Theatrical Jazz as the Practice of Liberation An Artist Talk by Omi Osun Joni L. Jones at Cara Mía Theatre

Cara Ma Theatres Mellon Playwright in Residence Virginia Grise presents Talleres for Dreaming: Episode 1 livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network on Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 4 p.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 6 p.m. CST (Chicago, UTC -6) / 7 p.m. EST (New York, UTC -5).Theatrical Jazz as the Practice of Liberation: An Artist Talk by Omi Osun Joni L. JonesEpisode 1 of Da Grove: Un Taller for DreamingI dream a world where dancing is part of a healthy lifestyle, a community-building tool, and a way to connect with Divine energy. -Omi Osun Joni L. JonesOmi Osun Joni L. Jones work is committed to exploring strategies for promoting healthy communities through personal and communal Joy. She is an artist/scholar/facilitator who employs Black Feminist aesthetics and theatrical jazz principles in her performance work, her pedagogy, and her facilitation. Her training includes activist art with Robbie McCauley, theatrical jazz with Laurie Carlos, and a Ph.D. in Educational Theatre from New York University. She is Professor Emerita from the African and African Diaspora Studies Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her most recent book is Theatrical Jazz: Performance, , and the Power for the Present Moment (Ohio State University Press). Her artist talk will focus on five principles of Theatrical Jazz (vulnerability, improvisation, innovation, collaboration, and virtuosity) as the practice of Liberation.