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NEWS: UBW Announces New Company Co-Artistic Directors

7/18/2019

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PictureChanon Judson-Johnson and Samantha Speis
FROM THE FOLKS AT UBW: Chanon Judson-Johnson and Samantha Speis, longtime Co-Associate Artistic Directors and Company Members, are promoted to Co-Artistic Directors of the UBW Company. UBW Founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar remains on board as Chief Visioning Partner and Artistic Director of the Organization.
 
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, June 30, 2019 — Urban Bush Women (UBW), the world-renowned dance company, announced that Chanon Judson-Johnson and Samantha Speis are the new Co-Artistic Directors of the UBW Company. In this capacity, they will lead the company’s touring arm while maintaining their roles as Performers and Directors of the UBW BOLD (Builders, Organizers and Leaders through Dance) program. UBW Founder, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, will continue in her role as Chief Visioning Partner, providing overall direction for the organization and its programs including the Summer Leadership Institute and the Choreographic Center Initiative.
The announcement was made at UBW Homecoming 2019, a two-day, event-filled celebration for UBW’s 35th Anniversary. Zollar, who founded the company on June 30, 1984, stated “The 35th anniversary season is looking at past, present and future with the theme Legacy, Lineage and Liberation. Moving toward intentional leadership development, it is my pleasure to announce—as we move to the future—that Chanon Judson-Johnson and Samantha Speis will assume the roles of Co-Artistic Directors of the UBW Company and I will continue as Chief Visioning Officer and Artistic Director of the organization.”

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    I am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning.  I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program.  I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications.  Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me."

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