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Sheena Johnson
SHEENA JOHNSON identifies as a queer anti-imperialist black activist/dancer/choreographer.
While pursuing a major in Political Science with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College, Sheena trained in in Umfundalai, a contemporary Pan-African dance technique.
Sheena was a founding member, choreographer, and co-director of Rhythm N Motion, a campus wide dance company that performed dances of the African Diaspora and in 2006 was awarded the Leeway Foundation’s Art and Change Grant to choreograph and co-produce the multi-media performance piece Movement from the Margins: An Artist Response to Katrina.
In the spirit of Ossie Davis who once said “What is art but advocacy?,” Sheena is committed to creating social change art and supporting politically-conscious artists and is currently an MFA candidate in Dance & Choreography at Mills College.
Sheena has continued to present solo & duet work at various venues across the Bay Area including the Red Poppy Art House, Counterpulse, and the Black Choreographers' Festival. In early 2009, Sheena expanded into ensemble work once again to perform as a guest artist with Motif Performance Group in "Interludes to Intimacy". For the 2009-2010 season, Sheena has been selected by the Black Choreographer's Festival Artist Mentorship Program to produce "Migrations" - a dance/theater piece inspired by the Great Migration of Black people from the South to the North in the early 20th century.
