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Contemporary Conversations: Blue Light Boogie—Examining Blues Dance

Event Type
Informational
Sponsor
The Spurlock Museum
Location
Zoom
Date
Feb 18, 2021   4:00 pm  
Registration
Webinar Link:
Contact
Katya Reno
E-Mail
katyar@illinois.edu
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“Blue Light Boogie—Examining Blues Dance” is a panel discussion about blues dancing, presented as part of Spurlock Museum's Contemporary Conversations program series and in connection with our exhibit, Blues Dancing and Its African American Roots. Panelists include Sara Cherny (moderator, co-director of Bluetopia), Grey Armstrong (founder of Obsidian Tea: A Blackness and Blues Blog), Katrina Rogers (director, The Throwdown), and Chrisi Jay Wells (assistant professor of musicology at Arizona State University’s School of Music). A Q&A will follow the panel discussion.

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