CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
presents
Supaman
8:30 p.m. Monday, October 14, 2024
Eisenhower Auditorium
The event is presented in partnership with the Penn State Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance, the Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association, and the Equal Opportunity Planning Committee in The Office for the Vice Provost for Educational Equity.
ASL supported by
Shih-In Ma
support for accessibility services by
William E. McTurk Endowment for Program Support
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State receives arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
UBC ARC 24-167
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LAND
The Penn State University campuses are located on the original homelands of the Erie; Haudenosaunee (Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca, and Tuscarora); Lenape (Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe, and Stockbridge-Munsee); Shawnee (Absentee, Eastern, and Oklahoma); Susquehannock; and Wahzhazhe (Osage) Nations.
As a land grant institution, we acknowledge and honor the traditional caretakers of these lands and strive to understand and model their responsible stewardship. We also acknowledge the longer history of these lands and our place in that history.
Written by PSU Educational Equity in collaboration with the Indigenous Peoples Student Association and the Indigenous Faculty and Staff Alliance
Why do we make an acknowledgement?
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State gathers people together to foster communities, learn from our unique differences, and participate in civic engagement through the arts. We leverage the act of acknowledging the land to spark curiosity and conversation about our nation’s past, present, and future. This ongoing process can change our learning and healing journey as individuals and as a nation, and it is not meant to be resolved. We are not checking a box; we are living in the questions and the possibilities.
Visit Land Acknowledgment for more information.
ABOUT SUPAMAN
Christian Takes Gun Parrish is Supaman, a Native American dancer and innovative hip-hop artist. He makes his home on the Crow Reservation in Montana as a member of the Apsáalooke Nation. He has dedicated his life to empowering and spreading a message of hope, pride, and resilience through his original art form.
Supaman is a multi-national, award-winning artist, with recent accolades including the 2017 MTV VMA award for Best Fight Against the System and numerous Indigenous Music Awards.
His videos have received millions of views on YouTube and Facebook. He is in high demand and tours extensively to festivals, colleges, conferences, communities, and schools throughout the United States and internationally.
He has performed at the Google headquarters in San Francisco. He was asked to audition for America’s Got Talent and the Broadway play Hamilton. He also has collaborated with Taboo from the multiple Grammy Award-winning group Black Eyed Peas.
Supaman’s one-of-a-kind presentation combines Native American culture, comedy, and urban hip-hop culture, which dazzles audiences and captivates listeners. For this, he has gained the respect of his community and generation. The communicative talent—along with the compassion that exudes from his storytelling of his experiences with foster care, suicide, and cultural identity—allows him to connect with people from all walks of life.
His ability to motivate, encourage, and inspire through dance and hip-hop music gives him a platform to educate on Indigenous issues.
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