Philosophy of RootsUprising

RootsUprising is a dance artist collective of intergenerational dancers representing  diverse identities. Performing primarily in educational venues, the company’s work reflects the intersection of dance, music, spoken word and digital technology creating multimodal dance experiences.

Mission

RootsUprising is dedicated to raising and lifting up the untold stories of marginalized groups  of people, especially the BIPOC communities through the language of dance as a means for transformation. RootsUprising is grounded in the belief that there is healing in the act of  storytelling– stories that are housed in the body that become understood through the body in motion.  Considering dance as text and text as dance, RootsUprising aims to deepen the conversation of what equitable social justice can be.

First and foremost, our vision is to address the traumas caused specifically by racism, by dismantling the dehumanizing effects of oppression, both in its historical and present day context. Through the dance experience, RootsUprising invites their audiences to experience up close what trauma looks like and what healing feels like, all the while celebrating the Black aesthetic through the arts.