Laura Briggs

The body as a political vessel: a conversation with Okwae A. Miller

October 23, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesArt maker, COVID-19, Laura Briggs, Okwae A. Miller, promenade

The body as a political vessel: a conversation with Okwae A. Miller

Okwae, a Black man with a shaved head, is captured mid-air after jumping off the wooden ramp beneath him. His feet and arms are relaxed. He is shirtless and the muscles in his back, arms, and calves are visible. He wears a knee-length white tulle skirt. Okwae’s chest is pulled towards the sky and his eyes are turned upwards in surrender.

October 31, 2020Volume 2 Issue 1By: Laura Briggs Atlanta-based choreographer Okwae A. Miller has been making work about race and identity politics for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic and public outcry against police brutality catalyzed his creative process, forcing him […]

Patton White brings tranquility, grounding, openness for all bodies on Facebook Live

May 27, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesBeacon Dance, COVID-19, Facebook Live, Laura Briggs, Movement and Meditation, Patton White

Patton White brings tranquility, grounding, openness for all bodies on Facebook Live

June 1, 2020Volume 1 Issue 2By: Laura Briggs “A chance to hit the pause button.” That’s how Atlanta-based dancer, choreographer and arts advocate Patton White describes his virtual Movement and Meditation class series. “It’s not so much about technique with […]

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October 31, 2020 Volume 2 Issue 1 Beth Del Nero Beth’s dance trapeze piece, The Anxiety of Waiting, which she choreographed at the height of Atlanta shelter-in-place was accepted into two virtual projects: The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs’ Pandemic […]

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