Rising Artist: SUNY Purchase Grad JoJo Boykins

JoJo Boykins was inspired to dance when, as a young girl, she did not see anyone who looked like her at a performance of the Nutcracker. At Purchase College-SUNY she discovered a love of choreography. Her approach is collaborative, incorporating other dancers’ movement ideas to tell her story. She hopes to inspire youngsters of color who see her perform to realize they can do so, too. Rising Artist, a new digital series from ALL ARTS, spotlights the works and personal stories of university student artists. Learn more at http://allarts.org Follow us on: Twitter:   / allartstv   Instagram:   / allartstv   Facebook:   / allartstv   ABOUT ALL ARTS: ALL ARTS is a multimedia platform devoted to engaging with numerous artistic genres. We document and showcase established and emerging artists working in visual art, music, theater, dance, film, literature and more. ALL ARTS embraces a global spirit and the perspective that art is a product of time and place, and does not exist in a bubble. Based in the New York metropolitan area, ALL ARTS covers artists from diverse backgrounds and origins with content presented in the form of videos, interviews, written commentary and social media. Join us.