Mapping The Ephemeral Passage ✨
Grateful to the Doris Duke Foundation for supporting this chapter of my archival research.
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#MappingTheEphemeralPassage #BlackStudy #ArchivalPractice#LivingArchive #RestCraftConjure #PerformanceArt#DorisDukeFoundation

We are still accepting donations to the Voncena's Spell Gofundme leading up to and beyond the premiere. If you are moved to support radical, experimental, genre-defying live performance created by queer, BIPOC artists, please consider making a donation. gofund.me/f21b991d

Just returned from a soul-stirring journey to the Sahara Desert with the radiant Spelman family :sparkles: — laying sacred groundwork for our upcoming Study Abroad Program launching Summer 2026.
We danced beneath desert stars with the Gnawa people, whose rhythms carry ancestral memory..

We are so grateful for the love being shown on the fundraising campaign for Voncena's Spell. Big thank you to the following supporters for your donations!
We are nearly halfway to our fundraising goal
Donate + share today: gofund.me/27dff136
Every dollar is a spell cast toward liberation.

Upcoming Offerings✨
(chrysalis: activation 6) | PearlArts Movement and Sound in Pittsburgh | May 30th, 7:30pm
RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/pearlarts/1702342?
RCC Restshop | PearlArts Movement and Sound in Pittsburgh | May 28th, 10am
RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/pearlarts/1702331?

We’ve launched a fundraising campaign to support the incredible constellation of queer, BIPOC+ artists, healers, and collaborators bringing Voncena’s Spell to life.

We are nearly at the 25% mark and need your help to push us forward.
🌍 View giving levels + support: gofund.me/a4364a4a

Rejection is part of the rhythm.

If my work has moved you, challenged you, held you—this is a moment to show support. We're building worlds together, and your donation helps us keep dreaming, paying collaborators fairly, and resisting the scarcity mindset.
gofund.me/921ef70c

Creative Process for Voncena's Spell - a reflection on the labor of rest and the importance of rest in my creative practice.
Join us for the premiere at Abrons Arts Center, June 20-22 ✨ 🎟 are available now.
Excerpted footage from my residency at #MacDowell

End of Dances
Friday, April 25, 7:30 PM | Saturday, April 26, 7:30 PM
New York Live Arts (219 W 19th St., New York, NY 10011), free and open to the public!
RSVP: event.newschool.edu/langdancesp2025production
An experimental film project in collaboration with New School students and song aziza tucker

Join me at the Fusebox April Salon in Austin, TX!
Come to dadaLab on April 17th at 7pm for a night of art, conversation, and inspiration - RSVP: fuseboxlive.com
Featuring performances by myself and Jennifer Kidwell
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#jaamilolawalekosoko #austinperformance #fuseboxsalon

Philadelphia! Come get a glimpse into the performance process for Voncena’s Spell this weekend at Cannonball Fest's Miniball: April 5th, 8:30pm at FringeArts
RSVP: fringearts.com/event/chrysa...

Performance by Song Aziza Tucker
Video by Alvis Mosely
Music by Propellerheads feat. Miss Shirley Bassey

(chrysalis activation 4) | jaamil olawale kosoko & Song Aziza Tucker | April 5th, 8:30pm as part of Miniball at FringeArts
The work explores themes of memory, Black futures, queer archival strategies, and ecological grief.
🎫✨ available now at fringearts.com/event/chrysalis-activation-4

In this clip, I reflect on finding respite in our political climate and allowing ourselves to receive care.
This footage from my residency at #MacDowell ties into the creative process for #Voncena’sSpell, premiering Juneteenth Weekend 2025 at Abrons Arts Center. 🎟 available now!

Join Our Team: Grants and Residency Manager at Kosoko Performance Studio 🎭
We're looking for a passionate, detail-oriented individual to become our Grants and Residency Manager! Learn More + Apply: www.jaamil.com/support

Join me for the JustArt: Workshop Series - Poetry is Not a Luxury✨
Presented by the Aydelotte Foundation at Swarthmore College, this workshop series explores
Black feminist poetics through poetry and performance, led by artist Jaamil Olawale Kosoko & Dahlia Li #PoetrylsNotALuxury #jaamilolwalekosoko

✨Casting Spells at #macdowell ✨
Grateful for the space, the stillness, the spiritual time that allowed me to delve into my creative research for Voncena’s Spell—my newest live performance work premiering Juneteenth Weekend 2025 at Abrons Arts Center. Tickets available now!
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