Sydnie L. Mosley Dances

#NextUp >>> Another week, another BlakTinX packed lineup for this weekend! ????Shared Evening: SLMDances / Soles of Duende???? Friday, October 25 @ 8PM |$20 The prolific choreographer Sydnie L. Mosley shares a bill with the dynamic Soles of Duende, an all-female trio based in the rhythms of Tap, Flamenco & Kathak dance. In person and virtual tickets (sliding scale) available! For tickets ??? and more BlakTinX ?? visit: baadbronx.org #repost BAAD! The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

SLMDances invites new collaborators to support our 2024-2025 season tour to the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State University. These are project-based roles.?We are looking to hire immediately; positions will be filled on a rolling basis.?All gender identities, BIPOC, AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities are strongly encouraged to apply. ?? Company Manager: Background in touring dance who facilitates administrative and travel logistics, care, and hospitality. ?? Stage Manager: Background in stage management for dance +?theater?who supports rehearsals and touring performances. APPLY NOW: https://slmdances.com/jobs Image Descriptions: Slide 1: A purple background with white and orange text in top that says: SLMDances is looking for a Company Manager. Know someone? Tag your people! Interested? Email [email protected] Slide 2: A purple background with white and orange text in top that says: SLMDances is looking for a Stage Manager. Know someone? Tag your people! Interested? Email [email protected]

SLMDances is?moving into our *15th season* of producing performance, sharing our learnings, and connecting with communities through dance. This is an absolute miracle made possible by the generous offerings of?*generations of artistic collaborators* and folks like you, who are a part of our broader net-that-works (h/t to The People’s Institute of Survival and Beyond). In honor of our value of transparency, here are some key updates: ?We are releasing our collective model and operating with a small, project-based team to produce our public-facing events. ?For now, we’re embracing a “pick up company” structure and hiring a few key project-based roles to support our work. ?In 2025, we will begin a more formal strategic planning process so that we can build capacity for all the amazing work that SLMDances has yet to do. Stay tuned for updates on our season happenings and how you can #ExperienceSLMDances. Photo Credit: West Third Films Image Description: A laminated beige booklet cover with maroon letters read “What is your vision for a radically joyful future?” This booklet has a purple pen laying across the bottom of the page and is surrounded by lavender sachets, a candle, a rose and other greenery.

Get to know our #25ToWatchLive artists! Next up: Sydnie L. Mosley ? Sydnie L. Mosley is an award winning artist-activist and educator who is interested in creative work that is both artistically sound and socially aware. She produces experiential dance works with her collective Sydnie L. Mosley Dances. Through their choreographic work, the collective works in communities to organize for gender and racial justice. Her evening length dances “The Window Sex Project” and “BodyBusiness,” their creative processes and performance experiences are a model for dance-activism. Catch Mosley in action on Monday, July 29, at 6 pm at 25 To Watch Live! For more information, head to https://lnkd.in/egukyBrB ?? ??: Mosley in her “I Wished On The Moon;” videography by Dance and New Media Foundation, courtesy 92nd Street Y Fridays at Noon. In her “Sipping Lemonade, Savoring Pound Cake;” videography by Jenna Maslechko, courtesy Wise Fruit NYC. In the improvisational “the skeleton architecture or, the future of our worlds;” curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa; courtesy Danspace Project’s Platform 2016: Lost & Found. In her “Spent (an epilogue);” courtesy Dancing While Black. #sydnielmosley #slmdances #SayHerName

Sydnie L. Mosley is yet another impactful woman who refined their potential at the University of Iowa, having earned her MFA in Dance Choreography. Sydnie founded Sydnie L. Mosley Dances shortly after, bringing her talent to New York and igniting conversations about social justice through interpretive dance. Her efforts towards racial and gender equality have recently sparked recognition from The New York Times and Dance Magazine, and she has no plans to slow down her mission. As you will read in the University of Iowa Center for Advancement’s Iowa Magazine article in the link below, Sydnie strives to reach college campuses across the U.S. If you’re looking for ways to make a difference as a female #uiowa alumnus, feel free to visit https://lnkd.in/g5sBWXcX to join our network! #ExperienceSLMDances #uiowawomenconnect https://lnkd.in/dZkk7ExF

