ARTIST LAB | Rhythm, Roots, and Remembrance

Use code: CHERI25 for a $10 discount!

Join Hi-ARTS for a hands-on, movement-based workshop where they’ll explore how personal stories, music, memory, and history can all live in the body. This workshop invites you to tap into your own experiences—whether it’s a favorite song from your childhood, a place that shaped you, or the energy of 80s and 90s Hip-Hop culture—and use them to inspire movement and connection.

Together, you’ll play with improvisation, storytelling, and choreography in a relaxed and welcoming space. You’ll leave with new tools for creating movement, a deeper understanding of how your own history can shape your art, and hopefully, a little more joy in your body. Expect a mix of guided movement, creative prompts, solo reflection, and informal sharings. Emerging to mid-career choreographers, dance artists, and interdisciplinary performers are encouraged to attend.

Please wear comfortable clothing to move in, 90s theme attire is suggested! Don’t forget to bring water!

About Cheri Stokes

Cheri L. Stokes (she/her), born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, received her M.F.A. in Choreography and Performance from Florida State University in 2017 and her B.A. in Dance Studies with a K-12 North Carolina Dance Teaching Licensure from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2005. Her performance background spans genres of West African, Afro-Contemporary, Contemporary, and Hip-Hop dance forms. Her choreographic research examines the ways in which facets of social vernacular dance forms, specifically Hip-Hop and Dancehall, have influenced her contemporary practice and art-making.