THE CHOREOGRAPHIC
CENTER INITIATIVE
I’VE SEEN A CHANGE IN ENERGY.
THE SIRENS OF THE BUSH GATHERED TO BRING US HERE.
BESIDE BLACK BODIES OF VARIOUS SIZES AND EXPERIENCES IN MOTION.
Urban Bush Women’s Choreographic Center Initiative (CCI) is not a physical space but an activation of strategic alliances with people and institutions across the U.S. Our use of the term Center is a philosophical construct intended to disrupt 20th-century notions of how groups organize around a common goal.
CCI is UBW’s multi-year investment in the development of women choreographers of color that takes a two-pronged approach: supporting individual choreographers and promoting equity in the field of dance.
During Phase One (2013-2016), CCI provided direct aid to artists at crucial stages of their careers and engaged institutional partners to develop future support. Programs included convenings, workshops for emerging choreographers, fellowships for mid-career choreographers, and administrative support for established choreographers.
Phase Two (2017-present) is focused on the UBW Choreographic Fellowship Program, Generative Dancer Workshops, and other activities designed to support and align these programs with artists and institutions nationwide.
Learn about the CCI 2.0 PRODUCING PROGRAM.
Learn about WHEN BLACK WOMEN+ SPEAK, the new conversation series from CCI 2.0.
“WE NEED THE STORIES THAT BLACK AND WOMEN+ OF COLOR CHOREOGRAPHERS NEED TO TELL WITH, THROUGH, AND BECAUSE OF OUR BODIES. TO TELL THESE STORIES WE NEED THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES THAT PRODUCING SUPPORT BRINGS.”
— Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Founder, Urban Bush Women
Building community requires risk.
Building leaders requires risk.
Building legacy requires risk.
Urban Bush Women
THIS IS RISK
