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Alvin Ailey, Homecoming, and the Black Midwestern Imagination

Mar 9, 2025

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Stanley Museum of Art

160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA 52242

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An event graphic with two pictures of women with the text, "Alvin Ailey, Homecoming, and the Black Midwestern Imagination. Ronni Favors. Ashley Howard. Sunday, March 9. 2 pm to 3 pm. Stanley Museum of Art"

The Stanley Museum of Art, Hancher Auditorium, and the University of Iowa welcome Ronni Favors, a former dancer and current rehearsal director for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Born and raised in Iowa City, Favors will be in conversation with assistant professor of history and African American studies Ashley Howard, about artistic expression, home and the Black Midwestern experience.

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