SOLE DEFINED, COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
SOLE Defined is committed to presenting narratives through percussive dance that highlight the concerns affecting the Black community. This is done through our interactive performances as well as through Town Hall sessions with national performing artists and the facilitation of professional development workshops focused on anti-racism practices within arts-based education.
Our solution-oriented conversations are focused on confronting the issues within the greater arts community and working towards an understanding and building a solution. Our professional development workshops dive deep into addressing the practices and long-held racist beliefs to uncover unconscious biases and build abolitionist practices that Teaching Artists and Educators can immediately implement.
At the height of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, SOLE Defined engaged leading artists and experts in the field of dance and social justice in a series of lively and meaningful conversations focused on a variety of themes impacting the performing arts community. The series also included an Artist Spotlight featuring Black artists doing incredible work in the field. Below you’ll find the video archive of the solution-oriented conversation as well as resource material on how to get involved
Decolonizing Dance and Shifting the Rubrics. Featuring host TJ Alladin and panelists Conrhonda Baker, Nicole De Weever, Alison McNeil, and Jane Rabinovitz.
Artist Molodi will be featured on the Black artists spotlight.
ASL Interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges
What Now: Actionable next steps for equity and justice in dance. Featuring host Goldie Patrick and panelists LaTasha Barnes, Becky Ferrell, Melanie George, and Tim Wilson.
ASL Interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges
The MisEducation: Arts Education 101. Featuring host Aysha Upchurch and panelists Dr. Vanessa L. Jackson, Emma Sarfaty, Jamaal ‘Mr. Root’ Collier, and Giani Clarkson.
Artist Farafina Kan NextGen will be featured on the Black artists spotlight.
ASL Interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges
The Illusion of Inclusion. Featuring host Gregory King and panelists Ayodele Casel, Goldie Patrick, Dani Tirrell, and Brian Williams.
Artist M.A.D.D. Rhythms will be featured on the Black artists spotlight.
ASL Interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges
Dance Place Unfiltered. Features host Ryan and Quynn Johnson and panelist Christopher K. Morgan.
Artist Charles Anderson will be featured on the Black artist spotlight.
ASL interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges.
Resources for all:
People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond www.pisab.org
RESOURCES FOR DONATING- PROTESTING- ACTIVISM in the DMV
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k...
ACRE - Artists Co-Creating Real EquityACRE Platform - A Toolkit for Racial Equity in Art http://static1.squarespace.com/static...
Resources for White Folks:
Is the Dance Community Silent?: The current climate of our nation and the response of the dance community. Featuring host Ryan Johnson and Quynn Johnson and panelists Dr. Giani Clarkson, Kara Janell Wade, Emily Berry, Dakiya Lambert, Charles L. Anderson, Crystal Fraizier, LaTasha Barnes, Valerie Branch, D. Sabella, Lindsay Roberts-Greene, Amanda Standard, Gregory King.
ASL interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges.
Is the Dance Community Silent? Discussing the current climate of our nation and the response of the dance community. Featuring host Quynn Johnson and Ryan Johnson and panelists Vincent Thomas, DeWitt Fleming, Conrhonda Baker, Goldie Patrick, and Joseph Webb.
ASL Interpretation provided by TRJ Bridges