Led by Dr. Tiffany Barber, this workshop will approach movement not only as dance, but as a way of thinking, reading, writing, and making meaning across visual culture. Bridging art history, film, fashion, Black studies, feminism, and performance, this workshop will center choreography as both an artistic practice and an analytical method. Through close looking and embodied inquiry, participants will examine how bodies are staged and politicized and how the ethics of representation shape what—and who—we see.

Pre-registration is highly encouraged via Google Form. 

Reading materials for the workshop can be found here.

*Please be aware that the workshop will be photographed. By joining the workshop, you agree to be photographed or video-recorded.

Dr. Barber will also give a lecture “Narcissister, A Truly Kinky Artist” on March 25, Wednesday, beginning at 5 PM in the Humanities Center Room D. 

This event is also part of “Dance on Film” series that explores the intersection of visual media and movement-based work. Both lecture and workshop will be open to all students and faculty members. Please contact us at xlyu6@ur.rochester.edu and rwatt2@ur.rochester.edu for any questions.

This project is made possible with the generous support of: The Schwartz Performing Arts Fund of the Institute for the Performing Arts, the Humanities Project, the University Committee for Interdisciplinary Studies, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, Department of Art and Art History, Film and Media Studies, and the Department of Modern Languages and Culture.