Elastic Arts, in partnership with Funkadesi and Strategic Inclusion Consulting, through a generous #HealingIllinois grant, is hosting an ambitious series of events including FREE workshops, all aimed at healing from racism through the arts!
Today’s Storytelling & Spoken Word workshop will be led by Emily Hooper Lansana and Dr. Rahul Sharma, and will provide participants with activities to share in both written and verbal form.
In this session we will share, listen and reflect on stories. We will reflect on our personal experiences and collective memories. We will consider how our unique, racial and cultural identities are disparate and connected. Much of who we are is grounded in the multiple stories that inform our perspective and outlook.
As space is limited, registration
confirmation is required.
Participants in this workshop and/or the Multicultural Drumming workshops (Apr. 6 or Apr. 20) will have FREE admission to a Celebratory Concert & Drum Circle on May 11, featuring Funkadesi & more.
Also, stay tuned for a pop-up community celebration in late May/ mid-June!
ARTIST BIO
Emily Hooper Lansana is a community builder. For more than thirty years, she has performed as a storyteller, sharing her work with audiences throughout Chicago and across the country. She has been featured at the National Storytelling Festival, the National Association of Black Storytellers Festival, and at a variety of museums, colleges and performance venues. She often performs with Performance Duo: In the Spirit. Her work seeks to give voice to those whose stories are often untold, especially those of the African diaspora.
She serves as Senior Director of Programming and Engagement at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. She teaches storytelling in a variety of venues from universities to community centers.
She is honored to be a 2021 3Arts Award recipient.
