Ways to be in practice at House of the Lorde.
ErO Artist Fellowship
The Eros Artist Fellowship is a residency for Chicago-based movement and performance artists whose work is rooted in the tenets of Black feminism. Created as an offering in reciprocity, the fellowship pours into artists who pour into the space, providing a stipend, rehearsal space, and producing support to deepen their practice and develop new work. Centering the body as a site of knowledge, desire, and transformation, Eros honors artistic practice as both personal and collective, culminating in a series of public sharings and workshops.
Stay tuned for what’s next from the Eros Artist Fellowship.
our past fellows
Musu Bangura
2025
Musu Bangura is an artist originally from Washington, D.C. and currently residing in Chicago, Illinois. They are the author of the essay-book “…Considers Lil’ Kim’s Hard Core.” Their work has been published in New Delta Review, Apogee Journal, Southeast Review, and more. In 2020, they were selected as a 2020 Best of the Net Poetry finalist. Musu is a teaching artist at the Chicago Poetry Center, and has served as a judge for three years at Poetry Out Loud’s City and Metro Regionals. Musu began taking classes at HOTL in 2022 and performing as Hoochie Mane. Musu can be found gazing at Lake Michigan or under a weighted blanket.
Musu / Hoochie used their time to complete their first book of poetry, incorporating burlesque and movement-themed poems into the manuscript-in-process. They also be developed workshops combining their true loves: poetry, zines, and dancing.
Jamila Kekulah
2024
