In this episode, host Tara Aisha Willis, Ph.D. (Chicago, IL) introduces Series Three, "Mid-Ground," which brings pairs of dance and performance artists together in kinship around their roots and work in the Black Midwest. Interviews for "Mid-Ground" feature dance artists, writers, dramaturgs, and cultural activists Ajara Alghali, Gabrielle Civil, Melanie George, Jennifer Harge, Meida McNeal, Bebe Miller, Katherine Simóne Reynolds, and Reggie Wilson.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://www.theblackmidwest.com/anthology-1
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/podcasts/160116/alexis-pauline-gumbs-vs-chasing-awe

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