Mondays with Milford
Yara Martial Arts Movements: Healing Arts
January 18–24, 2021
“Yara is a Yoruba word that means to be “nimble” or “flexible”. Actually it’s spontaneous improvised, and it’s reacting according to that particular situation. Yara is composed basically of West African dance movement. Warrior movement. A lot of movements that influenced me over the years. And to me it was only natural, just to flow into this type of movement, since it was part of my culture and lifestyle.”
— Milford Graves
January 18–24, 2021
Category
- Screening
Program Info
Free
All Ages
Sponsored by
Major support for Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, with additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Joseph Robert Foundation.
Venue
Online
Presented by
Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal, organized and presented by Ars Nova Workshop and Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania (ICA).
Yara Martial Arts Movements: Healing Arts
Screening program
- Movements in the Snow (c. 1990)
Private VHS Tape
Runtime: 10:34 - Yara Group Warm Ups and Clapping (c. 1990)
Private VHS Tape
Runtime: 1:58:03 - African Festival Yara Prep (1984)
Private VHS Tape
Runtime: 1:57:45 - Yara Spring/Summer (1988)
Private VHS Tape
Runtime: 38:10