Arts
Inside Dance is a podcast that celebrates the Bates Dance Festival dance artists and teachers. This episode features Amirah Sackett and her collaborator Asad Ali Jafri who were both here presenting a show with the music duo, The Reminders and dancer Mary Mar (“BGirl Ma-Ma”) Amirah’s love of hip-hop dance and devotion to her faith fused to inspire a contemporary dance collective called We’re Muslim, Don’t Panic, which is dedicated to elevating the status of women and educating the public on women’s issues. Asad Ali Jafri, aka DJ Man-O-Wax, is a cultural producer, global arts leader and interdisciplinary artist with a creative vision for sustainable social change.