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Portraiture: A Manipulation of Space, Dance and the Body

Portraiture: A Manipulation of Space, Dance and the Body is a research-based performance of how the black dancing body is shaped and reshaped through ownership of space. The black female dancing body has assisted in maintaining African American culture as a means of resistance, community building and sustainability. The solo will invite audience members to look at dance from the performer’s point of view. A brief overview of the research will provide more background with the intent of a discussion with viewers to follow.

Tina Mullone

Tina Mullone, BA/MFA is an artist, educator, and scholar. Her performances have taken her to Germany, Mexico, New York City, Philadelphia, Louisiana, Virginia and Texas. Tina has taught in many different dance environments. As a tenured Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, she commuted from Louisiana to Texas to work with BDC and CD/FW (as Associate Artistic Director for the latter) and co-directed M2 (m squared), a performance art duet. She sits on the Nominations/Elections committees under NDEO and is the Regional Director on the ACDA New England Board. She is a certified Pilates mat instructor, the Professional level of Umfundalai contemporary African dance technique, and a National Water Dance ambassador. Her current research deconstructs space and dance in African-American culture through the Black female body. She is Assistant Professor of Dance at Bridgewater State University.

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