Edison Public Library: Learn about the history of the Africanist dance aesthetic in the Southern U.S. during our "Retention Despite Oppression" program.

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Head over to the Main Library on Juneteenth for a special discussion on the Africanist Dance Aesthetic and African Arts Complex in the Southern U.S. during the 17th-19th centuries.

Set to take place on Wednesday, June 19 at 7:00 pm, this program will be led by Dr. Jeff Friedman, professor of dance studies at Rutgers University, who will frame the amazing retention of dances developed by African diasporic enslaved people in the Southern U.S. during the 17th-19th centuries. Sample videos of dance practices and interactive movement interludes will also be shown.

Open to teens and adults. Registration is suggested but not required.

Retention Despite Oppression: Africanist Dances of the American South
(In-Person)
Wednesday, June 19
7:00-8:30pm
Main Library

Dr. Jeff Friedman, Professor of Dance Studies at Rutgers University, will lecture on the Africanist dance aesthetic and African Arts Complex in the Southern U.S. during the 17th-19th centuries.

Photo: African American Juba Dancer Artist William Henry Lane. Courtesy of Free to Dance (Producer/Director Madison Davis Lacy, Digital Dance Media Library)

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