"Emancipate hearts" with Lela Aisha Jones

The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance Podcast

Lela Aisha Jones is a movement performance artist, community-based curator/organizer, inter-arts interdisciplinary collaborator, and embodied researcher. Lela, Raja and Yolanda first collided in divine order during a brunch in Philadelphia. Now a member of The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance ensemble, Lela talks about coming to Philly via New York to do Afro-Brazilian dance. She talks with Raja about being a witness, the struggle to find freedom in academia, the embodied work of Yoruba and African spiritual practice, and dancing with a changing body, and so much more. Take a listen.

This podcast is produced by Dr. Bruce Campbell Jr. with V. Shayne Frederick, Nia Benjamin and Yolanda Wisher for Journey Arts. For more information about the podcast and project, visit https://reemancipatedance.org/.
Theme music courtesy of Deep Black Society, you can find them on Instagram: @therealdotmatic.
The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. The views expressed are those of the artists and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, or The Pew Charitable Trusts.