Syvilla Fort: Keep the Fire Burning
This event is in the past
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 6:30–8:30 pm
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
South Lake Union (Seattle)
This is an in-person event
Free
The following description comes from the event organizer.
Register ➞ https://bit.ly/3TtEW53Born in Seattle in 1917, Syvilla Fort was an influential artist who began her dance career in the 1930s at the Cornish School (now Cornish College). She went on to find fame as a performer in the Katherine Dunham Company and was recognized as an transformative dance educator in New York. In the spirit of collective remembering, Seattle-based artists, educators and historians will come together to illuminate her living legacy in a multimedia evening.
Co-produced by BJ Bullert, Edna Daigre, Nia-Amina Minor, and The Black Heritage Society of Washington State.
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