Shireen Dickson onstage presenting at Columbia College Rhythm Symposium September 2024 photo by Julie Lucas
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, OKRA Director Shireen Dickson presented an embodied interactive lecture-demonstration American Rhythmic […]
OKRA Director Shireen Dickson has received a 2024-2025 Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events […]
still from OKRA Dance presentation “No More, My Lawd” OKRA Dance director Shireen Dickson will present […]
Besides Juneteenth being festively celebrated nationally, in New York, Pinkster celebrations have increasingly become popular over […]
Shireen Dickson and Mr Taptastic Brian Davis of OKRA Dance at Springfield Museums 2022
Our show American Dance: From Africa to Broadway has been added to the many other quality […]
OKRA Dance performs at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's 2022 Pinkster celebration
After the turmoil of the last two years and ongoing societal uncertainties, OKRA has been extremely […]
If you’re in the area, please come join OKRA (hopefully in person) interactive exploration of African […]
Promo image for Shireen Dickson's "Social Dance for Social Change" Lecture called "Lessons from the Cypher: A Blueprint for Radical Inclusion" - November 2021
OKRA collaborators continue to be well-represented in Camille A. Brown’s Social Dance for Social Change virtual […]
We’re excited to be part of a dedicated, talented, and accomplished cohort of city performers intent […]