Photography by Mylesha Morgan Ramey, Costume Design by Athena Lawton, Performer: Kayla Johnson
This behind the scenes workshop on Zoom is the next iteration of B. Dunn Movement’s signature work ECHO Immersive Experience (EIE). EIE is immersive theater intersecting live performance, music, set, costume, and sound design with Virtual and Augmented Reality platforms. EIE creates a tapestry weaving together narratives from the kidnapping and enslavement of tens of millions of African people over hundreds of years of forced migration. EIE seeks to unpack embodied traumas that reverberate inside memories and across generations; exploring themes of race, masked identity, commodification of Black and Brown bodies, and systematic erasure of Black narratives.
This workshop with Brigette Dunn-Korpela, Athena Lawton, and Brance Souza will address the following: the collaborative process, importance of identity in approach to design, the challenging relationship of costume to dancer/performer, importance of costume as a storytelling tool, costume as partner and extension of self, and examining relationship to clothing in daily life. Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to move. In preparation for the workshop participants will be sent an email requesting that they bring specific clothing items.
This is the second in a three-part series of workshops. You do not need to have participated in the first workshop to participate in this workshop. Workshop 1 (1/30) has introduced the movement and visual art/animation/VR process, workshop 2 (3/13) will explore costumes and their relationship to identity and presentation, and workshop 3 (5/15) will focus on the staging and soundscape.
Brigette Dunn-Korpela is a CultureHub Resident Artist (2020-2021). Learn more about her work in the residency program here.
To participate, register via the link below to receive a Zoom link. Please note that this workshop will be recorded for archival purposes.
This event is free! Please consider donating any amount when you RSVP to support our on-going productions and creative programming.
Saturday, March 13, 2021
2pm–4pm EST / 11am–1pm PST