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T H E• U B W• W A Y: Needless to say SLI 2018 was EPIC! Thank you Arizona State for being a wonderful host. Thank you to our long time partners and collaborators: The Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond and Junebug Productions for for continued connection and expansion. HERE ARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS from a magical 2 weeks. Check out the website for more behind the scenes photos, March and video clips!! Our SLI Culminating Performances are HERE! Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 7:00 pm and 10:30 pm EST at the Nelson Fine Arts Center. The Culminating Public Performances include all participants and use music, dance, theater, visual design and spoken word to address this year’s theme You, Me, We: Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How it Manifests in Our Artistic Community. If you’re not able to make it to the performances, you can watch the livestream on the UBW website! (Link below) #ubwdance #youmewe #ubwsli2018 #joinus #howlround Livestream hosted by: HowlRound TV @howlround https://www.urbanbushwomen.org/summer-leadership-institute#2018-summer-leadership-institute UBW's SLI 2018 is going strong! TONIGHT there is a free public screening of the documentary Forbidden: Undocumented and Queer in Rural America in Room 116 of the Building Administration C-Wing, 400 E Lemon Street, Tempe, AZ 85281. The feature length documentary follows the journey of activist Moises Serrano and is directed by Tiffany Rhynard. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director and community panelists. And of course, our two SLI Culminating Performances on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 4 pm and 7:30 pm at the Nelson Fine Arts Center. The Culminating Public Performances include all participants and use music, dance, theater, visual design and spoken word to address this year’s theme You, Me, We: Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How it Manifests in Our Artistic Community. #ubwdance #youmewe #ubwsli2018 #joinus T H E • U B W • W A Y: REGISTRATION TIME!!!! SLI 2018 is about to go down. We are here in the desert of Arizona! LET’s GO!! #theubwway #SLI2018 #arizona #checkin #registration UBW's SLI 2018 is HERE! You, Me, We- Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How It Manifests in Our Artistic Communities. Urban Bush Women is engaging in a dynamic and groundbreaking partnership with Projecting All Voices at Arizona State University, an initiative launched by ASU’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and supported by ASU Gammage and Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. Join us for the Opening Performance tomorrow, Saturday July 21 at 7:30pm, at the Nelson Fine Arts Center, 51 E 10th Street, Tempe, Arizona, 85281. #UBWDance #2018UBWSLI #YouMeWe T H E • U B W • W A Y: Congratulation to UBW COMPANY MEMBER and performer COURTNEY J. COOK @jennies_child on her bessie award nomination for Sustained Achievment with @ubwdance, @mbdancembdance and @rita_hemingway. Courtney is a brilliant and accomplished performer, visual artist, jewelry designer, dance artist/educator and vocalist. We are so proud of her for this achievement- it is so well deserved and we know there is more to come. Thank you to the @bessieawards for recognizing and honoring such a deserving artist. We must also honor the rest of the nominees and bush family who are up Bessie awards. CHEERS, LOVE AND CONTINUED SUCCESS to all!!! • • • Be sure to check out the UBW website to see when you can witness this fabulous and fierce women on the stage with UBW!! #bushfamily #ubwdance #courtneycook #dancer #danceArtist #nominee #bessieawards #womenofcolor #blackexcellence #sustainablilty #blackgirlmagic #dancelife Join us this weekend at Sisterfire! Urban Bush Women will be performing this weekend at Sisterfire, a celebration of women artists at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Sunday, July 8, 6-8 p.m. Ralph Rinzler Concert Stage, National Mall Washington, DC Check out the link on the post for the full schedule of this weekend’s events! UBW will be performing a short piece in a shared program and are part of a stellar line-up of acclaimed performers and musicians. UBW performed at Sisterfire many years ago and we are thrilled to return, performing in honor of Legacy and Liberation! T H E • U B W • W A Y: It’s our BIRTHDAY!!! UBW TURNS 34 today! What an amazing legacy...ONWARD AND UPWARD! #34strong #ubwdance #legacy #blackexcellence #love #happybirthday #nyc
T H E • U B W • W A Y: COME JAZZ IT UP WITH US. #ubwway #ubwdance #scat #jazz #song #sing #showtime #dancelife #hudson #ny #newyork #nyc #helsinki #helsinkihudson T H E • U B W • W A Y: Let’s work! Dress rehearsal day. #ubwdance #helsinkihudson #newyork #jazz #scat #companylife #dance #musical T H E • U B W • W A Y: Made it to HUDSON! Less than a week until show time at @helsinkihudson!! Use the code “FREIND” and get your tickets for 10% off! See you there! #SCAT #Thewick #clubhelsinki #ubwdance #dancelife #jazz #companylife
T H E • U B W • W A Y: Starting the day with Band rehearsal. #theubwway #dancelife #dancecompany #33strong #SCAT #JAZZ #NEWWORK #thegreaymigration #building #play #dancetheater #blackandwhite #bts #rehearsal #music #staytuned #gibney890 #companylife T H E • U B W • W A Y: Time to work! #theubwway #dancelife #dancecompany #33strong #SCAT #JAZZ #NEWWORK #thegreaymigration #building #play #dancetheater #blackandwhite #bts #rehearsal #music #staytuned #gibney890 #companylife T H E • U B W • W A Y: Congratulations to UBW family member Alice Sheppard who is featured on the cover of @dancemagazine! This fascinating cover article explores her new work @KineticLight's DESCENT and her thoughts on Intersectional Disability Arts. #dancemagazine #ubwdance #bold #ubw #33strong #bushfam #highlight #dancelife T H E • U B W • W A Y: Reposting- #Repost @lumberyard_catskill with @get_repost ・・・ In two short weeks, the #fierce #ensemble of @ubwdance opens our #summerfestival at @helsinkihudson with Scat! a #dance driven #musical featuring #livejazz #comedy and other surprises. Scat! is a powerful story about one family’s journey from the #south during the Great Migration. Don’t miss out: June 29-July 1. Buy tickets now using link in bio. T H E • U B W • W A Y: Come and join us in HUDSON NEW YORK. At @helsinkihudson for our work in progress showing with @lumberyard_catskill! Purchase your ticket now by visiting the UBW WEBSITE and using the code ( FRIEND ) you will receive a 10% discount - link in the bio!!! Hope to see you there!!! #theubwway #dancelife #dancecompany #33strong #SCAT #JAZZ #NEWWORK #thegreaymigration #building #play #dancetheater #blackandwhite #bts #rehearsal #music #staytuned #gibney890 #companylife T H E • W A Y • W A Y: Lights, camera, action!! We are only a week or so out from our work in progress sharing up at @lumberyard_catskill !! In the spirit of Throwback Thursday here is a shot from a previous sharing of a sketch of SCAT at the @apollotheater for their Salon Series. GOOD TIMES!!! The work continues to grow, evolve and deepen. #theubwway #dancelife #dancecompany #33strong #SCAT #JAZZ #NEWWORK #thegreaymigration #building #play #dancetheater #blackandwhite #bts #rehearsal #music #staytuned #gibney890 #companylife #throwbackthursday #tbt #apollo