Dance | Reclaiming Memories of the Black Ark: A Celebration of Chicago’s Social Dance History
@ South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S South Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60649
Opening Saturday, July 22nd, from 1PM - 9PM
On view through Sunday, October 1st
Co-organized with Honey Pot Performance
Coinciding with the career survey exhibition Gary Simmons: Public Enemy, a series of MCA programs activates Gary Simmons’s sculptural installation work, Recapturing Memories of the Black Ark. Inspired by the Black Ark—Lee “Scratch” Perry’s famous recording studio in Kingston, Jamaica, where he pioneered dub reggae—Simmons’s sculptural installation serves as a flexible stage for conversations, music, and performance.
For this day-long celebration of Chicago’s social dance history, the piece is being temporarily installed under the glittering chandelier of the South Shore Cultural Center Dining Room to commemorate the importance of the neighborhood and the history of Black social culture in Chicago.
This event takes place at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Dr.
CART captioning provided, except during the dance party.
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