Tekcno Powwow Jr.2: To the Second Power - POSTPONED
Bently Spang, 2014 Tekcno Powwow III performance, photo courtesy of American Indian Studies Program, University of Wyoming, photo credit: Cathy Moen.
Due to forecasted inclement weather, Tekcno Powwow Jr.2: To the Second Power is postponed. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding in this decision. Stay connected via our website, email newsletter, and social media for any future updates. We will announce the new date and time as soon as possible.
The Zimmerli Art Museum also will be closed and Art Together is cancelled.
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Tekcno Powwow Jr.2 : To the Second Power is a multi-disciplinary performance artwork, a continuation of Tekcno Powwow Jr., a scaled-down version of the groundbreaking Tekcno Powwow performance series created by Northern Cheyenne artist Bently Spang. The Tekcno Powwow series is a cultural mash-up that, since 2004, has brought together multiple dance forms including powwow and break dance and powwow drum and DJ to explore how cultures interact and influence each other in the realm of creative expression. Bently Spang, is an internationally known artist, curator, educator and writer who works in a multi-disciplinary format that includes video, performance, installation, drawing, and mixed-media sculpture.
EVENT PERFORMERS
Bently Spang is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, curator, and educator. An enrolled member of the Tsitsistas/Suhtai Nation (a.k.a. Northern Cheyenne) in Montana. He works in a variety of media including video, mixed media sculpture, performance, photography, and installation. His work confronts and confounds the persistent, romantic, and inaccurate role crafted for Native peoples in the false narrative of "The West." His work has been exhibited and collected widely in North America, South America, and Europe.
PARKING INFORMATION
Register for FREE special event parking permission in Lots 16, 26, 30 & College Avenue Deck. Click the button below. On the parking portal, click “Visitor” then enter required fields to complete registration. Once completed you will receive an email and or text confirmation. If you have any problems registering, please send an email to dotshelp@rutgers.edu.
This event takes place at Kirkpatrick Chapel, across the street from the Zimmerli Art Museum. This event is in conjunction with the Zimmerli Art Museum exhibition, Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always.
The Zimmerli’s operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir Endowment Fund and the Andrew W. Mellon Endowment Fund. Additional support comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the donors, members, and friends of the museum.
Generous support for bilingual text was provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com
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