The Black Iris Project: A Mother’s Rite (Preview Performance)
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Description
The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host a preview performance of A Mother’s Rite including a film screening about the creation of the work-in-progress, a “Letters of Love” writing workshop, a Q&A with the creative team, and a post-performance reception.
2:00pm Welcome and film screenings of A Mother’s Rite process and Mothers of the Revolution
2:30pm Letters of Love writing workshop
3:00pm Preview performance of A Mother’s Rite process and Q&A with The Black Iris Project’s Artistic Director and Choreographer Jeremy McQueen
4:30pm – 6:00pm "Tea on the Terrace" with guest Chefs Henry Obispo, Founder and Director of Born Juice and Clifford Hunt II, Proprietor of Culinary Cliff, LLC
A MOTHER’S RITE is a ballet set to Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring composition, and will explore one mother’s journey through stages of grief after being thrust into the spotlight by way of her son's racially-motivated murder.
The Black Iris Project is a New York City-based ballet collaborative and education vehicle creating relevant classical works that celebrate diversity and Black history.
Image: Courtney Celeste Spears, Photo by Melika Dez
