Buddies’ Emerging Creators Unit invites you to a
Emerging Artist-Producer series event:
Decolonising Practice: Performance Making for Emerging Artists + Producers
with d’bi.young anitafrika
Friday, April 30
12:00 - 1:30PM - EST/ 5:00 - 6:30PM - GMT
On Zoom
RSVP here by Thursday, April 22.
Access note: Please let us know of any access needs on the form. ASL interpretation can be booked on request.
In this 90 minute workshop d’bi.young anitafrika introduces ways of applying the Anitafrika Method to a decolonial creative practice. The Anitafrika Method is an integrative, critically-reflexive, trauma-informed, decolonial framework used to support the growth and development of artists, educators, innovators and leaders. It is a practitioner-centred arts-based intervention that nurtures self-transformation, creative expression & community embodiment. Created by d’bi.young anitafrika from the Dub theory of her mother—pioneer Dub poet Anita Stewart—the Anitafrika Method is grounded in nine fundamental principles: Self-Knowledge, Orality, Language, Politics, Rhythm, Urgency, Sacredness, Integrity and Experience, explored through the Physical, Emotional, Mental, Creative, Exchange, Spiritual, Community, Energy, and Earth Bodies.
The Emerging Artist-Producer series is organized as part of this year’s Emerging Creators Unit (led by Tawiah M’Carthy + Philip Geller) to create space for emerging artists and producers to meet each other, share skills and ideas, and learn from established professionals in their field. If you have questions about the workshop, please contact Tawiah and Philip at ecu@buddiesinbadtimes.com.
About d’bi.young anitafrika
d’bi.young anitafrika is an African-Jamaican-Canadian London-based dub poet, theatre interventionist & decolonial scholar; committed to embodying art that ritualises acts of transformation from violence inflicted upon the people & the planet. The multi-award-winning Canadian Poet of Honor, author of twelve plays, seven albums & four collections of poetry, was recently recognised as a Global Leader in Theatre & Performance by Arts Council England.