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The colors of magic and nature well combined in a beautiful representation of feminity. https://lnkd.in/g3kwTz5Q

Let the rhythm of the dhol resonate with your artistic beats! Talent Hub wishes you a Lohri filled with prosperity and endless possibilities. 🔊🌟 #TalentHubFestivities #ArtistsCelebration"

Egwu Ogbo. Acrylic on etched repurposed pallet wood. 112cm X 148cm. 2024. Premiering at the +234 Art Fair, curated by @Sotogallery and powered by @ecobank_group … The Age Grade, known as Ogbo or Ulo is a group of men born within a given span of time ranging between 3 to 6 years. An individual upon approaching 30 years is considered matured to become part of an age grade. These young men are composed into a group in preparation for initiation into the social system. This signals the readiness of that group to participate in social, economic, and political development of their town. The age grade system dates as far back as the 1800s and was strictly a male affair. Considering the very important and significant role women play in society, the women’s wing came to be in the 1950s and has remained fully active ever since. Each group is named based on the prevailing circumstances at the time of birth of the members. Significantly, they learn a particular dance which can be termed Egwu Ogbo (Age Grade Dance). This dance consists of choreographed steps, a composed music and is performed with a certain costume. On invitation, the dance is mostly performed during festivities and social events like masquerade festivals, burials, marriages, initiations and so on. The age grade constitutes an indispensable vehicle for governance, administration, and overall well-being in many Igbo societies. #newart #contemporaryart #chumaanagbado #phygitalart #identity

Part of the necessity of this year’s festival is highlighting how Indigenous people of all ages are consciously “working to #reclaim and #reinvigorate practices and #language” that are threatened, Motley says. “Reclamation” and “#resistance,” two other themes, hint at the importance of coming together within #Indigenous communities to exchange #traditions, as well as the tactics of saving them. https://lnkd.in/g_RdEhS2

Check out this campaign we recently did for #valentinesday to make conversations around #diversityandinclusion the norm

Two years ago I co-founded an ERG for people who are mixed - ie, for people who come from 2+ races or ethnicities. As I reflect on Loving Day (today, June 12th) and Multiracial Heritage Week (this week, June 7-14), I’m looking back on the things I’ve learned through that journey. “Why?” One of the most common questions I got as we were getting started was “What made you want to create a group for mixed people?” To me, the answer was simple and clear: because there are more and more of us who don’t fit neatly into one category or box when it comes to race or cultural heritage and we should have a space to be able to come together and figure out what that means for ourselves. In my own experience navigating the world as a mixed person, I had come across fragments of mixed representation. That is, I found individuals who were mixed (mainly celebrities who could “pass” as another race and when their full heritage was revealed, the media latched onto it like it was a plot twist). Yet the conversations about being mixed seemed to come from the lens of people who were mono-racial, trying to dissect or categorize that person’s background. So I thought, wouldn’t it be amazing for us to come together and figure out what our voice is and what we want to say? Figure out how we want to be represented? Instead of other people telling us where we belong, we could figure that out for ourselves? Things I learned Thankfully, there were people and organizers that came before our group that we could learn from. Because of their work, we had resources to digest and decide if they suited us. I’m going to share some of them here in case you would like to take a little walk in the shoes of someone who is mixed. However, before you take these voices as ‘the only perspectives you need to know’ please note that the mixed experience is not singular. There are so many ways a person can be mixed that trying to encapsulate it through one or two views is bound to fail every single time. So bring an open mind, and be ready to keep exploring :) - Bill of Rights for People of Mixed Heritage: https://lnkd.in/d4Rmh8k9 - All about Loving Day: https://lovingday.org/ - Vox’s Being Mixed Race in America: https://lnkd.in/dVJ9mYEr - Pew Research Video Series - Interviews and Data on Multiracial experience: https://lnkd.in/dqFxTT5z - CodeSwitch - Racial Imposter Syndrome: https://lnkd.in/dBVdND2k #multiracialheritageweek #lovingday #mixedstories

The Courtesan Project Founded in 2009, this has become one of the most successful art revival movement in today’s time. Giving a voice to the erstwhile women performers and of their creative contribution to theatre, cinema and performing arts. It is recognised and appreciated globally for its unique story telling that highlights the forgotten legends and reliving of their music and restoring their dance.  The impact of this cultural activism, singlehandedly, is visible with the interest around the tawaifs, a word which was earlier used as a derogatory term, is now finally being used in performances. In last decade I have done hundreds of concerts and innumerable talks at public platforms, a dozen scholars & academics have interviewed me for their writings and hundreds of media stories. Tawaifs are no longer stigmatised. They are the hero’s. And soon we would have the names as Ustad Inayat Bai and so on, the day is not far when we will see art as art, beyond the gender. I am sure this will happen in my lifetime. Go on Women ! Tawaif / Baiji / Kalavant/ Devdasi, you were all outstanding artists and the world should remember you as that ! Manjari Chaturvedi for queries on performance and talks on The Courtesan Project email us on thecourtesanproject@gmail.com #IndianCinema #Bollywood #ArtHistory #PerformanceArt #SocialJustice #HistoricalAccuracy #ResponsibleStorytelling #DocumentingHistory #PreservingCulture #WomenInHistory #IncorrectHistory #RepresentationMatters #StopTheStereotypes #TawaifMisconceptions * #ManjariChaturvedi #TheCourtesanProject #KathakDance #LucknowGharana #IndianClassicalDance #TawaifCulture #SufiKathak

“I believe that it will be valuable for Turkish cinema to address queer issues by using the power of documentary and collaborating with activist movements.” - (Metin Akdemir, 2020) Scenes I Imagine is about the relationships between female characters in productions that were known as “women films” in Turkish cinema in the 1980s and early 90s. Could the deep bonds between women also point to relationships of a sexual and emotional nature that are hidden beneath the surface? https://lnkd.in/dVUFNHSx