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Women's Work Urban Bush Women

Urban Bush Women is an extraordinary dance/theatre company acclaimed for creating works that celebrate the heritage of African Americans. The company interacts with communities through workshops and performances. Using historic perspectives on dance, music, song and folklore, the company affirms many aspects of African American life.

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  • "Urban Bush Women is an extraordinary dance/theatre company acclaimed for creating works that celebrate the heritage of African Americans. The company interacts with communities through workshops and performances. Using historic perspectives on dance, music, song and folklore, the company affirms many aspects of African American life."@en
  • "Documentary on a residency by the Urban Bush Women, sponsored by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., in April 1995, as seen through the eyes of Pofina Williams, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. She shares her observations of the company's interactions with the community, including workshops and performances for adults and students of various ages. Additional insights are provided by artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and company members Valerie Winborne, Beverley Prentice, and Christine King, who also discuss some of the issues explored in the company's works. In addition to the dance activities, company musician Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn is shown leading a workshop on Afro-Caribbean songs. Seen in performance excerpts are the dance works Girlfriends, Nyabinghi dreamtime, Shelter, and Batty moves."@en
  • "Urban Bush Women is an extraordinary dance/theatre company led by artistic director, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Since 1984, the group has been internationally acclaimed for creating works that celebrate the heritage of African Americans. In April 1995, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts sponsored a residency with the Urban Bush Women. The Urban Bush Women interact with communities through workshops and performances. Using historic perspectives on dance, music, song and folklore, the company affirms many aspects of African-American life. Through interviews with participants and watching them perform, this program will explore the impact of the interaction on the community, Urban Bush Women, and the museum."@en
  • "This video describes a Museum sponsored project involving the Urban Bush Women, an extraordinary dance theatre company led by artistic director Jawola Willa Jo Zollar. This dance group creates works which celebrate the heritage of African Americans, especially women. Their dances depict the emotions and situations of everyday life."@en

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  • "Video"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Dance films"@en
  • "Documentaries and factual films and programs"@en
  • "Documentaries"@en
  • "Short films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Dance"@en

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  • "Women's Work Urban Bush Women"@en
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