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MFA Film Screening: The Top Deck

Dancers facing chairs in a theatre
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Motion Lab at ACCAD, Sullivant Hall Room 350

February 21, 2025
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Motion Lab at ACCAD, Sullivant Hall Room 350

February 22, 2025
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Motion Lab at ACCAD, Sullivant Hall Room 350

MFA Student Kierra Williams premieres her dance film The Top Deck, which is a reimagination of a performance aboard the ships of the Middle Passage, where enslaved individuals were forced to dance for the gaze of Europeans. Through a disturbing chant, “It’s a Friday,” rooted in her childhood, The Top Deck transforms a narrative of objectification into one of resistance, self-expression and celebration.
 

Dancers performing on a stage