BlackARTSMatter
6–9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24
Solo Performance: Pathways to radical self and community reimagination
AZ ArtWorker theater workshop with Asantewa Sunni-Ali
With an opening presentation by Fatimah Hallim, this theatre workshop is limited to 20 participants and costs $12. Participants will learn how to use solo performance as a tool for personal and performed liberation.
Location: Black Theatre Troupe
Sponsor: Arizona Commission on the Arts, Black Theatre Troupe
6–8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25
Local Black Arts Panel
Black artistic leaders talk about their work in Arizona in theatre, visual art and film
Lead by Mujeres del Sol, this panel brings together black arts leaders from Arizona who have pioneered artistic practices in the state. Panelists include David Hemphill (Black Theatre Troupe), Fatimah Halim (Educator and performer), Yovani Flores (Mujeres del Sol) and Ebone Johnson (Rejected Thrifts).
Location: TBA
7–8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26
Keynote: Tia Oso
A talk about the importance of arts to the Black Lives Matter movement
Tia Oso is an organizer and leader of Black Association for Just Immigration. She will speak about the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the role the arts play in social and political organizing.
Location: Mesa Arts Center
Collaborator: Mesa Arts Center
8–9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26
Spoken Worlds Performance
Featuring Dahlak Braithwaite
A hip hop and spoken words performance about the experience of young black men in America.
Location: Mesa Arts Center
Collaborator: Mesa Arts Center
1–3 p.m, Saturday, Feb. 27
Staged reading and Performance
Featuring Sharon Bridgforth and Sonja Perryman
A staged reading and performance and dialogue.
Location: Studio 133, ASU's Tempe campus
7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27
"The America Play"
Performance and talk back
"The America Play" is part of the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre's 2015-2016 MainStage season.
Location: Studio 133, ASU's Tempe campus
4-6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28
BlackARTSMatter post-show panel
Guests speak on the importance of black arts in the service of social movements and creating new paradigms for social and political thought.
Location: Studio 133, ASU's Tempe campus
Creator: Dr. Nia Witherspoon
Producer: Performance in the Borderlands
Sponsored by: Theatre & Performance of the Americas, Performance in the Borderlands, ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre