visit the Daring Dances event page here. 

The Center for World Performance Studies and Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, in collaboration with Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit, present JIT Exchange Detroit-Zimbabwe: A Cross Cultural Collaboration Featuring Dance and Music from Harare and Detroit. 

JIT Dance Workshop with Haleem “Stringz” Rasul Monday, September 10, 7:30pm Haven Hall Posting Wall, 505 S. State Street

This workshop will introduce participants to basic footwork of both Detroit and Zimbabwean Jit / Jiti dance forms. Wear comfortable clothing. RSVP here.

Panel Discussion: Zimbabwe-Detroit Cultural Collaborations and Exchanges Tuesday, September 11, 6:00pm East Quad Room 1405, 701 E. University Ave.

Featuring Chido Johnson (ZCCD), Mono Mukundu (guitarist & recording engineer), and Haleem "Stringz" Rasul, and moderated by Stamps School of Art & Design MFA student and ZCCD agent Masimba Hwati, this panel explores the ongoing work of the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit, building bridges between Zimbabwe and Detroit through cross-cultural projects and artist residencies.

Dance Workshop & Dialogue with Haleem "Stringz" Rasul Wednesday, September 12, 4:30pm Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington

King•Chavéz•Parks Visiting Professor Haleem Rasul conducts a JIT workshop and facilitates a discussion about community-building through dance at local Ann Arbor teen center the Neutral Zone.

Exhibit Opening: “I Wish You Were Here: Postcards as Cross Cultural Communication” Thursday, September 13, 4:30pm GalleryDAAS | Haven Hall G648, 505 S. State Street

The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies’ GalleryDAAS hosts Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit's postcard project, a collaboration with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Mutare. The exhibit will run September 13 – December 14, 2018, with a break from October 15-25. The fall exhibit for GalleryDAAS has been designed to coincide with the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s exhibit “Beyond Borders: Global Africa.”

JIT Exchange SMTD@UMMA Performance Thursday, September 13, 7:00pm University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State

featuring Haleem Rasul (dance / choreography) & Hardcore Detroit Mono Mukundu (guitar) E.Reid JIT Coalition (live music / production)

A synthesis of Zimbabwean jiti, Detroit ghetto tech, jit dance, jazz and funk, this performance features dancer/choreographer Haleem “Stringz” Rasul of Detroit with musical support from Zimbabwean guitarist Mono Mukundu and SMTD students and alumni. The uncanny parallel in historical narrative and the similarity in dance styles, researched in depth by Rasul during a 6-week residency in Harare, exemplify the theme of interconnectedness in UMMA’s exhibition Beyond Borders: Global Africa, while the artists’ exchange engages the exhibition’s theme of hybridity and its dialogic approach to African and African diasporic arts. RSVP here.

All events are free and open to the public.

Join The Neutral Zone on April 21st at 5:30 pm for the 36th annual Potential Art Exhibit - a juried art exhibition highlighting the work of Washtenaw County High School artists.

The opening reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. The exhibition will be open to the public on Monday, April 23, 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 27, 2:30-4 p.m.

For more information, click here

Join us tomorrow, April 12th from 7-10 pm at UMMA for Student Late Night: Prom-ish!, presented by the UMMA Student Engagement Council. 

Organized by U-M students for U-M students, the 9th annual Student Late Night event at UMMA will be an ALL INCLUSIVE, art filled, dancing extravaganza!

Bust out your old prom dress! Come in your jeans! Or anything in between!

The evening will feature hands-on art making activities, dance lessons from members of U-M's most well known student dance organizations, swinging sounds courtesy of WCBN DJs, a photo booth, free food, and more. This is sure to be an arty extravaganza you won't want to miss!

See you there!

Join us and Maize Collective tonight, March 14, at 5 pm in the UMMA Auditorium for a three-part speaker series to explore topics relating to the music industry. These panel-style discussions will serve as an opportunity to engage with professionals in the creative industry and learn from their experiences. Each event will include a moderated discussion followed by Q&A from the audience.This program is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

This week's discussion will focus on studio musicians, and give the audience the opportunity to explore career paths for studio musicians and learn about the modern landscape of getting into the studio and contributing to a project. Our panelists include Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), Evan Haywood, Kasan Belgrave, and DeNero Randle, with moderation from Veniece Session. Please fill out this form with any questions you may have for our panelists: https://goo.gl/forms/laKkLejLI4vMniDq2. This will be used to help guide our discussion.

For more information on tonight’s event and speakers, check out the event page on Facebook.