Thomas Ford (Photo: Angelo Soriano) |
The brown-skinned man wears a gray hat, a gray sleeveless shirt tucked into black sweatpants. His torso is bent to one side and his ears droop over his shoulders in the same direction. The fingers of his right hand are gently stretched towards the camera, his knees are bent and his legs are spread wide.
in today’s program body and soul Podcaster, dance artist and writer thomas ford Reflects on his research into the violent colonial history of the roots of homophobia in black families and communities.
Listen to Ford’s speech here.
thomas ford is a dance artist, writer, and scholar whose research examines mechanisms of identity and culture through explorations of embodiment, choreography, and Black, queer, critical, and performance studies. https://www.thomasfordnyc.com/