Tadias Magazine
Tadias Staff
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016
New York (TADIAS) — Ethiopian American artists Selam Bekele and Gabriel Teodros will co-present their work entitled Ethiopian Surrealism: Beyond Abyssinia this weekend at a student-led conference on Afrofuturism at The New School in New York City highlighting “imagery and artistry in representation of Ethiopian culture in film and the arts.”
The three-day conference, which kicked off on Friday evening, is hosted by Students of the African Diaspora (S.O.A.D) based at The New School University. According to the organizers, the gathering explores Afrofuturism “as a cultural and aesthetic movement through a series of art happenings, performances, lectures, panels, workshops, theater pieces, film music, scholarly works, and community events.”
Selam described Afrofuturism as “a growing artistic movement; as a mix of science fiction and social justice,” as her work was featured on PBS last year. “The movement uses elements of fantasy and magical realism to examine narratives from the African Diaspora and construct stories of the future.”
Selam and Gabriel’s presentations includes Ethiopian American saxophonist and bandleader Danny Mekonen of Debo Band.
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If You Go:
Afrofuturism Conference 2016
Ethiopian Surrealism: Beyond Abyssinia
(Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at 2:00 PM)
THE NEW SCHOOL
63 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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