Threads of Truth

Ingeborg Kolstad

Xinyi Zhang

Jamod Parham

Roots Intertwined II

Threads of Truth Presents: Roots Intertwined II is an ancestral festival featuring original masked dances, live music, and guest choreograph

Gibney 280 Broadway

Threads of Truth Presents: Roots Intertwined II October 11–12, 2026 | Staged at Gibney DanceReturning for its second powerful iteration, this festival features an extraordinary lineup of original, historically informed masked dances, guest choreographers, and ancestral, community-centered processionals. Central to this year's gathering is a sacred, masked processional drawing deeply from the historic North Carolina Jonkonnu lineage. As children of North Carolina, Executive Artistic Director Fatima Logan-Alston and Musical Director David Alston embrace this path not merely as artists, but as rightful keepers of a sacred ancestral tradition. Rooted in 25 years of oral tradition and African Contemporary dance praxis, this festival utilizes the proprietary, relational community-building methodologies and overarching conceptual vision of Fatima Logan-Alston, exploring the deep interconnectedness of tradition and modernity.Activating this concept is a powerful sonic landscape featuring live, original music curated and composed by David Alston, masterfully translating the core thematic vision into a living, modern acoustic experience. Together, their shared North Carolina heritage, the masked dances, and the live music serve as a functional invocation of servant-leadership, family legacy, and communal connection.Join us for a weekend of radical community gathering, ancestral remembrance, and transformative kinetic movement.Ways to Engage &amp; Join Our Community:<ul><li>Witness the Masked Processional: October 11 and 12 at 3:15 PM</li><li>Attend the Concerts: October 11 and 12 at 4:00 PM</li><li>Take a Community Workshop: Inspiring, movement-based sessions are available throughout the weekend.</li><li>Join Our Virtual Mentorship Course-Rooting Purpose: Connect deeply through our official website. We offer multiple pathways to fulfill our mission: to transform and connect communities through music and dance. © 2026 Threads of Truth. All Rights Reserved.</li></ul>

Agenda

12-1 PM: Sonic Roots Percussion Workshop with David Alston Musical Director, Threads of Truth.  1-2 PM: Japanese Traditional and Modern Dance with Misaki Hayama. 2-3 PM West African with Dr. Darian Parker

Roots Intertwined II: Workshop Series Sunday October 11, 2026 

Procession will begin from City Hall Park to Gibney. Procession is free to witness. 

Roots Intertwined II: Processional Sunday, October 11, 2026 

Concert Performance featuring signature works from Threads of Truth along with Guest Choreographer performances. 

Roots Intertwined II: Concert Sunday October 11, 2026

11AM-12PM: Meditative Grounding with Executive Artistic Director, Fatima Logan-Alston. 12-1PM: Rooted to Flow African-Contemporary with Fatima Logan-Alston. 1-2PM Contemporary with Ingeborg Kolstad., Threads of Truth Artists Workshop in African Caribbean with Karisa Campbell and Bria Vainqueur 2-3pm.

Roots Intertwined II

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