贾沃勒-维拉-乔-索拉尔 舞蹈编导和舞蹈企业家

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Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Choreographer and Dance Entrepreneur | Class of 2021
Using the power of dance and artistic expression to celebrate the voices of Black women and promote civic engagement and community organizing.


Portrait of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar

Title
Choreographer and Dance Entrepreneur
Affiliation
Florida State University / Urban Bush Women
Location
Tallahassee, Florida
Age
70 at time of award
Area of Focus
Choreography and Dance, Community/Social Practice, Arts Entrepreneurship/Management
Website
Florida State University: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Urban Bush Women
Published September 28, 2021
ABOUT JAWOLE'S WORK
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is a choreographer and dance entrepreneur who has forged a style of dance-making and artistic leadership that tethers dance to cultural identity, civic engagement, community organizing, and imperatives of social justice. Zollar is the founder and visioning partner of the performance ensemble Urban Bush Women (UBW), which she founded in 1984. Through community building, leadership development, and a body of work exploring the culture of African Americans and the African diaspora, she has created a sustainable movement and organization that centers the perspectives of Black women.

Zollar’s choreographic works often include spoken or sung text, and her movement vocabulary mixes elements from postmodern, modern, and Africanist dance styles. In such pieces as SCAT! (2018), an autobiographical musical set during the Great Migration, and Batty Moves (1995), a provocative and joyful exploration of the Black female body, Zollar constructs narratives that celebrate Black culture and promote community advancement. At the same time, UBW exemplifies a deep commitment to social change through cultural expression. Many of its works address important contemporary issues. Shelter (1989) delves into homelessness and displacement, and Visible (2011) focuses on the immigrant’s search for home and a sense of self. Zollar’s artistic practice includes engagement with community—both place-based communities and the community of dancers with whom she works—through residencies, workshops, and mentoring/education forums. The 2001 piece Dixwell grew out of a series of residencies and workshops led by Zollar and members of her company in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, where they recorded oral histories and worked with local artists to understand the history of the community. Hair Stories is a multimedia work about notions of beauty, gender, and body image that has continued to evolve since its inception in 2001. It incorporates personal stories from participants at workshops in churches and community centers across the country. Walking with ‘Trane (2015) is a deep dive into the life, music, and legacy of John Coltrane. It continues her commitment to exploring jazz music and the pedagogies inherent in its theoretical frameworks for dancers and choreographers.

Zollar is also deeply invested in holistic leadership development. UBW dancers contribute to other facets of the organization to grow professionally and build equity both on and off stage. Zollar draws on UBW’s experiences with community engagement at the Summer Leadership Institute, which highlights values that center a community organizing approach—such as asset mapping to enter and exit a community—to help strengthen artists’ cultural organizing abilities, and foster awareness of social issues. In 2013, Zollar founded the UBW Choreographic Center Initiative (CCI). She designed CCI to be both a research center focused on Black women and their role in society as well as a development program for choreographers who are women of color. CCI brings attention and support to artists through alliances with individuals and organizations. Zollar is a resonant, ever-evolving testament to the power of artistic practice, and her authentic and impactful mode of community engagement echoes in many choreographers and artistic companies’ work today.

BIOGRAPHY
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar received a BA (1975) from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and an MFA (1979) from Florida State University. In 1984, she founded Urban Bush Women (UBW), where she continues to serve as the founder and visioning partner and director of UBW’s Summer Leadership Institute. Zollar also serves as the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor and Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance in the School of Dance at Florida State University. In addition to the works she has created for UBW, Zollar has produced work for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Philadanco, Taylor Mac, and many universities. Her company has performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center, and Kennedy Center, among other venues.

IN JAWOLE'S WORDS


Black woman in white clothing with one arm gesturing forward. Text below photo: Movement is the foundation of life. Dance takes this human imperative to an expressive imperative that supports our ability to make meaning and deepen our understanding of this world.


Movement is the foundation of life. Dance takes this human imperative to an expressive imperative that supports our ability to make meaning and deepen our understanding of this world. Through this lens I work to build leadership, choreograph new works, and create strategies for community engagement and organizing. I am inspired by how, when, and under what circumstances people move.  It is never ending. As I said in a 1989 work I choreographed for Urban Bush Women, I Don’t Know But I Been Told If You Keep On Dancing You Never Grow Old.



