Description: The project for "Transforming thru Performing: re/placing Black womanly images began in 2000 at the University of Michigan with a generous grant from the Ford Foundation. The original goal of The Project was to enter the Black woman's performing voice into the scholarly discourse surrounding gendered identity. Towards that end, we began a series of performance dialogues called "Kitchen Prayers". After 9/11, "Kitchen Prayers" revolved around stories which spoke to the impact of war and terror on women around the world. Since its inception, The Project has presented new "Kitchen Prayers" annually. Trueblood Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI
