2020 Artists-in-Residence
We were able to launch the 2020 program with a grant from the Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans (EPNO).
All artists were chosen based on existing community engagement and informal current residencies at Dancing Grounds.
Cat Dorvilus
Writer, Visual Arts, Curator
Residency Exploration: vulnerability, healing, writing
Chanice Holmes
Dancer, Choreographer, Kinesiologist
Residency Exploration: generational health, self-care, nutrition
ChE
Afro-Indigenous Artivist-Healer, Interdisciplinary
Residency Exploration: The People Can Fly, a freedom ritual
Kei Slaughter
Musician, Songwriter, Healer
Residency Exploration: sound design for The People Can
Jamell Tate
Photographer
Residency Exploration: black, cultural contributions that make New Orleans
Jasmin Fancii
Dancer, Choreographer, Educator
Residency Exploration: genealogy research, cultural practices
Jasmine Johnson
Visionary, Performer, Choreographer
Residency Exploration: workshop with her brand Twerk NOLA
Kai Knight
Choreographer, Performer, Instructor
Residency Exploration: educating youth on historic and cultural aspects of African Heritage
Kristal “M2daE” Jones
Choreographer, Movement Healer, Architectural Design
Residency Exploration: breaking patters, movement therapy, sustainability
