The Great Northern: Tracing Sacred Steps: The Cinematic Experience

Tracing Sacred Steps, The Cinematic Experience is an experimental performance film influenced by Ring Shout. Within an on ice modern dance framework, it engages elements of the sacred practice to illustrate how it continues to serve as a pathway to release and restoration within so many sacred Black spaces.Its intent is twofold: 1) to illustrate how this sacred practice continues to be relevant 2) to honor and pay homage not only to these important cultural and spiritual rituals, but also its practitioners: forcibly displaced Africans that found a way to work towards restoration and wholeness when the way had been stripped, stolen, and beaten out and from them. To these courageous spirits we owe so much.

This special screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring skating movement artists and performers: Roobi Gaskins, Joey Millet, Thomasina Petrus, and Deneane Richburg and moderated by Sandra Richardson.

Entry to this screening requires a separate, paid ticket. A festival pass is not required to attend this film. However, festival passholders must also purchase a separate ticket for entry — festival passes do not include admission to this event.

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