Prior to its world premiere of Against Gravity: Flying Afrikans + Other Urban Legends in January, 651 ARTS will present the Against Gravity: Community Fly Zone Workshop Series beginning in October with black revival, a movement-based workshop created as an intergenerational safe space for Black men, boys, and masculine identifying Black men and boys. Led and facilitated by André M. Zachery (Creator, Against Gravity… & Artistic Director, Renegade Performance Group) and Ayinde Jean-Baptiste (Producing Director & Co-Writer, Against Gravity…), this workshop will investigate themes of: Black masculinity and how it is defined; healing and recovery as it pertains to relationships and how childhood experiences shape our adult selves. There will be group reflection & discussion following the movement portion.

This is Part One of a three-part workshop series, leading up to the World Premiere of Against Gravity: Flying Afrikans + Other Urban Legends in January 2025.