BLACK LIBRARY is a collective gathering and reading of Black authors hosted by jose e. abad and Bridge Live Arts.

Come share some time and space gathering in the spirit of connection and liberation by sharing texts from some of your favorite black authors.

 his is a time to vibe, read, discover, or discuss, and engage in the practice of study that Fred Moten speaks about. Let’s get together to figure it out, gathering not just to learn but to be in relationship, exploring joy struggle, and imagination, together. We can deepen our questions, nurture collective power and find some beauty in this mess. Some books will be provided, feel free to bring some texts of your own, maybe we can develop a syllabus to inspire us as we co-create this bridge to new futures.

Warm bevys and light snacks will be available ♥

The event is free and donations are accepted.

ABOUT BRIDGE LIVE ARTS

Bridge Live Arts creates and supports equity-driven live art that centers artists as agents of change. Read more: https://www.bridgelivearts.org/about

ABOUT figure it out

figure it out (a temporary commune) is a community performing artist residency.

figure it out (a temporary commune) is six weeks of 24/7 access to a one of a kind warehouse/gallery/studio made freely available to a diverse community of experimental artists who need space to improvise, experiment, fail, and thrive.

figure it out (a temporary commune) is experimental performance research generating dance workshops and aerial labs, public conversations, queered holiday gatherings, and performances.

figure it out (a temporary commune) is togetherness-in-difference, collaborating in an intergenerational, multiracial, cross-class, inter-disciplinary, and equitable creative process.

figure it out (a temporary commune) includes culminating experimental performances guided by Keith Hennessy, created in collaboration during the residency.

Read more: www.circozero.org/figure

♥♥♥♥♥ Big appeciation to our venue SPACE 124, a project space in Project Artaud. Thank you to So Bad It's Good Productions for the subwoofers- figure it out (a temporary commune) is funded by The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, The San Francisco Arts Commission, and The Zellerbach Family Foundation.