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#BIP100Fists: Honoring Nelson Mandela #86 - Jenny Laroche ("Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" on Broadway) . "Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression." ~Nelson Mandela . Honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela in a hundred day countdown toward the 100th anniversary of his birth (July 18, 2018), The Black Iris Project presents, “100 FISTS”, a photo series documenting 100 Black dancers around New York City of varying ages, techniques, and stages of their careers. This work, a collaboration between choreographer Jeremy McQueen and photographer Melika Dez, pays homage to the courageous strength and achievements of MADIBA, a freedom fighter and trailblazer in Black political organizing. . Produced by The Black Iris Project/Jeremy McQueen Photography by Melika Dez
#BIP100Fists: Honoring Nelson Mandela #87 - Chantal' Ashantè Hill (Spiritual Ballerina) . "Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again." ~Nelson Mandela . Honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela in a hundred day countdown toward the 100th anniversary of his birth (July 18, 2018), The Black Iris Project presents, “100 FISTS”, a photo series documenting 100 Black dancers around New York City of varying ages, techniques, and stages of their careers. This work, a collaboration between choreographer Jeremy McQueen and photographer Melika Dez, pays homage to the courageous strength and achievements of MADIBA, a freedom fighter and trailblazer in Black political organizing. . Produced by The Black Iris Project/Jeremy McQueen Photography by Melika Dez
We’re sooooo excited to be headed to Louisville, Kentucky next weekend to perform in Artsreach’s DANCE OUT LOUD program, presented by @kentuckycenter! If you’re in the area, slide thru! It’s FREE!
#BIP100Fists: Honoring Nelson Mandela #88 - Marija Abney (Marvel's “Black Panther", “After Midnight” on Broadway, amongst other credits) . "Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste, or any other social markers of difference." ~Nelson Mandela . Honoring the legacy of Nelson Mandela in a hundred day countdown toward the 100th anniversary of his birth (July 18, 2018), The Black Iris Project presents, “100 FISTS”, a photo series documenting 100 Black dancers around New York City of varying ages, techniques, and stages of their careers. This work, a collaboration between choreographer Jeremy McQueen and photographer Melika Dez, pays homage to the courageous strength and achievements of MADIBA, a freedom fighter and trailblazer in Black political organizing. . Produced by The Black Iris Project/Jeremy McQueen Photography by Melika Dez
 
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