2006 Residency Events 

the walking project - iprojethi yohambo

performed in Zulu & English
audience talk-backs after all Thursday & Friday performances

When: March 29-April 9
previews: March 29-30    
performance times:
Wednesday & Thursday @ 7:30pm
Fri & Saturday @ 8:00pm
Sunday @ 5:00pm

Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

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check out the blog for updates from participants

A series of walks in the Woodbridge, Rivertown,  Cass Corridor and Heidelberg neighborhoods that ask participants to observe, photograph, draw, write, videotape, share stories and create personal maps of different neighborhoods.  Includes an introduction to Global Positioning Systems technology. In collaboration with the University of Michigan Map Library.

all walks are on Saturdays, 1:30-4:30 pm - rain, snow or shine
(dress for the weather!)

February 18 - Woodbridge
meet at Woodbridge Star Bed & Breakfast
3985 Trumbull Street  [map]

February 25 - Rivertown
meet at Atwater Brewery, 237 Joseph Campau [map]

March 4 - Cass Corridor
meet at the Detroit Center, 3663 Woodward Avenue  [map]

March 11 - Heidelberg
in partnership with the Heidelberg Project
meet at Franklin Wright Settlements, 3360 Charlevoix [map]

space is limited | advance registration required
email or call 313.832.8890 to sign up for a walk
(please let us know which date you'll be attending and leave your contact information)

If you have a digital still or video camera or recording device, you're welcome to bring them along - but you can also just bring yourself. We'll be recording details from the walks to include in a new project that will allow people to access and remix the information we gather from these walks both on the web and through installations in public spaces.

schedule: 1:30 - orientation | 2:00 - walk | 3:30 - discussion

free of charge, but donations to the project are appreciated!

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A printmaking exchange among students & faculty from the Universities of Michigan and KwaZulu-Natal.

When: March 1-26
Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

When: April 3-20
Where: Michigan Union, University of Michigan
530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor
734.763.5750

Since 2004, elder artists and writers from Hannan House have written poems, gathered stories, learned songs and made an installation - all about walking. This particular path concludes with a celebration featuring readings, music and an exhibit by artists from Hannan and the Walking Project.

When: March 17, 5:30-7pm
Where: Hannan House
750 Woodward Avenue, Detroit
313.833.1300

Visiting artists share Zulu music, dance and stories and ask workshop participants to share their own traditions and stories (for all ages).

When: April 1, 2-4pm
Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

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A genre-busting gathering of Detroit musicians and poets riffing on walking and desire lines.  Curated by Blair and featuring:

DJ Munk, Djallo Djakate Keita, Sundiata, Mike Woo, Craig Huckaby, Finale, Audra Kubat, Invincible, Ken Comstock, Vievee Francis, Matthew S. Olzmann, Dale Wilson, Write Word Write Now, Afeni "Danger" Hill, Dan Minard, Versiz, Francine Harris, Emily Lawsin

When: April 1
(a late night jam following the Walking Project performance, one ticket includes both events)
Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

A cross-disciplinary panel facilitated by Walking Project artists.

In collaboration with Arts at Michigan, as part of the Evolution Theme Semester.

When: April  8, 1:30-3pm
Where: Exhibit Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan
1109 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor
734.764.0478

free of charge, but donations to the project are appreciated!

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Through research and discussions with artists, community partners and students, the walking project has explored biology, urban planning, politics, class, race and religion. The conversation becomes public for an afternoon, co-led by students, scholars and artists working on the project. As part of this convening, we'll take a walk with Joseph Amato, author of On Foot: A History of Walking, exploring the place of walking in his Detroit childhood.

There will be a 5pm performance after talking & walking, followed by a special post-show discussion and reception for UofM students, in collaboration with Arts at Michigan.

When: April 9, 1-4pm
Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

A cross-disciplinary workshop for artists interested in developing community-centered practice, including walking and mapping exercises and sharing best practices. Sunday afternoon includes a discussion about how to make a career doing this work.

When: April 22-23, 12-5pm
Where: Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway, Detroit
313.309.9622

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