Amirah Sackett, American internationally recognized hip-hop dancer at Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art with founder and curator Mohamed Benhadj, challenges artists to see their futures differently. From performing live on stage to creating digital art platforms and making the world of art better. What’s clear is “Normal” will no longer be “The normal” and we are all headed for an exciting future.
Join us in an online talk in @altiba9 Instagram account about how virtuality makes today's contemporary art world so intriguing, with a special focus on performing arts.
MAY 8TH, 2020
7pm Barcelona | 12pm Chicago | 6pm Algiers
Artist biography
Amirah Sackett (dancer/ choreographer/ teacher) internationally recognized hip-hop dancer. Amirah was honored as one of the first female hip-hop artists to receive the Jerome Travel/Study grant in 2008. She curated the international festival for women in Hip-Hop, B-Girl Be in 2009-2010 at Intermedia Arts. She created the group “We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic” with dancers Iman and Khadijah, to promote understanding and respect of the female Muslim style of dress called a hijab, to non-Muslim audiences. Since then they have been featured in rapper, Brother Ali’s, music video “Mourning in America” as well as performing all over the country.
