This weekend the Brooklyn Museum is joining together with MAPP International Productions and 651 ART

This weekend the Brooklyn Museum is joining together with MAPP International Productions and 651 ARTS to co-present a very timely discussion on Black femininity called Triple Consciousness. Rasu Jilani, Director of Community Programs at MAPP International Productions, shares about how the idea for the three-part series was sparked:“In 2013, I attended a Park Armory work-in-progress presentation of Ralph Lemon's Scaffold Room, produced by MAPP International Productions. The performance addressed ideas of the archetypal Black female in America culture, and I found myself experiencing various streams of consciousness.I was left with a question: ‘What impact does the Black woman’s image in pop culture have on America?’ I explored the idea for several months before approaching Shay Wafer of 651 ARTS with the idea of producing a discussion about Black femininity. Shay explained that 651 ARTS was producing the Geneva Project directed by Charlotte Brathwaite, which also seeks to examine black femininity through the lens of cultural remembrance. We expanded the concept to focus on themes of Black female identity, and commissioned Ebony Noelle Golden to curate the program. These collaborative efforts make Triple Consciousness a platform for exercising the democratic voice in re-imagining Black female identity in America.”Posted by Alicia BoonePhoto: Ralph LemonIf you can’t make it to the Museum this Saturday for the first part in this series: Body Rock, we will be streaming the event live. Tune in and join in on the discussion! -- source link

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