TitleOral interview with Shannon Hummel, conducted on 2020 May 14.
Summary(1:35) Shannon Hummel calling from Red Hook -- (2:14) Choreographer/dancer/artistic director of CORA Dance in Red Hook -- (2:56) Contracted Covid19 -- (4:16) Coping strategies -- (5:05) Connecting with others -- (6:43) Shifting organization online/virtual while suffering from Covid -- (9:18) Lingering effects of Covid -- (12:40) Lost sense of smell -- (14:08) Comfort from others -- (16:10) CORA supports community beyond dance -- (17:31) Comparisons to previous disasters: 9/11, the crash of 2008, Hurricane Sandy -- (19:44) Red Hook community and artists -- (20:16) Youth council activities -- (21:20) Supporting community during shutdown -- (24:50) Non-profits in Red Hook -- (27:55) CORA and youth council’s support of children and youth -- (29:47) Growing up in Virginia motivated foundation of CORA, focus on access, artistic discipline -- (32:58) Shift to “virtual” dance programs -- (37:00) Teaching youth about how non profits operate -- (39:00) Does not speculate on future -- (40:37) Copes with dark humor. Covid-19 highlights social inequities -- (41:12) Succession of calamities -- (42:29) Many tea kettles about to whistle at once -- (42:59) Hopes increased resources will be devoted to social needs -- (45:17) Gratitude and simplicity.
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 14, 2020, by Adwoa Adusei. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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