MOVING THROUGH MEANING (Dancing in the Streets Photo Gallery

Flint's movement, dance and performance artists came together with students and faculty, April 11, at the Flint Institute of Arts for "Dancing in the Streets: Thresholds," a free public performance that guided audiences through and beyond the museum in a shared storytelling experience. The event was part of "Cracks in the Pavement," a project that explores and catalogs Flint's democratic practices through an interdisciplinary lens. That work is made possible by a $495,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.

Headlined by lyricist and hip-hop artist Mama Sōl, the event featured Shanzell Page, tap dancer and University Musical Society/University of Michigan-Flint artist-in-residence, Creative Expressions Dance Studio, Alpha Esquires, Kuungana African Drum and Dance, Double Dragon Tang Soo Do, and students from UM-Flint's POL 396/THEA 399 course, taught jointly by Jason Kosnoski, professor of political science, and Emma Davis, dance lecturer. Storyteller Roshanda Womack led participants across fabric thresholds and into moments of live performance. At the same time, Detroit-based visual artist Amy Fisher-Price debuted a large-scale textile work at Riverbank Arts inspired by Sōl's story. Photos by Stephanie VanWagoner, Office of Marketing and Communications.