In On the way, undone, Igbo-Nigerian American artist, and performer Okwui Okpokwasili and director Peter Born have designed an in-situ work that blends genres and media.
Mayfield Brooks, Anaïs Maviel, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Samita Sinha manifest a polyphonic chorus wearing sculptural headdresses that recall traditional West African hairstyles, exploring a sonic entanglement that summons the past to envision the future.
The performance will take place outdoors at the Weeksville Heritage Center in Brooklyn. It will be moved indoors in the event of inclement weather.
In English, 60 minutes
About Okwui Okpokwasili
Okwui Okpokwasili (b. 1972) is an Igbo-Nigerian American artist, performer, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York.
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Her performance work has been commissioned by the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA with REDCAT, Los Angeles, California (2018); the 10th annual Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany (2018); Jacob’s Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts (2018); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017); and Danspace Project with Performance Space 122, New York, New York (2014). She has been the recipient of two New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards, and was a 2018 MacArthur Fellow.
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Cast & Creative Team
Okwui Okpokwasili
Samita Sinha
Anais Maviel
Mayfield Brooks
Design and sound by Peter Born
