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the corpus is exquisite,
the equinox is vernal



Image by Benedict Nguyen: sun earth and moon overlaid on a distorted grid plane with crease lines screen cap from BAAD virtual event on zoom: Malcolm-x (top L), Stephanie (top R), Ogemdi (bottom L), and Benedict (bottom R) screen cap from Malcolm-x Betts' "8:46:" four tiles featuring Malcolm-x lying on side (top L), kneeling (top R), sitting on one hip (bottom L), and eyes closed, left hand raised (bottom R) screen cap from Ogemdi Ude's "An Improvisation in Two Parts:" a screenshot of a computer desktop with a finder window open (L) and a kitchen counter with a bowl of strawberries (R)

originally planned for as a weekend-long process residency
structured around a loose game of "exquisite corpse"
for the spring 2020 vernal equinox, the project was re-devised
to premiere in celebration of the 2020 summer solstice



june 26, 2020 / virtual performance and chat @ Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance! (BAAD!)
mar 27-29, 2020 / process residency^ @ Center for Performance Research          
  (^canceled due to COVID-19)



Credits

"8:46" by Malcolm-x Betts
"An Improvisation in Two Parts" by Ogemdi Ude
Astrological Dramaturg: Stephanie George



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