Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis founded Wideman Davis Dance in 2003. They are internationally recognized performers and teachers, who have created for and performed with the Dance Theater of Harlem, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, Donald Byrd, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Through projects like Migratuse Ataraxia, they have brought together research and performance to explore the connections between historical events and contemporary life, as interpreted through an African American perspective. Migratuse Ataraxia, explores “creative humanity” through a multimedia dance performance that considers Black lives in antebellum plantations in the South. On February 9, they will be joined by Historical Columbia’s executive director Robin Waites to discuss how historic public spaces provide opportunities for artists “to broaden community accessibility and collective citizenship.” This event is co-sponsored by the dance program in the School of Performing and Visual Arts.