TRIBE
BLACK HOLE – Trilogy and Triathlon
In BLACK HOLE a trio of Black performers shares the stage in a narrative of unity, vigor, and unrelenting advancement. Their journey originates in the darkness of the titular Black Hole, understood not as a cosmic void but a metaphorical place of transformation and potential. Deeply inspired and infused by the spirit of Afrofuturism, this contemporary Gesamtkunstwerk combines dance, original sound, video projection, and light design in a tale of vitality and tenderness, darkness and light, personal growth and collective empowerment. BLACK HOLE is the final installment of choreographer Shamel Pitts’ “BLACK Series” triptych.
“These bodies are bronzed and creaturely. These are dancers of strong presence and control.”
– Brian Seibert The New York Times, Critics’ Pick
TRIBE is a Brooklyn, New York based multidisciplinary arts collective founded by Shamel Pitts in December 2019. The arts collective is composed of international and local artists working across mediums such as movement, choreography, lighting design, video mapping projection, poetry, spoken word, painting, cinematography, scenography, dramaturgy, costume styling, and music composition.
Shamel Pitts is a performance artist, choreographer, conceptual artist, dancer, spoken word artist, teacher, and the Founding Artistic Director of TRIBE, a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary arts collective. TRIBE was a 92Y Harkness Dance Center’s Artist In Residence for the 2020-2021 season. Shamel Pitts | TRIBE is also a New York Live Arts Live Feed artist in residence. shamelpitts.com & itsatribe.org
Top photo by The Adeboye Brothers