SLMDances is?shifting in a major way. Since 2013, we have operated?in a long-term structure, employing?Creative Partners?for year-long contracts that held us accountable to a weekly rehearsal ritual?to facilitate ongoing performances, community engagement, residencies and the development of new work. In these past few months,?we came to the conclusion that?this model is no longer sustainable.?We are sunsetting the Creative Partner Role.?To honor transparency, we want to share with you why we made this decision: 1???Money.?We cannot financially sustain our growth in the way that artists deserve to be sustained. 2???Capacity.?Our current leadership does not have the capacity for management.? 3???The vision is complete.?We have achieved A LOT together, most recently a World Premiere and a Tour, and we are proud of us. What does this mean for our community??Mainly, that you can expect to hear a lot less from SLMDances.?Creative Partners functioned not only as artists, but as administrative managers for the collective, so as they depart from these roles, our capacity will decrease: ?? Our regular e-newsletter will be shared quarterly.? ?? We will post less frequently on social media. Transformation is inevitable.?We are welcoming it with open arms. #ExperienceSLMDances ?? Jeffrey Lee (@onthespotimage) at he State of NYC Dance 2023 Research Performance Event Image Description: The SLMDances Artists smile in front of a Dance/NYC backdrop

DC folks: Tune in to your local radio station TONIGHT at 10:00pm for an interview with Artistic Director Sydnie L. Mosley on "Meeting In The Ladies Room" on WPFW FM 89.3 with Rita Burns. ???WPFW - Jazz & Justice is Independent Radio and has been on the air and listener-supported for 47 years. ???Meeting In The Ladies Room (MITLR! Meeting In The Ladies Room is a collective of each bringing their musical stylings, playing anything from, Jazz to House Music! MITLR embodies a unique space that uplifts women's voices and musical choices. As WPFW is a jazz and justice radio station, MITLR finds the ethos of Jazz in various music, plays musical messages of justice, or plays tunes that simply FEEL good! ??You can also listen in the following link: wpfwfm.org/radio/ Image Description: Sydnie looks at the camera as she reaches with her right hand behind her head. She is wearing a white floral top and a red dress.

Happy Eclipse Moon Day! Take a Moon Journey with #SLMDances as you ground yourself through the energy of this rare event. https://lnkd.in/e3bK4R3q — A Rah Productions Film Directed By: Orion Gordon and Veleda Roehl Executive Producer: Sydnie L. Mosley Dances Produced by: Orion Gordon and Veleda Roehl Director of Photography: Ayana Baraka Art Director: Lillybeth De Los Angeles Edited by: Amil Cari?o Charlemagne Colorist: Jared Rosenthal Producer: Ziiomi Law Associate Producer: Shayla Diogene Featuring: Candance Sumpter Featuring the voice of: Rosamond S. King Lavender Meditation written by: Bianca Paige Smith Music: Water, “What does PURPLE sound like? The Amsterdam Houses EP,” available on SoundCloud Music Producer: Ebonie Smith with Counterfeit Madison With thanks to “What does PURPLE sound like? The Amsterdam Houses EP” funders: Barnard Center for Research on Women Hi-ARTS And with thanks to Spotlight In PURPLE funders: Lincoln Center The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Humanities in Place The MAP Fund

Happy April! SLMDances is getting ready to travel to DC for the tour of PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells. ??April 27-28 ??3225 8th Street NE, Washington, DC. ??Get your tickets: https://lnkd.in/e3bK4R3q. PURPLE: A Ritual in Nine Spells is an evening-length ritual choreopoem that embodies the power of deep sisterhood for social change through storytelling and movement. Inspired by beloved ancestor, playwright, poet, and feminist Ntozake Shange (best known for her Obie Award-winning play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide), and the public housing communities in New York City’s San Juan Hill via the stories of its decades-long residents, PURPLE amplifies women and nonbinary voices and captures the radical joy in a place. ?? Jules Slütsky #Dance #ExperienceSLMDances #SLMDances #NYC #NYCDance #PURPLE #BlackArtists

SLMDances had a wonderful time dancing with the Juniper Communities, and we can’t wait for more! Want to bring SLMDances in to dance with you? Send us a note! https://lnkd.in/efJsqZ5Q