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At a Transitional Point in Urban Bush Women’s History, Its Leaders Are Both Preserving a Legacy and Pursuing New Experiments

This year, Urban Bush Women celebrates four decades of creating and touring new works internationally, sharing its creative process and strategies for collaborating with communities, and cultivating the next generations of women+ of color performers, makers, facilitators, and producers. What does it mean to sustain a Black-woman–led dance company for 40 years?

Sydnie Mosley
The cover of the September 2024 issue of Dance Magazine. Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, an older Black woman, smiles broadly as she opens her arms in a wide embrace and looks off to one side. She wears a denim jacket over loose fitting black clothing and white sneakers. The largest cover line reads: "Urban Bush Women at 40: Building on Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's legacy."
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Urban Bush Women at 40

Building on Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's legacy

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