Leslie Parker

photo by Yasmin Yassin

Grant Recipient

photo by Yasmin Yassin

Location

St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN

Digital Presence

Artist Website

Project Title

Divination tools: imagine home

Fiscal Year Awarded

2022

Grant or Program

National Dance Project Production Grant

Grant Amount

$56,500

Call to Remember is a shared offering of improvisation, experimentation, and conjuring exploring Black pedagogy, artistry, and activism in dance. Launching a multi-year project in collaboration with nationally and locally renowned artists that prioritizes Blackness and remembrance as a means to cultivate community, Divination tools: imagine home is an iteration of a three-part creation process spanning 2021 into 2023 for Call to Remember.

Leslie Parker is based on the lands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe.

Estimated Artist Fee: $10,000/performance or $15,000/week long residency.

Artist's Work

In dim blue blight, a Black woman spins and the fabric of her garments moves with her.

photo by Yasmin Yassin

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