Jawole Willa Jo Zollar: Finding Purpose, Power, and Longevity in Dance and Storytelling

Written By Urban Bush Women
 
 

"What Makes Older Achievers Tick?"

Mary Jacobs

In a feature for The Silver Century, UBW Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar attributes her creative longevity to passion, health, and life experience. At 71, she received a MacArthur "genius grant" and continues to create impactful work like SCAT!. With age, Zollar has grown more focused on the artistic process rather than outcomes, and she values the wisdom and resilience that come with time. Aging, she believes, provides more tools for navigating life’s challenges.

Urban Bush Women

Founded in 1984 by choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Urban Bush Women (UBW) seeks to bring the untold and under-told histories and stories of disenfranchised people to light through dance. We do this from a woman-centered perspective and as members of the African Diaspora community in order to create a more equitable balance of power in the dance world and beyond.

https://www.urbanbushwomen.org
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