again, the watercarriers: Ceremonies from in the name of the m/other tree
September 19 @ 3:00 pm - September 21 @ 3:00 pm
Written, directed, and choreographed by Ebony Noelle Golden.
Featuring Jupiter Performance Studio.
Preview: September 19 at 3pm
Performances: September 20-21 at 3pm
What is the cost of utopia?
After delivering an earth-rattling prophecy, an infamous root woman and her loyal devotees vanish into a river, sparking rumors of a triple suicide. In truth, theonewhohasnoname, quiethandssometimesclapping and lilbigsis abscond to a half-imagined, half-remembered hush arbor. There, supernatural forces initiate them into the daughters of ellum, a secret society of earth-workers dedicated to preserving the ways of the ancient ones. All is bliss until the trio’s decision to abandon the faithless begins to haunt them. Will demands of home force them to return and risk becoming salt or will they choose eternal life and relish in a new realm of their own conjuring?
Mark your calendars, you will not want to miss this.
Ceremonies from in the name of the m/other tree was originally Commissioned by the Apollo Theater and produced in partnership with National Black Theatre. Support to develop, present and tour this work has been generously provided by Double Edge Theatre, Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, Jupiter Performance Studio, Mississippi Center for Cultural Production, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, National Performance Network, Mercury Store and a creation and touring grant from New England Foundation for the Arts/National Theater Project.
Image by Robert Minell