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](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e967f3b4cfe1f1f1507f5c3db3d7d0eeb94956cfdfee260391a4f401dd307237/ceev-CPR.jpg)
![screen cap from BAAD virtual event on zoom: Malcolm-x (top L), Stephanie (top R), Ogemdi (bottom L), and Benedict (bottom R)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/086b20949758f5a6ca30a3d7226296e13a0d9591721981bde31f2ef5d413908b/Screen-Shot-2021-01-31-at-10.03.20-PM.png)
![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)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30ff0fc016dc8be364ddf0c8c63d9d565274e5174636e44588ea988a2a5ddfe8/Screen-Shot-2021-01-31-at-10.04.15-PM.png)
![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)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f00893c692080b8f49d7d247ae3025ebd9f8d43ad3a4786051549774bbdc0310/Screen-Shot-2021-01-31-at-9.58.27-PM.png)
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
#softbods