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Days of the Dead
Ancestral photos, part of Tell Us Your Traditions. Photo: Katrina Jeffries
In August 2008 BAC Folk Arts initiated a year-long project called Days of the Dead in Brooklyn, Diverse Traditions of Mourning and Remembrance (DODB). The primary goal of the project was to heighten public awareness of Brooklyn-based community and family arts practices related to mourning and remembrance. Public programs including performances, lecture-demos, and symposia were presented at a range of venues throughout 2008-2009. Generally death and dying in the United States are ignored, denied or treated with a somber sense of privacy and isolation. But in traditional communities death is often addressed with directness and understanding because the means of mourning are readily available in various arts practices.
TELL US YOUR TRADITIONS
BAC Folk Arts invites Brooklynites to share their knowledge of local traditions to enhance the scope of DODB. Click here to learn how to "tell us your traditions."
TELL US YOUR TRADITIONS
BAC Folk Arts invites Brooklynites to share their knowledge of local traditions to enhance the scope of DODB. Click here to learn how to "tell us your traditions."
Days of the Dead in Brooklyn is made possible with major support from National Endowment for the Arts, Con Edison, and NYS Tribute Foundation. BAC Folk Feet traditional dance programs are supported by Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, and The New York Community Trust.
Additional support is provided by New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Delegations of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Council and its Brooklyn Delegation.More from Days of the Dead:
Interviews with Brooklyn Funeral Directors
Renaye Cuyler, Maria Sealy Sealy Cuyler Funeral Home Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Video: Kay Turner... more
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