Special Workshop Series
In-Person
$20

Gold Workshop is a three-session interdisciplinary experience that combines dance, film and imagination. Inspired by the legacy of Breonna Taylor, “Gold” is a Black Woman Superhero dance film that explores Black American culture, ancestry and fantasy through dance. Using excerpts of “Gold” in each workshop, we’ll use dance to spiritually explore movements from Black dance vernacular, highlighting Milwaukee social dances. This series welcomes all movers who are curious, imaginative and internally driven to push past the physical realm and enter new territories through dance.

Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jade Charon is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, filmmaker and international dance educator, now living in Brooklyn. Charon received an MFA in dance from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a BA in dance and theater from Columbia College Chicago. Charon was awarded the 2020 Hicks Choreographer Fellowship from the School of Jacob's Pillow where she received mentorship from Dianne McIntyre and Risa Steinberg. In 2018, Charon was selected as the Chuck Davis Emerging Choreographer Fellow from BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). She is an Assistant Professor of Dance and Technology at Medgar Evers College. As a filmmaker, her films have been accepted into festivals and conferences such as Montreal Independent Film Festival, Mke Film Festival, Toronto International Women’s Film Festival, American Dance Festival Movie By Movers and The Outland Dance Project Dance Film Festival. She was awarded the jury select Cream City Award from Mke film festival and the semi-finalist for Best Experimental Film for Montreal Independent Film Festival.