"In Sankofa, you look back to go forward. For me, the essence of the 20th anniversary is about honoring what's come before and being very intentional about sharing that legacy, especially the powerhouse that is Dr. Halifu Osumare."
"It was just incredible to see some of those classic works, and when I got back to the Bay Area, I said 'we need to look at what current black choreographers are doing, because we don't want them to wait the next 20 years and not get that level of recognition'."
"Black Choreographers Moving Towards the 21st Century was a statement, Osumare says, to the whole dance field: 'Black contributions in concert dance cannot be ignored.'"
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