贾沃勒-维拉-乔-索拉尔
舞蹈编导和舞蹈企业家 | 2021级
利用舞蹈和艺术表达的力量来庆祝黑人妇女的声音，促进公民参与和社区组织。


贾沃勒-维拉-乔-佐拉尔的肖像

标题
编舞家和舞蹈企业家
所属机构
佛罗里达州立大学/城市丛林妇女
工作地点
塔拉哈西，佛罗里达州
年龄
获奖时为70岁
重点领域
编舞和舞蹈, 社区/社会实践, 艺术创业/管理
网站
佛罗里达州立大学。贾沃勒-维拉-乔-索拉尔
城市丛林妇女
2021年9月28日发布
关于贾沃勒的作品
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar是一位编舞家和舞蹈企业家，他塑造了一种舞蹈制作和艺术领导风格，将舞蹈与文化身份、公民参与、社区组织和社会正义的要求联系起来。Zollar是1984年成立的表演团体Urban Bush Women（UBW）的创始人和愿景合作伙伴。通过社区建设、领导力发展和探索非裔美国人和非洲散居地文化的工作，她创建了一个可持续的运动和组织，以黑人妇女的观点为中心。

卓尔的编舞作品经常包括口语或歌唱文本，她的动作语汇混合了后现代、现代和非洲主义舞蹈风格的元素。在诸如《SCAT! (2018)，一部以大迁徙为背景的自传体音乐剧，以及Batty Moves (1995)，一部对黑人女性身体的挑衅性和欢乐的探索，卓尔构建了庆祝黑人文化和促进社区进步的叙事。同时，UBW体现了通过文化表达对社会变革的深刻承诺。它的许多作品涉及重要的当代问题。庇护所》（1989年）深入探讨了无家可归和流离失所的问题，《可见》（2011年）则关注移民对家园和自我意识的寻找。Zollar的艺术实践包括与社区--基于地方的社区和与她合作的舞者社区--通过驻场、研讨会和指导/教育论坛进行接触。2001年的作品《Dixwell》是由Zollar和她的舞团成员在纽黑文的Dixwell社区进行的一系列驻场和研讨会产生的，他们在那里记录了口述历史，并与当地艺术家合作，了解社区的历史。头发的故事》是一部关于美丽、性别和身体形象概念的多媒体作品，自2001年开始以来一直在不断地发展。它结合了全国各地教堂和社区中心的研讨会参与者的个人故事。Walking with 'Trane' (2015)是对约翰-科尔特兰的生活、音乐和遗产的一次深度挖掘。它继续了她对探索爵士乐和其理论框架中固有的舞蹈家和编舞家的教学法的承诺。

Zollar也深深地投入到全面的领导力发展中。UBW的舞者为组织的其他方面做出贡献，在舞台上和舞台下都有专业的成长和建立公平。Zollar利用UBW在夏季领导力学院的社区参与经验，强调以社区组织方式为中心的价值观，如进入和离开社区的资产图，帮助加强艺术家的文化组织能力，并促进对社会问题的认识。2013年，佐拉创立了UBW编舞中心计划（CCI）。她设计的CCI既是一个专注于黑人妇女及其社会角色的研究中心，也是一个针对有色人种妇女的编舞者的发展计划。CCI通过与个人和组织的联盟，为艺术家带来关注和支持。卓尔是一个嘹亮的、不断发展的艺术实践力量的证明，她真实的、有影响力的社区参与模式在今天许多编舞家和艺术公司的工作中得到了回应。

个人简历
贾沃勒-维拉-乔-佐拉在堪萨斯城的密苏里大学获得学士学位（1975年），在佛罗里达州立大学获得艺术硕士学位（1979年）。1984年，她创建了城市丛林妇女（UBW），并继续担任UBW的创始人和愿景合作伙伴以及UBW夏季领导学院的院长。卓尔还担任佛罗里达州立大学舞蹈学院的罗伯特-O-劳顿特聘教授和南希-史密斯-菲赫特舞蹈教授。除了她为UBW创作的作品外，佐拉还为阿尔文-艾利美国舞蹈剧院、费拉登科、泰勒-麦克和许多大学制作作品。她的公司曾在布鲁克林音乐学院、林肯中心和肯尼迪中心等地演出。

用贾沃勒的话说


穿着白色衣服的黑人妇女，一只手向前比划着。照片下面的文字。运动是生命的基础。舞蹈把这种人类的需要带到一种表达的需要，支持我们创造意义的能力，加深我们对这个世界的理解。


运动是生命的基础。舞蹈将人类的这一要求转化为一种表达要求，支持我们创造意义的能力，加深我们对这个世界的理解。通过这个视角，我致力于建立领导力，编排新作品，并为社区参与和组织创造策略。我的灵感来自于人们如何、何时以及在何种情况下移动。 它是永无止境的。正如我在1989年为 "城市布什妇女 "编排的作品中所说，我不知道，但有人告诉我，如果你继续跳舞，你永远不会老。