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#BIP100Fists: Honoring Nelson Mandela #27 - Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham Dance Company) . "Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished." ~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 #28 - Alicia Lundgren (Radio City Rockettes, “Shuffle Along...” on Broadway) . "If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble." ~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 #29 - Jermaine Terry (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) . "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
#BIP100Fists: Honoring Nelson Mandela #30 - Daphne M. Lee (Dance Theatre of Harlem) . "Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way." ~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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