Mar 9, 20222 min read

Episode 102 | Social Justice in Dance Film w/ André M. Zachery

On this episode, Azaria speaks with André M. Zachery of Renegade Performance Group about social justice and dance film. They go into detail about subtle vs overt ways to express social justice themes, Afro-futurism, and advice to those seeking to make dance film with a social awareness factor. (24:18)

This week on DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…

[0:53] The Team says welcome back and talks about the background of artist André M. Zachery.

QUESTIONS WITH THE TEAM

[[1:41] Topic: All About André

[1:41] Azaria asks: “For those who may not know about you, what kind of work do you make, and can you tell us a little bit about Renegade Performance Group?”
[3:36] Azaria asks: “Is that [his prior response] essentially the definition of Afro-Futurism?”
[5:05] Azaria asks: “What is your ‘why’ behind making Black/Afro-diasporic dance?”

[9:16] Topic: Dance Film & Activism

[9:16] Azaria asks: “How do you do that? How do you take dance film and these subjects, and how do you make the future version or do the next thing?”
[12:36] Azaria asks: “Do you think there is a certain responsibility or a certain way that we need to engage in work that is meant to have some type of activist underlying? Is there something we need to hold precious?”
[23:37] Azaria asks: “Do you have any other advice for making dance film?”