Explain Totality (version 7) (2019)

From a series of performances about my own Black suburban upbringing and the ubiquity of punk music. Performance incorporates endurance, movement, prose and poetry, live and recorded vocals, and screaming.

Dressed in gym shorts, a t shirt, and sneakers, I squat in a spotlight. My arms rest on my legs as I hold a mic, and an audience sits in a row in front of my in shadow.

Approx 1 hour

Audio description: Alejandra Ospina
ASL interpretation: Ashlee Simpson and Carllee James

Photos by Filip Wolak

This work was made possible, in part, by the Franklin Furnace Fund supported by Jerome Foundation, The SHS Foundation, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Appearance:
JACK
November 15 and 16, 2019