Class Visit to Inherit Light

Theorizing Bodies in Dance Class came to visit #inheritlight today! Thanks for a beautiful conversation!

Here Ananya Chatterjea is asking a question about movement. Ananya Chatterjea of Ananya Dance Theater (Founder of Ananya and also Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer with the company as well as a professor at UMN Theater and Dance department.)

Inherit Light: Choir Practice

Tuesday, October 2nd 5:30-7:30pm

Facilitated congregational/collective singing and a process Sangodare created for collective composing using Black Feminist texts and Black Church music traditions from the south.

Last night the Spill Oracle Class visited Inherit Light for Choir Practice. What a beautiful way to embody the living legacies of Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker and Essex Hemphill. Thank you #turnthelightoftruthuponthem #givelightandpeoplewillfindtheway#ilovemyselfenoughtobewhoiam (alexispauline)

Inherit Light: Testimony Service

Thursday, September 13th 6-8:30pm

We used recorded sound and extemporaneous testimony in an interactive space. Sangodare also shared a sermon.

We heard a sneak peek of Jamez L Smith’s DJ set last night and we are all about to get lifted.

Inherit Light: Prayer Meeting

Sunday, September 9th 2:30-5:30pm -

Sharing the technology Sangodare created (from the process of character development for film) using affirmative, collective and individual intention to create prayer as sonic art. Sangodare also shared a sermon.

Prayer as an intentional technology to generate Queer Black Futures? Oh yes!!!! (alexispauline)

Yesterday’s Inherit Light Prayer Meeting was beautiful! @sangodarejroxwallace preached “What if God is Love?” with wisdom from June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Luther Vandross and even Dolly Parton y’all! And we learned and practiced an intentional prayer form to bring more acceptance and rest into our lives. 💜💜💜💜💜 @ Regis Center for Art (alexispauline)

Preparing for "Inherit Light"

“AN EVOLUTIONARY PRACTICE OF LOVE CONSCIOUSNESS”

This exhibition featured live Sermons, Altars, a Multisensory Dome, Films, soundscapes, original music compositions, adornment and other visual art elements sourced by Sangodare's art, collaborations and spiritual practice. The sermons drew on Black Feminist Sacred Texts, Scriptural wisdom from the African diaspora and Soul music. The altars were activated by touch and intention which called forth sound, video and/or light to the altar.

Inherit Light: An Evolutionary Practice of Love Consciousness, the exhibition, opened on the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis, MN on September 6th, 2018 at the Quarter Gallery in the Regis Center for the Arts. It was curated by the incomparable Courtney Reid-Eaton of Durham, NC - The Black Center.

Alexis: Omg! I’m so excited. Let me take a picture!

Sangodare: Okay, but there’s literally nothing in here...literally. Nothing...

In a little over a month this entire gallery will be filled with queer black spiritual technology aka artwork. So proud and excited!!!! (alexispauline)

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Such a joy to have Joie Lou Shakur here this week apprenticing with Julia Sangodare Roxanne Wallace and engaging the most important technology of #InheritLight — the (queer black) circle. Powerful spirit, divine soul.#blackradiance (alexispauline)

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Is there anything more beautiful than a divine being intentionally co-creating the universe? #beinghumanaspraxis #inheritlight #nospoilers #justsuspense@ Regis Center for Art (alexispauline)

Virgo Libra Cusp. Julia Sangodare Roxanne Wallace dreams it, organizes it and brings it into the world. #inheritlight #binderlife @ Regis Center for Art (alexispauline)

So excited to be working with filmmaker Adja Gildersleve over the next couple of months to document the process, realizations and events of Julia Sangodare Roxanne Wallace ‘s exhibition “Inherit Light: An Evolutionary Practice of Love Consciousness.” (alexispauline)

Stay tuned for video number #1 which documents the intergenerational love and creative collaboration with Courtney Reid-Eaton 💜💜💜🎬 #blackfeministfilm @ Regis Center for Art (alexispauline)

Courtney Reid-Eaton came through to add curative brilliance!

Sneak peek behind the scenes of the production of “Inherit Light: An Evolutionary Practice of Love Consciousness” featuring artist @sangodarejroxwallace & curator @courtneyreideaton & production assistant @tierrakeyiona

TK in the zone.

We are so happy that our cherished community mama, beloved queen fairy emeritus, genius curator @courtneyreideaton is here with us this week! Her experience with moving from concept to installation is priceless.#inheritlight #fam #blackcenter (alexispauline)

Courtney in the zone.

Excited to be collaborating with poet, DJ, educator Jamez L Smith on the Testimony Service (9/13) and Praise Dance Party (9/15)

For one of my favorite mixes by Jamez:https://m.mixcloud.com/jamezlsmith/choir-rehearsal/

Mark you calendars! It’s almost time!

It’s time!