On the Role of Art in Community and Creative Practice

Join artists Samar Haddad King (Artistic Director, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre) and Nathan Trice (Artistic Director, nathan trice/RITUALS Dance. Theater. Music) for a conversation moderated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa around the role of art in community. Their respective community-based performance and education programs have been seen throughout NYC and abroad over several decades, including a 2023 residency and performance season at NYU Abu Dhabi (Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre). You can view their work at these upcoming local NYC performances: The Recognizing Women Project – Nathan trice / RITUALS: Dance. Theatre. Music: March 29& 30th at Roulette in Brooklyn. Tickets and more information here. Gathering: New York City – Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre: June 20-22 at The Shed in Manhattan. Tickets and more information here. Speakers

• Samar Haddad King, Artistic/Founding Director, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (YSDT)
• Nathan Trice, Artistic Director, Choreographer, Anti-Racist Organizer, Inter-Spiritual Practitioner; Founder, nathan trice / RITUALS Dance. Theater. Music

Moderated by

• Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Writer, Editor, Curator and Community Educator