Long Table: People of Color in Contact Improvisation

Join Long Table guest host Andrew Suseno and core participants for an evening of community conversation for and about people of color in Contact Improvisation. Please note that this event is POC affinity space, centering participation by those who identify as POC.

Guest Host: Andrew Suseno
Core Participant: mayfield brooks, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Alexa Barriga

Also join us for the BIPOC CONTACT IMPROVISATION JAMS on Oct. 22, 6 – 8 pm and Dec. 5, 6 – 8 pm.

Other Parcon Resilience BIPOC Contact Improvisation Jams are at MNDFL UES on Sep.  8 and Nov. 10 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Suseno.

Curated by Senior Curatorial Director, Eva Yaa Asantewaa, this series of free conversations highlights important issues in the dance community.

Long Table conversations adopt performance artist Lois Weaver’s non-hierarchical Long Table format, encouraging informal conversation around topics of concern to the community.  Learn more here about Long Tables and how they work.

ACCESSIBILITY

Gibney 280 Broadway is accessible via elevator from the main entrance at 53A Chambers Street.

We welcome the opportunity to make this event more accessible. Please refrain from wearing scented products, so that people with chemical sensitivities can join us. Please request ASL interpreting, audio description, or open captioning 30 days before the event or submit other requests by completing our Access Requests and Inquiries Form or calling 646.837.6809 (Voice only).