COURSES
CRAFT Courses are courses, classes, and programs, designed and taught in alignment with The CRAFT Institute's Mission.
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Featuring (in order of appearance): Mauricio Salgado, Eve Graves, Esther Armah, nicHi douglas, Stephen Buescher, John Cornelius, Michael Bobbitt, and Monica Ndounou. Music by Tuânminh Đỗ
SPRING 2021 SEMESTER:
Feb 6th 12pm EST
Feb 20th 12pm EST
March 6th 12pm EST
March 20th 1pm EST
April 3rd 12pm EDT
May 1st 2pm EDT
May 15th 12pm EDT
June 5th 12pm EDT
CRAFT Course: Creating a Culturally Specific Arts Institution
with Michael Bobbitt
CRAFT Course: Negotiating: Getting Paid What You Are Worth
with Stephen Buescher
CRAFT Course: Convince! Anchoring the Argument
with Stephen Buescher
CRAFT Rebroadcast: Emotional Justice: Truth & Accountability Session
with Esther Armah
CRAFT Rebroadcast: Painting the Stage with Light: My Design Process
with Kathy Perkins
CRAFT Course: LoveCraft Country - Acting & Directing as Social Justice Work
with Nicole Hodges
CRAFT Course: W.E.B. DuBois - The Atlanta University Years: 1897-1910 & 1934-1944
with Dr. Danielle K. Taylor
PAST CRAFT COURSES:
Word Play with
nicHi douglas
In word play, we finna take a real close lewk at the way language stay changin’ for Black folx. we gonna read texts, talmbout slang, and we finna write our own stuff. Join us!
Dates: Saturdays, October 17th, October 24th, October 31st, and November 7th
Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm EST
Emotional Justice: Truth & Accountability Session
with Esther Armah
In this interactive course, specifically designed for Black participants, we will explore the four pillars of the Emotional Framework. Explore our understanding of how trauma shapes our daily lives while developing a truth and accountability tool that can become a part of your practice as an artist.
Date: Sunday October 25
12:00pm-1:30pm EST
Negotiating - Getting Paid What You're Worth with
Stephen Buescher
What is negotiation? - what sort of strategies and tactics can you use to get more out of the situation? What are some tips to make sure that you are always on top? Workshop led by Stephen Buescher in partnership with the Craft Institute
Date: Sunday November 8th
3:00pm-4:30pm EST
How to Write a Black Joy Musical Without Sacrificing the Tension and Truth of Black History? with
Michael J. Bobbitt
Look forward to celebrating the contributions of Black people to the canon of musical theatre in this country.
Date: Saturday November 21st
12:00pm EST
Digging Into Black Life and the Black Archive: Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel with Dr. Marta
Effinger-Crichlow
This course will use Lynn Nottage's play, Intimate Apparel, to raise questions about Black life in turn of century New York. We will center Black women experiences in the city and examine how archival materials relate to race, gender, and class
Date: Saturday December 5th
12pm EST
Painting the Stage with Light: My Design Process
with Kathy Perkins
In this course, Kathy will explore her inspiration for her designs and explain how her research as a historian and world traveler informs the work creates on the stage.
Come explore the magic of light!
Date: Saturday December 19th
12pm EST
IN COLLABORATION WITH DARTMOUTH COLLEGE AND HATTILOO THEATRE:
"The Making of 21st Century Exhibits: Curating a National Black Theater Museum/Institution"
Dr. Monica White Ndounou | Dartmouth College Department of Theater and the African and African American Studies Program in collaboration with Hattiloo Theatre's National Black Theatre Museum project
"This class provided seventeen students an opportunity to learn about black theatre history, scholarship and practice in the U.S. and abroad. In the process, students helped develop ideas and curated exhibits that represented a range of formats and platforms. The DCAL-funded course was designed and taught by Ndounou in Spring 2019, which included a collaboration with IBTS Executive Committee member, Ekundayo Bandele, the Founder and CEO of Hattiloo Theatre, who conceived and developed the National Black Theatre Museum (NBTM) project in Memphis, TN. Through the course, the project engaged Dartmouth students in the ever-evolving NBTM curation process. Other experiential learning opportunities included activities with the local community’s regional black theatre, JAG Productions, and events featuring choreographer Camille A. Brown during her spring 2019 Dartmouth residency[. . .] "
Follow the links below to read the articles published by Dartmouth College and the Dartmouth Library,
'Experiencing Black Theater in America'
'Curating a National Black Theater Museum'
NOTE: This video does not include all of the elements of the course
Additional information about the course and collaborators will be shared through The CRAFT Institute