Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation

Program Area(s)
Grantee NameBlack Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation
Address8495 Pardee Drive
Unit 6006
Oakland CA, 94621
United States
Websitehttps://blackculturalzone.org/
Description

Igbo choreographer and multimedia creative Nkeiruka Orucheis collaborating with Black Cultural Zoneto create Onwudiwe (MDG2), a new narrative-driven afro-urban dance performance work. Onwudiwe, ‘Death is bad’ in Igbo, is the second in a series of ‘Mixtape for the Dead & Gone’ stage productions part of the ‘Obi gbawara’m//My Heart Shattered or What happens after I die?’ project, which explores Igbo traditions of art and performance in death and mourning. Created via a series of community engagement workshops, and ceremonies, a three-night run of MDG2 will be presented in June 2024 at Liberation Park, Oakland.

Grant Amount$50000
Project Dates11/01/22 - 11/30/24
Serving United States/California/Alameda/Oakland

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