D UNDERBELLY derives its name from the ‘underbelly’ of a slave ship; excavating the legacies that surface from the depths of our cultural experiences.
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D UNDERBELLY seeks to act as a catalyst for shifting perceptions, dismantling isms and recognizing the underlying contributions indigenous people from the Latin, Asia, Native and African diaspora have made to this new world culture.
A transdisciplinary network of artists of color, D UNDERBELLY emerged circa 1996/7 in Minneapolis, MN, initially as a performative space for exploring the multi-layered dimensions of culture as it relates to societal notions of “blackness”. Invested in interdisciplinary experimentation through the excavation of ‘new work’ and communal exchange, D UNDERBELLY rigorously explores the ever-fluid relationship between movement, music, text, multimedia and environmental configurations in order to encapsulate the complexities of the diaspora. Moving onto Brooklyn, Ny and cultivating connections in Chicago, Austin Tx, northern California and internationally, this network continues to evolve; embracing & interrelating with Latin, Asian and Native/Indigenous traditions and forms.
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PROJECTS include:
Out of Africa & Beyond Un-slave diaries Basking in Negritude Vive La Intersections Revolutionary Acts Non Je Regrette Rien Receding ’emories Koool-aid Luv Odyssey N This Hous First Dark Drama Childr’n of “O” S’Kin Deep Water Moves the Soul
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CURATORIAL:
Intersections: Embracing the Spirit
the black trilogy – Black n Beyond, Studies N Black, the black | body
Live Deep N Flow Re-Frame: A Gathering
Mixed Movement: Chicago Edition
Dance of Decay
Moving Dialogs
Postmodern Afro-Latinidad
Open Dances
MIXER
The TALK
Intersect
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CREATIVE FOLX of D UNDERBELLY – those who have contributed creatively, part of a continuum since 1996:
Stefania Strowder
Christal N. Brown
Leean Johnson
Chanon Judson Daniel Marcellus Givens André Austvoll Manelich Minnifee Geoff Albores
Jerome Harris
Jimmy Lopez
Alejuan Afuraka
e.g. bailey
Gin Hammond
Cheles Rhynes
Ceci Lewis
Francine Sheffield
Bernard Brown
Stephan Reynolds
Penelope McCourty
Margaret Morris Usry Alleyne Leann Johnson Rachel Bernsen Chelsea Gregory
Sonja Parks Monstah Black
Laurie Carlos Rafael Sanchez Nikki Patin Onye Ozuzu
Sha Cage
Douglas Ewart
Signe Harriday
Akil Davis Joe Wilson Chevon Stewart Aole T. Miller Phanuel Antwi
Dana Michel
Olasebikan Freeman
Monstah Black
Awilda Sterling Duprey
Joel Valentin-Martinez
Myra Boone
Carolyn Alvarado Castillo
Christa Bell Shawn Odoms
Gesel Mason Mameri Blue Valerie McCleod-Katz Nicole Mitchell
Jada Odom
Sunder Ashni
Sharon Bridgforth
Natasha Diamond Walker
Nikki B.
Sadie Woods
Marcus Doshi
Maya Lori
Aixa Kendrick
Anitrice Anderson
Delano Jean-Pierre
Matt Morgan
Roxane Wallace
Yaa Asantewaa
Channie Waites
Sandra Jean Gaillard
Mutale Kanyatta
Sojourner Wright
Ronnell Wheeler
Keisha Booker
Debra McGee
Brat Happy Hips James
Brenda Bell Brown
Mankwe Ndosi
Amanda Nicole Pope
Omagbitse Omagbemi
Chris Jones
Gesel Mason
Mark Hairston
Angel
Roger Hall
Reza Salazar
Anna Khimasia
Nur Abdulle
Julie Tamiko Manning
Theaster Gates
Black Monks of Mississippi
Jess Glavina
nyx
Janet Lumb
Inti Barrios Hernandez
James Goddard
Nikita Bala
Anthony Romero
Shanti Gonzales
Shyam Pillai
Tsehaye Hebert
Awilda Rodriguez-Lora
Jerron Herman
Ricarrdo Valentine
Orlando Hunter
Honey Pot Performance Collective
Syrus Marcus Ware
Terri Hudson
NicK King
Drew Coleman
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From 1996 – 2010 D UNDERBELLY’s projects have been informed by this notion of liquid legacies: a rite of embodying the dignity of a people |
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