Afrofuturism showcased at Carnegie Hall in 2-month festival
NEW YORK (AP) - Afrofuturism is getting a spotlight at Carnegie Hall as the bastion of New York City music and culture takes another step toward normalcy.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Afrofuturism is getting a spotlight at Carnegie Hall as the bastion of New York City music and culture takes another step toward normalcy.
In partnership with Afrofuturist scholars, the iconic concert hall will produce an over-80-event festival launching Feb. 12.
Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan's CBC Massey Lectures, Out of the Sun: Race and Storytelling, explore the relationship between art and race through the lens of visual art, literature, film and her own lived experience.
They may be works of fiction and art, but the “Black Panther” blockbuster and the “cosmic” compositions of jazz legend Sun Ra represent a genre that could offer inspiration for how we rebuild in a post-pandemic future. Afrofuturism is an artistic movement that re-imagines worlds through the lens of black culture, including science, technology and the arts. While it most
Early introduction of the themes of Afrofuturism to students as the norm and as a means of social justice can inspire a generation for us, by us!