Afropuff Lederhosen

Looking for your students/workers/colleagues to finally enjoy those necessary dialogues about difference and diversity? Allow me to facilitate an open, honest and engaging session tailored to suit your institutional and individual needs. An example of workshops offered:

 

 Afropuff Lederhosen Workshop

• 30 minute presentation of my Afropuff Lederhosen: What Happens When You Take a Black Baby and Raise it to be German? satirical power point presentation
• 20 minute de-brief of performance (introduction to my background story and work, quick Q&A and audience response)
• 60 - 90 minute breakdown of themes raised in the piece/ introduction to Critical Race Theory through personal narrative (institutionalization of knowledge and racial systems; creation of race; Eurocentric beauty standards; self-affirming identity; etc.) This work is done in smaller groups with facilitation followed by large group discussion
• Summary and Final Reflection (20 minutes)
• This workshop includes handouts and detailed activities aimed at promoting conversation and dialogue focused on our personal relationship to difference and otherness. I also include a reading list for further study detailing sources as they relate to the topics raised in the workshop.

 

 

 Afropuff Lederhosen Keynote Lecture

• This lecture is rather unusual, to say the least. I begin with a live performance of the satirical lecture piece, Afropuff Lederhosen: What Happens When You Take a Black Baby and Raise it to be German?, followed by a personalized lecture  which encourages the audience to re-think racial and social norms. Ripe with humor and true stories, this lecture makes race personal and promotes reflection and further discussion among audience members. The lecture also covers a brief introduction to Critical Race Theory and touches upon the themes mentioned in the workshop description listed above.

 

 

 How I Found Out I Was Black Workshop

• 10 minute live performance of my How I Found Out I Was Black performance piece
• 20 minute artist talk (introduction to my background story and work, quick Q&A and audience response)
• 30-60 minutes of discussion-based small group activities designed to stimulate personal reflection on participant’s own relationship to racial and ethnic difference which is then expanded to include other forms of difference and “othering” which we encounter in our daily lives.
• This workshop includes handouts which help guide the activities and provide a framework for participants to return to on own their time. I also include a reading list for further study detailing sources as they relate to the topics raised in the workshop.

 

 

In addition to the directly educational services listed above, I am also a performer at heart and welcome inquiries regarding screenings of various performance pieces such as "How I Found Out I Was Black" or a more theatrical presentation of the extended version of "Afropuff Lederhosen: What Happens When You Take a Black Baby and Raise it to be German". I can also offer "Culture Troubles", a 40 minute collection of true stories shared in a multi-medium format.