Raising Voices
Choreographers and filmmakers bring social justice issues to the forefront and give voice to the under-represented
Weaving mini documentaries and experimental shorts spanning a wide cross-section of the dance community, Raising Voices celebrates the work of under-represented artists, amplifying their powerful messages.
Followed by a discussion about activism in the arts, moderated by Laura Elaine Ellis, principal dancer with Oakland’s Dimensions Dance Theater, co-founder/presenter of the Bay Area’s Black Choreographers Festival, and a lecturer in Cal State East Bay’s Department of Theater and Dance.
shorts program
November 9, 2019 6:00 pm
Brava Theater Center
Price: $13 - $15
Short
Runtime: 60 minutes
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