Slippage

Projects

We produce events that support unexpected movements among artist researchers, students, and a curious general public. Conferences, symposia, working groups, and research formations explore what can happen when we look beyond any mainstream of social interaction, to consider activities hidden from general view.

Mellon Foundation + SLIPPAGE +  Higher Learning

FEATURED PROJECT

SLIPPAGE is thrilled to announce multi-year funding support from the Mellon Foundation. 

Learn how Thomas F. DeFrantz plans to use the grant to expand a research project focused on local Black dance practices, national African American identity, and global Black freedom.

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Black Queer Social Dance in atlantaFINAL-August21

FALL 2024 Mellon Symposium

SLIPPAGE Mellon postdoctoral associate Dr. Webster McDonald organizes this assembly of researchers studying Black social dance in Atlanta and the South.

CADD 2024 Final Draft Conference Flyer

WINTER 2024 CADD Conference

Researchers gather at the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance's 6th biannual conference for Dancing A Black Social Part II."

CADD 2024 Final Draft Conference Flyer

FALL 2023 Mellon Symposium

"Dancing A Black Social" convened researchers from across the nation to establish a research foundation at Northwestern University's Chicago Writz Center for the Performing Arts.

Slippage Dance Projects

Recent SLIPPAGE projects include two iterations of Afro-Feminist Performance Routes, a gathering of Black women artists who work in experimental modes of performance in Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Cuba, and the United States (2016, 2018 and 2020); the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance, a biannual conference of 300 artists/researchers (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020); Curating for Communities of Color, a working group for funders, presenters, curators, artists, and scholars to acknowledge the particular concerns of audiences and artists of color.

Afro-Feminist Performance Routes

The premise of this project relies on an understanding that Dance Studies and Migration Studies have much to contribute to one another, for both take human movement as their focus of investigation.

Black Performance Theory

The Black Performance Theory working group is an interdisciplinary colloquium and discussion group that assembles a small group of scholar/practitioners working with and through performance to investigate and articulate black performance theory.

Collegium for African Diaspora Dance

The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD) is an egalitarian community of scholars and artists committed to exploring, promoting, and engaging African diaspora dance as a resource and method of aesthetic identity.

Configurations in Motion

This gathering of presenters, performers, scholars, curators, and managers examines how their work can focus on the involvement, investment, and creative growth of people of color. Over two days, participants share their work and insights to produce focused thinking about the future of live art/performance/performing arts.

SLIPPAGE Residency Project: Experimental Black Art and Social Justice

Slippage affiliates are invited to engage two-week residencies at the laboratory. Resident affiliates are granted housing for up to four collaborators, local transportation, all food and supplies, and a small creation honorarium.

Every Voice Contributes to a Unique & Dynamic Creative Tapestry

Join our vibrant community where diverse artists unite, breaking boundaries and creating collaborations that transcend cultural richness. Immerse yourself in the power of inclusive artistry with SLIPPAGE.

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