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PhD Student Sidra Bell receives co-commission from the Museum of African Diaspora

September 23, 2025

PhD Student Sidra Bell receives co-commission from the Museum of African Diaspora

woman with black hair wearing blue dress standing in water

PhD Student Sidra Bell received a co-commission along with Cleveland based artist M. Carmen Lane (lead artist) from the Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco). The piece titled "Irresistibly Alive" will premiere in San Francisco on October 1, 2025. 

"On the opening night of UNBOUND: Art, Blackness & the Universe, audiences are invited into Irresistibly Alive, a rare and unreplicable performance conceived by artist M. Carmen Lane and choreographer Sidra Leigh Bell," says the Museum of African Diaspora. "Choreographed and performed in collaboration with dancer Sophia Parker in intricate costumes designed by Mark Eric, the work summons ancestral presence through movement, voice, and ritual."
 
Image by M. Carmen Lane
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