Faculty Sekou McMiller Featured in HBO Max Documentary

MMC Dance Adjunct Faculty Member Sekou McMiller has been teaching Embodied African Aesthetics/Jazz at MMC since 2021. He also choreographed a piece for the fall 2021 mainstage performance. He, along with alumni of MMC’s dance program, is now starring in Uprooted Jazz, a documentary that is streaming on HBO Max.

The documentary examines the racism, socialism, and sexism with special appearances by Debbie Allen, George Faison, Chita Rivera, Camille A. Brown, and Thomas F. DeFrantz. Sekou talks about Afro Latin jazz dance life. This is his second appearance in programming for HBO Max.

View the trailer for Uprooted Jazz.


Congratulations, Sekou!