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The Black Artists Group (BAG) was a multidisciplinary arts collective that existed in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1968 to 1972. BAG is known for the convergence of free jazz and experimental theater.
At the peak of the national Black Arts Movement, the Black Artists’ Group of St. Louis (BAG) was unique in their interdisciplinary, artistic approach to combating social injustice and exploring the far reaches of experimental performance.
Established in 1968, the Black Artists’ Group (BAG) in St. Louis was one of the nation’s most interdisciplinary in its goal to “make Black people more aware of their creative potential,” in the words of leading member and saxophonist Julius Hemphill.
Between 1967 and 1972, St. Louis was home to an arts cooperative known as the Black Artists’ Group or BAG, which brought together and nurtured local African American experimentalists involved with theater, visual arts, dance, poetry, film, and jazz.
1 de mar. de 2006 · This historical study examines the influential, local St. Louis, Missouri, black arts movement organization known as the Black Artists' Group (bag), which was created in 1968 and lasted until 1972.
This documentary on the late 1960s Black Artists' Group (BAG) was screened at the 2020 Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival. By blending music, poetry, drama, dance, and the visual arts, BAG addressed the most pressing social issues and brought awareness to the struggles faced by Black city residents.
2 de feb. de 2006 · In summer 1968, the nascent group of actors and musicians staged “The Blacks” (1958), Jean Genet’s controversial play-within-a-play, at Webster College’s Lorretto-Hilton Center. The piece depicts a group of blacks, possibly actors, re-enacting the possibly fabricated murder of a white woman.
