Imagination is the most powerful force we have for liberation.
Through theater, storytelling, and art we can creatively address real-world issues
and build spaces for interaction, dialogue and deeper engagement.
My work offers a picture of human connection and solidarity through art-making.
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February 29, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Special Forum on Global Women's Empowerment - As Part of the Women on Wednesdays Art and Culture Project
Moderator: Shani Jamila
Performance: Imani Uzuri
Panelists: Paloma McGregor, Aimee Cox, Imani Uzuri, Kayhan Irani, Anusha Mehar, Dayanara Marte
Location: The Brecht Forum, NYC.
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Talk and Discussion
Un-Occupying the Spirit: A Report-Back on Theater and Solidarity in Afghanistan
A discussion about my work with Afghan Education Projects. How can artists build a consciousness of solidarity in a war zone? Can movement building happen within an occupied space?
Location: The Brecht Forum, NYC.
Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory Spring 2012 Schedule
I'll be co-facilitating a number of workshops this winter and spring.
January 28-29, February 11, March 24-25 at The Brecht Forum, NYC.
April, 2012
Participatory Theater Training - Afghanistan
Following up on my work with the BBC World Service Trust and Afghan Education Projects, I will be leading an advanced as well as an introductory training with theater groups in the provinces to train them in participatory techniques for community engagement and social change.
I've just joined the board of FreeDimensional a wonderful organization helping artists targeted by repression or violence.
I won a NY Emmy Award for Best Writing for my T.V. series We Are New York .
My Book :
Tellling Stories to Change the World
To order copies visit: Routledge Press
Telling Stories to Change the World is a powerful collection of essays about community-based and interest-based projects where storytelling is used as a strategy for speaking out for justice. Contributors from across the globe--including Uganda, Darfur, China, Afghanistan, South Africa, New Orleans, and Chicago--describe grassroots projects in which communities use storytelling as a way of exploring what a more just society might look like and what civic engagement means. Together, these projects demonstrate the contemporary power of stories to stimulate engagement, active citizenship, the pride of identity, and the humility of human connectedness.