upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024
Lela Aisha Jones is a native of Tallahassee, FL who resides in Philadelphia, PA. She is the founder of FlyGround, her creative home, where she cultivates her diasporic movement practice and artistry. She is also the lead centralizer/organizer for the Dancing for Justice Philadelphia initiative and co-founder (with Deneane Richburg) of The Requisite Movers. Lela defines herself as a movement artist and a catalyst dedicated to creating transformative spaces through education, media, restorative activism, performance, artistry, and archival practices.