Terrence “TM” Pride
Miami, FL, USA - Through dynamic embodied movement, Miami Dancer/Choreographer, Terrence “TM” Pride, offers an artistic reflection of events that should never leave our news cycles. Especially spend some time with his project “Hope for Tomorrow” and allow his sparks of joy to ignite.
CW: Videos contain interpretations of traumatic events.
Bio from the Artist: Terrence “TM” Pride is a native of Quincy, Florida and a graduate of Florida A&M University in theater performance and dance. He has choreographed over 60 pieces of work, including musicals and dance recitals. A man of many talents; director, choreographer, dancer, costume designer, and teacher. Terrence can be seen on the stage or behind the camera; Rialto Theatre’s American Black Princess, HBO’s Love Craft Country are two of his most recent productions. His career as a professional teaching artist began in 2012, as the director of the arts program for 21st Century Fun2Learn Camp for four years in Gadsden County. He continued his teaching to the Joan Kroc Atlanta Theater Camp, Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota, FL and the Ailey Camp Miami at the Adrienne Arsht Center. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Pride served as the director of the dance and theater magnet program at Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts in Tallahassee, FL. Terrence curated Definitive Arts: Arts Integrated Education, lessons for the classroom teacher that infuses common core with fun and energetic elements of drama and dance! He currently teaches theatre and dance in Miami, FL and dances professionally with the Peter London Global Dance Company. As a scholar and advocate for cultural and arts education, Terrence received his Master of Education in Urban Education from Florida International University as well as a graduate certificate in Africa & African Diaspora Studies. He aspires to create safe and nurturing spaces for arts and cultural exploration and representation through theater and dance. During the time of COVID-19, while enduring the events of racial injustice, Terrence turned to art. After losing his job as Associate Director of the historic Seminole Theatre in South Miami, he began to put his frustration and rage in the form of dance. Creating protest videos for social media and thus launching an even bigger series, Black Men Stories! For more visit: TerrencePride.com.
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Description provided by the Artist: During a time of unrest in America, the Black community protest and express our outrage for the lack of care for our bodies and for fear of our lives. From a lack of health care to the blatant disregard for our humanity and need for protection. #Black LivesMatter, #SayTheirNames, #NOJusticeNOPeace are not just hashtags. They are a plea of intolerance. The ignition of a long fight for equality and the admission of years of oppression upon the black community. Using all of our voices, whether written across the local bodega or flooding through your timeline. Enough is enough, America it is time to listen, and heal this epidemic, story by story. These are artistic accounts of victims of police brutality, each story told in black and white with vivid artistic expression to center our humanity. As an artist, it is my job to reflect the times in which I find myself. This is my protest, this is America.
Disclosure: The making of these short dance films were meant to be emotionally and mentally liberating. However, during the intense study of each individual story the details of the injustice severed became more damaging than expected. During my research for the creation of dances for George Floyd and Michael Brown a sense of overwhelming rage and fear compelled me to stop.
This work was made possible with the collaborative efforts of many artist: Zaylin Yates, Jessica Raquel (Poet), Grady Jefferson, Sarina Norris, Ziyan Pride, Jamir Merritt and Suzannah Koornneef.