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mayfield brooks
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Letters to marsha
January 30 - February 1, 2020
In 1992, mayfield brooks had a missed connection with queer ancestor Marsha P. Johnson. Based on danced and written love notes, Letters to Marsha explores the weight of bodies and history, and the artist’s own evolution as a Black, non-binary queer connecting specters of Black queer death to memory, movement, sound, humor, and pathos.
Created by: mayfield brooks
Producer: Marýa Wethers
Curated by Stacy Grossfield as part of her IMAGES // LANDSCAPES series at JACK
Performance Dates & Times
All performances will begin at 8:00pm EST.
Thursday, January 30th
Friday, January 31st
Saturday, February 1st
Tickets
General Admission tickets available soon.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
mayfield brooks improvises while Black, and is a performance artist, urban farmer, writer, and wanderer. brooks was a 2017 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence and a 2018 Works on Water/Underwater New York Artist-in-Residence.
Marýa Wethers is an independent creative producer/manager, consultant and curator, Bessie Award-winning dancer, and Director of International Initiatives at Movement Research.
Presented in partnership with Mount Tremper Arts.
Photo Credit: David Goner
In 1992, mayfield brooks had a missed connection with queer ancestor Marsha P. Johnson. Based on danced and written love notes, Letters to Marsha explores the weight of bodies and history, and the artist’s own evolution as a Black, non-binary queer connecting specters of Black queer death to memory, movement, sound, humor, and pathos.
Created by: mayfield brooks
Producer: Marýa Wethers
Curated by Stacy Grossfield as part of her IMAGES // LANDSCAPES series at JACK
Performance Dates & Times
All performances will begin at 8:00pm EST.
Thursday, January 30th
Friday, January 31st
Saturday, February 1st
Tickets
General Admission tickets available soon.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
mayfield brooks improvises while Black, and is a performance artist, urban farmer, writer, and wanderer. brooks was a 2017 Movement Research Artist-in-Residence and a 2018 Works on Water/Underwater New York Artist-in-Residence.
Marýa Wethers is an independent creative producer/manager, consultant and curator, Bessie Award-winning dancer, and Director of International Initiatives at Movement Research.
Presented in partnership with Mount Tremper Arts.
Photo Credit: David Goner
