Artists in Residence

The mission of the Artists in Residence program is to stand in solidarity with BIPOC communities by creating partnerships between Urbanity and BIPOC-led collectives and artists in Boston through the leveraging of Urbanity's position of privilege and its institutional resources. 

Urbanity will partner with five Artists in Residence each year. Each Resident Artist will have access to up to eight hours of free rehearsal space each week, office space, bookings and joint collaborations with Urbanity on artistic projects, educational programming, funding opportunities, and more. 

Afrobeats Dance Boston

Founded in 2017, Afrobeats Dance Boston is a dance company that focuses on Contemporary African music (African Pop Music). Afrobeats is a catch-all term created by a DJ from the United Kingdom but reflects a current Pan African spirit and movement towards Africa.

We were created from this very spirit and our name represents the momentum and energy of the community.

Afrobeats is infused with both the music and dance of Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, Congo, Senegal, Black America, and so many other regions of the diaspora.

Afrobeats as a genre radiates throughout our people.

Afrobeats Dance Boston holds regularly scheduled dance classes, hosts guest instructors from around the world and hosts an Afrobeats party. We have classes for beginners (all levels!) and an internal unit prepared for different event and performance inquiries. Classes involve learning technical skills and fundamental movement. Our focus is learning, teaching, and performing Afrobeats dance styles as we connect ourselves to the spirit of Africa, and the joy that comes from it. We also develop and build core strength, stamina, rhythmic sensibility, and most importantly build community.We build community and communal fun in a way that is accessible to the people.

Tarikh Campbell / The CONcept ARTists

Tarikh Campbell is the Executive Director of The CONcept ARTists Dance Company. He has also co-founded dance collectives such as Side Project, Project Nailz, and Weapons of MASS. Throughout his career, Tarikh has performed with many local companies, including The Company at Stiggity East, Pictures In Concrete, Bosstown, Static Noyze, Tribe The Dance Company, ConnXion, and Ridonkulous. He has also presented original works at events such as World of Dance, Elements, Prelude, Noyze, Connect, Open House, L.A.B.S., Reignbow, Revive, The Dance Complex, Green Street Studios, and Onstage Dance. As an industry performer, Tarikh has opened for musical artists Omarion and The Dream, choreographed for Yanina Johnson, Makio Matthews, and Gilbert Vargas, danced for Elae Weekes, J.A.B.S., and Erene Glimenakis, and appeared in "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody." As a traveling instructor, he has been on faculty for Masters of Mayhem, Elite Academy of Dance Boot Camp, CommVention, E.S.D.R., Diva Dance Competition, the Harvard Dance Center, Endicott College, and many local studios. Tarikh was also a director and executive producer of the annual CONcentrate On The ARTistry urban arts showcase in Somerville, MA from 2016-2019. To this day, Tarikh continues to create, teach, and grow alongside artists of all kinds.