DANCE / INTERDISCIPLINARY
d. Sabela grimes
ELECTROGYNOUS
October 13th-15th at the Bootleg Theater
“One of a mere handful of artists who make up the vanguard of hip-hop fusion.” —Los Angeles Times
Through a synthesis of ancient AfroFuturistic soundscapes, video projection and kinetic poetics, ELECTROGYNOUS circulates speculative realities that counter historically imposed notions of femininity and masculinity. Imagining the inclusion of liberated Black bodies at the center of the work’s “now,” ELECTROGYNOUS renders a dynamic testament to the multiple worlds that Black people simultaneously inhabit.
Choreography, Text, Sonic Compositions: d. Sabela grimes
Choreography: Nina Flagg (WE BEEZ RIDDIM solo)
Performers: Jahanna Blunt, Nina Flagg, d. Sabela grimes, Brianna Mims, and Austyn Rich
Special Guest Performer: Jan Blunt
Live Video Art: Meena Murugesan
Live Digital Light Painting: Mr. Maxx Moses
Lighting: Katelan Braymer
Costumes: Performers + d. Sabela grimes
Set Design: Mr. Maxx Moses + d. Sabela grimes
d. Sabela grimes, a 2014 United States Artists Rockefeller Fellow, is a trans-media storyteller, sonic ARKivist, movement composer who cultivates a devoted interest in the physical/meta-physical efficacies of Afribiquitous life practices. His creative project ELECTROGYNOUS articulates that Black gender spectrums are infinite, multi-dimensional and distinct manifestations of wombniversal consciousness. Sabela loves pancakes, speculative fiction, and his KinFolk.
dsabelagrimes.com
Funding Credit:
National Dance Project Production Grant
