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afroFUTUREqu##r

First Preview: Oct 01, 2015

Opening Date: Oct 15, 2015

Closing Date: Oct 18, 2015

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20 Putnam Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238

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afroFUTUREqu##r, a weekend curated by Thomas F. DeFrantz and niv Acosta
Performer, choreographer and scholar Thomas F. DeFrantz and dance artist niv Acosta curate a weekend around Afro-futurism and utopian/dystopian visions of a Black tomorrow, with performances by Grisha Coleman, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, Niall Noel Jones, Eto Otitigbe, among others, and the curators themselves.

SCHEDULE:

Thursday (aka "Thursgay"), Oct. 15 at 9 pm:
Niall Jones, Jonathan Gonzalez and Brother(hood) Dance!

Friday (aka "Frigay"), Oct. 16 at 8 pm:
Grisha Coleman and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, followed by a dance party until 1 am

Saturday (aka "Saturgay"), Oct. 17:
There will be continuous activity in the space from 2  10 pm, hosted by
Cheeky LaShae, Interludes by RAKIA!, and with these featured performances:
2 pm: Thomas F. DeFrantz: where think going?
5 pm: DGGD (Doggdays)  Christina Blue & Adam Boothman
8 pm: niv Acosta: /Theory-ography/, plus Eto Otitigbe and Grisha Coleman

Sunday (aka "Sungay"), Oct. 18 at 11 am:
Brunch panel:  afroFUTUREqu##r: black art, white venues, and the new black presence in elite performance.  Featuring full delicious catered brunc
Regional Dance Performance Art Regional
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes

Show Notes: No Intermission (for most shows)

Audience Advisory:

Saturday, Oct. 17: $25 for the entire day or $10 per featured performance (2 pm, 5 pm, 8 pm)

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B25/B48/B49 to Franklin Avenue