EVENTS
Anna Martine Whitehead’s S P R E A D
Upcoming Events​​​
Recent Events
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​​The Essential Jill Johnston Symposium @ NYU
This 3-day series of events on campus and in the Village honors Jill Johnston's commitment to experimentation in all things writing, lesbianism, and life - through performance, conversations, film, and more. Curated by Clare Croft, author of Jill Johnston in Motion: Dance, Writing, and Lesbian Life and editor of The Essential Jill Johnston Reader and J de Leon, director of engagement at NYU Skirball.
FEBRUARY 6-8, 2025
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Screening of "JJ" by Pauline L. Boulba and Aminata Labor
Free film screening of JJ at the UMMA - Helmut Stern Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and UM faculty and dance scholar, Clare Croft.
DECEMBER 4, 2024​
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Artistry & Resistance: Experiments in Palestinian American Artmaking
This roundtable brings together artists working in film, dance, and sound whose experimentations focus on bringing attention to important themes of Palestinian life, joy, and resistance.​​​​​
DECEMBER 4, 2024​
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The Invitation Situation: Houston
Friday, May 30 + Saturday, May 31
7:30 PM CDT
MATCH | 3400 Main Street, Houston TX 77002
Tickets HERE​​
Performance Duration: 50-55 minutes
The Invitation Situation is on tour! Alpert award winning choreographer Jeanine Durning comes together with a group of stellar woman dance artists and thinkers for the making of The Invitation Situation, a choreo-performance experiment based on Durning’s signature movement practice, nonstopping.
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Choreography and Direction by Jeanine Durning, made for and with Andee Scott, Mary Williford-Shade, Heidi Brewer, and Clare Croft.
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Supported by Texas A&M and MATCH Houston.
The Invitation Situation: Detroit
Friday, June 6 + Saturday, June 7
7:30 PM EDT
Andy Arts | 3000 Fenkell Ave, Detroit, MI 48238
Tickets HERE​​
Performance Duration: 50-55 minutes
The Invitation Situation's tour continues! Alpert award winning choreographer Jeanine Durning comes together with a group of stellar woman dance artists and thinkers for the making of The Invitation Situation, a choreo-performance experiment based on Durning’s signature movement practice, nonstopping.
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Choreography and Direction by Jeanine Durning, made for and with Andee Scott, Mary Williford-Shade, Heidi Brewer, and Clare Croft.
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Supported by Andy Arts.