black revival: A Movement Healing Ritual for Men
black revival: A Movement Healing Ritual for Men
651 ARTS is proud to present André M. Zachery (Creator, Against Gravity: Flying Afrikans + Other Urban Legends, & Artistic Director, Renegade Performance Group) and Ayinde Jean-Baptiste (Producing Director, Against Gravity) as leaders and facilitators of this movement-based workshop investigating themes of Black masculinity and all the multiplicities it exists in Brooklyn, Chicago, and America.
Zachery and Baptiste host this as an intergenerational safe space for Black men, boys, and masculine identifying people to:
* Explore what masculinity means to us and how we define it.
* Delve into our relationship with healing and recovery.
* Reflect on childhood experiences and how they have shaped us into who we are today.
Following the movement portion, there will be group reflection & discussion.
Location
Weeksville Heritage Center
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Facilitators
Meet the facilitator(s) for this event.

Daoud Abeid
Daoud trains with indigenous South and North American Medicine people and utilizes techniques from these traditions in his healing work. He is also a black belt in Kuntaw, a Filipino Martial art. He feels that people are suffering from a spiritual disconnect from self and ancestors and believes that with an embrace of the traditions, wellness will be restored to many who are suffering.

Dashaun Simmons
He lives in his place of birth, Brooklyn, NY and currently finds joy and life lessons by dancing, divining, watching old cartoons, and playing old video games.

Dahkil Hausif
Born into a family of storytellers, Dahkil Hausif evolved into the griot he is today as a mentee of the great orator and artist Micere Githae Mugo as a student at Syracuse University. For the past 25 years Dahkil’s storytelling prowess has been a part of the media culture as a film editor for commercial brands (Beats, Bvlgari, Samsung), a voice over artist on all platforms (ESPN 30 for 30 “What If I Told You…”) and as a writer and director with creative partner, Daoud Abeid (Shades of Brooklyn on HBO). Today, he is using his abilities as a storyteller to help men heal through his work with Men At Work Healing.