It’s About Time @dancingblackca
A groundbreaking new exhibition that highlights the recorded dance histories of Canada’s Black population from 1900-1970. Curated by @seikaboye dancingblackcanada.ca Canada Joined September 2021-
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The It’s About Time team is remembering the incredible life of Ethel Bruneau who passed away on July 24, 2023. cbc.ca/news/canada/mo… Learn more about Ethel and her legacy through the IAT website: dancingblackcanada.ca/ethel-bruneau
Professor @seikaboye leads the exciting team project “Look at These Oral Histories!” which brings together two dance history projects. She'll be creating new graphic recordings using #OralHistory interviews from Black Canadian dance artists. Learn more: uoft.me/EPF-2023.
🎉 Congratulations to the five winning projects of our 2023-24 Emerging Projects Fund competition! These cutting-edge critical #DigitalHumanities projects—which have each been awarded $10K—represent the diversity of DH research at #UofT. Meet them all at uoft.me/EPF-2023.
It’s About Time is a growing archival exhibition curated by @CDTPS_UofT professor @seikaboye that highlights Black performance history in Canada from 1900-1970 🩰 buff.ly/3V3rqFd #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
Professor @seikaboye’s “It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada” is an exciting exhibit that showcases the archival records of Black dance in Canada. Our team reorganized site content to improve usability and better communicate the exhibit's message. 💻 bit.ly/3WZgfxL
"In response to the exhibition “It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900 – 1970 and Now,” guest curator Seika Boye has invited a social media response from Isaac Gasangwa, in collaboration with @dancingblackcanada" instagram.com/reel/Clg4NxljG…
Check out #CDTPS Professor @seikaboye in the Black Research Network profile series highlighting her exhibit on Black performance history in Canada.
It's About Time: A growing exhibit curated by @CDTPS_UofT assistant professor @seikaboye is preserving Black performance history in Canada from 1900 to 1970 🩰 buff.ly/3V3rqFd #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
"As part of the programming for “It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900 – 1970 and Now”, guest curator Seika Boye interviewed spoken word artist Teeanna Munro-Whitelock." See this Instagram post by @sfugalleries instagram.com/p/ClCFdjAv0RH/…
Don’t miss this exciting virtual event tomorrow! Click to register: cdtps.utoronto.ca/events/dance-d…
1/Hi all! We are thrilled to invite you to our next event, which we are co-hosting on Zoom with the BMO Lab, the Gatherings archival project, and @CDTPS_UofT. Please join us next Wednesday as we welcome our speakers Kate Elswit @somethingmodern and Harmony Bench @harmonybench!
This #InternationalWomensDay we are celebrating some of the amazing women featured in our virtual exhibition! Ola Skanks, a notable pioneer in Canada’s African diasporic and modern dance scenes 📸 Ola Skanks Electronic Archives, Dance Collection Danse #IWD #IWD2022
Black dancing from stage to television screens: Len Gibson, Eleanor Collins, and Austin “Chic” Gibson in an excerpt from a television guide for “Bamboula” (1954). 📸 Len Gibson Electronic Archive, Dance Collection Danse #BlackHistoryMonth #CanadianDance
During #BlackHistoryMonth, we invite you to our virtual exhibition to explore the artists, choreographers, dance forms, venues, and communities that make up the history of Black dancing in Canada! 📸 Thelma Gibson, Marcella Choo Choo King and Janet Gibson, Vancouver c. 1950s
Visit utpjournals.press/eprint/H8IE4QI… to access the article! #BlackHistoryMonth #CanadianDance
It’s About Time curator @seikaboye’s article “Ola Skanks: Delayed Recognition of a Dance Artist Ahead of Her Time” is in this issue ⬇️ Guest edited by @DrCherylT and featuring contributions by Black Dance scholars @emilie_jabouin and @misscocomurray 💃🏽
Now available on @ProjectMUSE our Special Issue on Black Canadian Creativity, Expressive Cultures, and Narratives of Space and Place contains the latest research on #photography, #OralHistory, Black social life in Montréal, and more. muse.jhu.edu/issue/47048 #BlackCanadianHistory
It's about time you visit @dancingblackca's virtual exhibition! Curated by Dr. Seika Boye, the exhibit explores recorded dance histories of Canada’s Black population from 1900-1970. dancingblackcanada.ca #BlackHistoryMonth #CanadaDance #TorontoDance
This #BlackHistoryMonth , our virtual exhibition is a great place to find resources for teaching and learning about Black dancing in Canada. Spread the word! Photo collage of Len Gibson c. 1965, Dance Collection Danse #BlackHistory #CanadianDance
I’ll be teaching my students about the history of black dance in Canada. Thank you for this resource🙌🏾🙌🏾 @seikaboye @TDSB_Arts @PeelArts1 @dramadancecode
This #BlackHistoryMonth , our virtual exhibition is a great place to find resources for teaching and learning about Black dancing in Canada. Spread the word! Photo collage of Len Gibson c. 1965, Dance Collection Danse #BlackHistory #CanadianDance
This #BlackHistoryMonth , our virtual exhibition is a great place to find resources for teaching and learning about Black dancing in Canada. Spread the word! Photo collage of Len Gibson c. 1965, Dance Collection Danse #BlackHistory #CanadianDance
Who remembers going out dancing on a Friday night? Images like this one from our virtual exhibition show us how young Black Canadians often participated in social dances 🕺🏿 📸 “Grange Road Dances” Globe and Mail, 1956 #BlackHistory #CanadianDance
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