Black Lives Matter, Peter Sellars, Street Dance, Cops... It’s A Long Story
Distinguished Professor Peter Sellars talks with the Huffington Post about new show FLEXN
World Arts and Cultures Distinguished Professor Peter Sellars on how he came to partner with Reggie “Reg Rocc” Grey, and the power of the arts to facilitate difficult dialogues around pressing social issues.
"Relations between law enforcement and the African American community are perhaps the most complex and painful issue facing the nation today.
Dance, of all things, to the rescue.
Reggie “Reg Rocc” Grey invented a dance form based on Jamaican street dance.
A chance encounter with legendary director Peter Sellars has led to a collaboration that now brings street dance to audiences across the country...along with conversations between the dancers, top law enforcement issues, and other interested parties."— Michael Levin, August 24, 2016
Read the full article at the Huffington Post website.