Tracing Sacred Steps Film Screening in Philadelphia, PA

When: Thurs, Jan. 16, 2025 at 6pm

Where: Stella Elkins Gallery (Lower level of Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Temple University) 2001 N 13th St, 19122

Price: Free with RSVP

Join us for a complimentary screening of Tracing Sacred Steps, the Cinematic Experience, a film directed by Deneane Richburg and Aidan Un. The film centers on Brownbody’s “ring shout,” a performance blending dance, theater, figure skating, and a professional cast of Black skating artists. View the film trailer here.

The screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Brownbody’s Undoing Racism, Healing, and Organizational Consultant, Sandra Richardson, with the Choreographer, Deneane Richburg, Brownbody Associate Artistic Director, Lela Aisha Jones, composer and sound designer Alex Shaw, and several artists featured in the work.

Credits

The work was filmed by Aidan Un, choreographed by Deneane Richburg, with original musical composition by Alex Shaw and artistic advisement, choreographic guidance, and dramaturgy by Lela Aisha Jones.

This event is co-presented by The Painted Bride and received production funding and tour support from the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project Production Grant, made possible with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.

For more information visit: paintedbride.org/events

This screening is part of “Keep it Moving”, an exhibition honoring choreographer Merián Soto’s 25 years of creative research at Temple University’s Department of Dance.