Poetics and Performance in the Diaspora: A Conversation and Workshop with Josefina Báez
Feb 27, 2018
4:30 PM - 6 PM
Logan Center for the Arts, Room 603
Josefina Báez (La Romana, Dominican Republic), is a New York-based storyteller, artisan, performer, writer, and educator. She is the founder and director of Latinarte/Ay Ombe Theatre (est. April 1986). An artist of intersecting identities and multi-faceted creativity, she is best known for her performance texts Dominicanish, Comrade, Bliss Ain't Playing and Levente no. Yolayorkdominicanyork, works that explore themes like racial and ethnic identities, global concerns, spirituality, and psychology.
Báez travels globally performing her work, conducting workshops and retreats on "Performance Autology," a system of art she created in which each participant fashions his or her own Autology. It approaches the creative process from the autobiography of the doer in order to create from a joyful and healthy place and space, following one's own inner guidance.
About CRES Talks:
The program in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) present a speaker series designed to bring to campus scholars and writers whose work is currently being taught at UChicago. This series invites current CRES majors and minors, interested students and members of the general public to join us for in-depth conversations—bringing topics discussed within the confines of the classroom into an open forum.
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality; the Center for Identity and Inclusion; the Center for Latin American Studies; and the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Student Committee.
The venue is physically accessible and has gender neutral restrooms. Please contact the CSRPC at 773.702.8063 with any accommodation requests or questions.