Diverse Discourse

Join DiverseWorks and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts for the Spring 2022 Diverse Discourse Lecture with Christopher K. Morgan, choreographer, educator, and Vice President of Programming, Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 6:30 pm Dudley Recital Hall Fine Arts Building, Room 132 University of Houston Campus Map Integrating Identity in Artistic Practice: Decentralizing Eurocentrism in My Dancing Body a Diverse Discourse Lecture by Christopher K. Morgan As a multi-racial, multi-hyphenate artist I have spent a substantial portion of my career in primarily western influenced art forms that often overshadowed the Native Hawaiian and Polynesian dance forms I learned as a child. For more than 10 years, I have been on a journey to holistically integrate the multitude of identities I hold into my creative practice. As choreographer, artist, and writer Liz Lerman says “Artists can hold many truths at once.” I draw inspiration from this notion as I re-indigenize my practice, embracing the totality of who I am as human in my artistic practice, and share this ongoing journey in this Diverse Discourse Lecture. ADMISSION: The lecture is free to attend; seating is first-come, first-served. PARKING:  Enter the University of Houston Campus from Elgin […]