Phi la • dic tion: (noun) 1 A state of wonder and creativity that originated in Philadelphia and expands throughout the globe. 2 A fiendish insatiability that fuels performace and insanity. 3 A visual performance hub founded by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko that supports dynamic ideas and cultural exchange in partnership with anonymous bodies || art collective.
Jaamil Kosoko performs in anonymous bodies at Cheyney University
Cheyney University, Marian Anderson Building
Cheyney University, PA
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Worn Magazine article: Experience Double Consciousness
“It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness…One ever feels his two-ness,—an American, a Negro; … two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder.” -W.E.B. DuBois’ in Souls of Black Folk
‘Double Consciousness’ by Holly Bass and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko at Dance Place by Breena Siegel
"...Double Consciousness is loud, proud and will certainly wake you up. The artists engage with the audience in the pre-show, reading out loud excerpts while standing in the aisle from the writings of W.E.B. Dubois, and Booker T. Washington.