I talked to the amazing Jeremy McQueen from The Black Iris Project and their upcoming performance at Balboa Theatre - San Diego on February 8th, amongst other important topics like representation in ballet and funding. Check it out and give it the love youtu.be/n54MxKfpu68

“I am the type of person that doesn’t like to wait for someone else to be the change.' The Black Iris Project, created by San Diego artist Jeremy McQueen, makes its San Diego debut February 8 at the Balboa Theatre.

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The City Council proclaimed February 8, 2023, to be “Black Iris Project Premiere Day” in the City of San Diego.

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It was an honor to join Archived- Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe to welcome San Diego native Jeremy McQueen home for the debut of his Emmy Award-winning The Black Iris Project—work that focuses on the disproportionate impacts of systemic racism and injustice in Black communities. An incredible talent!

That’s San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Archived- Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe onstage with Jeremy, by the way! February 8, 2023 was officially proclaimed “Black Iris Project Premiere Day” in the city of San Diego.

We were honored & proud to recognize Broadway veteran & San Diego native, Jeremy McQueen. A tremendous storyteller & artist, Jeremy founded the The Black Iris Project, a ballet that intertwines themes of social justice and Black narratives through dance.

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Last night I got to see The Black Iris Project at the Balboa Theatre - San Diego and it was… riveting. Breathtaking. Powerful. This is the art I’m so hungry for, so excited about, and wish desperately got funded and supported way more. Congratulations to Jeremy McQueen and company! I’m so proud of you!

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Don't miss it! Special Catalyst event with The Black Iris Project founder Jeremy McQueen on #equity in the #arts , Black experiences & their intersections in accessing funds/ #grants . Feb 9➡️ bit.ly/EquityArtsSD.
Funders, policymakers, creatives, community orgs encouraged to attend.

Next month, we will welcome The The Black Iris Project for the west coast premiere of two original ballets from San Diego native and Emmy Award winner Jeremy McQueen 💜
📆 February 8 @ 7:30P
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Credits: Sebastian Garcia in “WILD”, 📸 by Argenis Apolinario

🆕 Join Catalyst Feb 9 for Equity, Arts & Intersections: Black Voices, featuring award-winning choreographer & San Diego native Jeremy McQueen, creator of the premier ballet collaborative The Black Iris Project, which champions new Black-centric works & #artseducation . #artsandculture

For Mic, I wrote about the artistic and honest blend of dance and activism that landed The Black Iris Project and Jeremy McQueen an Emmy.

COVID be damned, this dance company spoke the truth about incarceration, and I was stoked to write about it.

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On February 8, Jeremy McQueen's Emmy Award-winning The Black Iris Project will tell two unique Black narratives through ballet, in a special one-night-only performance at the Balboa Theatre. Tickets are available now at bit.ly/3F3XpyL - we invite you to join us.

Choreographer and The Black Iris Project founder Jeremy McQueen, who grew up in San Diego, has wanted to present his dance work in his hometown for years. Why was it so hard to make that happen? The San Diego Union-Tribune
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“There is not enough radical philanthropy or urgent effort being made to change the system because people in San Diego are leaving the arts world. It’s just too damn hard.” ~Anjanette Maraya-Ramey

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Join us Feb. 8 @ 7:30 PM for a night of two original ballets rooted in Black history, choreographed & created by Broadway veteran & San Diego native Jeremy McQueen. Tickets are on sale at bit.ly/3F3XpyL for this west coast premiere presented by McQueen's The Black Iris Project

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It is never to late or too early either.

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'WILD: These walls can talk,' part of a dance film series by choreographer Jeremy McQueen's The Black Iris Project, recently won a New York Emmy award.
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