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SUMMARY:In Progress | Cat Mahari
DESCRIPTION:Livestream with captioning available. \nDance-maker Cat Mahari shares a new performance process\, Blk Ark: the Impossible Manifestation\, which ruminates on ties\, binding\, and community. Through Mahari’s movement practice of anarcho-choreographic hip-hop\, Blk Ark asks: “What will it take to get free?” and “Can we see a new world from here?” \nIn Progress is a series designed to give artists\, thinkers\, and curators a platform for developing new works with input from audiences\, and to give patrons a glimpse into the creative process. This program is organized by Tara Aisha Willis\, Curator. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/in-progress-cat-mahari/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/in-progress-cat-mahari/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
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SUMMARY:In Progress | Cat Mahari
DESCRIPTION:Livestream with captioning available. \nDance-maker Cat Mahari shares a new performance process\, Blk Ark: the Impossible Manifestation\, which ruminates on ties\, binding\, and community. Through Mahari’s movement practice of anarcho-choreographic hip-hop\, Blk Ark asks: “What will it take to get free?” and “Can we see a new world from here?” \nIn Progress is a series designed to give artists\, thinkers\, and curators a platform for developing new works with input from audiences\, and to give patrons a glimpse into the creative process. This program is organized by Tara Aisha Willis\, Curator. \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/in-progress-cat-mahari/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/in-progress-cat-mahari-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Nia Witherspoon's Priestess of Twerk
DESCRIPTION:Priestess of Twerk is a new work-in-development from National Theater Project Award-winning theater-maker\, vocalist\, and composer Nia Witherspoon. A Black feminist temple of pleasure\, Priestess of Twerk is inspired by the “bad bitches” of hip hop\, the reproductive justice movement\, and sacred sex workers that graced ancient Egyptian temples.  \nThis extraordinary\, theatrical collaboration between creatives from New York and Chicago invites audiences into the world of Priestess of Twerk through a ritual concert (December 9th at 8pm) and immersive temple experiences (December 10th at 3pm and 9pm) at Links Hall. \nPriestess of Twerk features the work of: Dreeemy Bae (aka Reem Abdou) (Sound designer/Performer)\, Jenn Freeman (aka Po’Chop) (Performer/Installation Design)\, Jack Fuller (Music Director/Performer)\, Justin Hicks (Sound Dramaturg/Witness)\, Brandi Holt (Costume Designer)\, Serena Ebony Miller (Performer/ Cello)\, Caren Celine Morris (Production Stage Manager)\, Shelley Nicole (Performer)\, and Anna Martine Whitehead (Dramaturg)\, and Nia Witherspoon (Creator/Performer). \nIn preparation for the performances\, Links Hall will host Witherspoon and her creative team for an 8-day creative development residency\, in partnership with the Ragdale Foundation. \nEVENTS \nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert\nFriday\, December 9\, 2022\, 8 pm \nA participatory evening of invocations\, conversations\, conscious trap\, sacred twerk\, and spirit-filled song. Experience medicine songs for apocalyptic times\, meditate while you twerk\, and imagine your fugitivity as we introduce you to the world of Nia Witherspoon’s Priestess of Twerk\, which places Black femmes at the center of evolution. This event will include ASL interpretation. \nTickets for this event are on set on a tiered ticketing system\, from $10-40.\nGet Tickets Here: https://linkshall.org/nia-witherspoons-priestess-of-twerk/ \nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: Sunset Temple Experience\nSaturday\, December 10\, 2022\, 3-7 pm \nThe Sunset Temple Experience is for women\, non-binary\, and womb-carrying folks. Healing and reflective work may include aspects of Birth\, Creation\, Womb Wellness\, and Reproductive Justice.  \nTemple Experiences are focalized portals of loving support for Black Femme healing. Each immersive experience focuses on a different aspect of Black Femme experience including birth\, creativity\, womb health\, dreaming\, erotic–with ritual\, meditation\, journaling\, cleansing\, work with herbs\, and ceremony.  Details about each temple experience are forthcoming\, including guidelines for each chamber.  \n$12 All Tickets\, Limited to 10 participants\nGet Tickets Here: https://linkshall.org/nia-witherspoons-priestess-of-twerk/ \nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: Night Temple Experience\nSaturday\, December 10\, 2022\, 9 pm – 1 am \nThe Night Temple Experience may include dream incubation\, a dream circle\, collective rest\, ecstatic dance\, and a traditional steam. Open to Black\, Indigenous\, and other people of color. \n$12 All Tickets\, Limited to 10 participants\nGet Tickets Here: https://linkshall.org/nia-witherspoons-priestess-of-twerk/ \nURLs:\nTickets: https://go.evvnt.com/1451883-0?pid=10278\nFacebook: https://go.evvnt.com/1451883-3?pid=10278 \nPrices:\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 11.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 16.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 21.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 26.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 32.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 37.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: An Intergalactic Ritual-Concert – Friday\, December 9th at 8pm: USD 42.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: Sunset Temple Experience – Saturday\, December 10th from 3pm-7pm: USD 12.00\,\nPRIESTESS OF TWERK: Night Temple Experience – Saturday\, December 10th from 9pm-1am: USD 12.00 \nArtists: Nia Witherspoon\, Dreeemy Bae (aka Reem Abdou)\, Jenn Freeman (aka Po’Chop)\, Jack Fuller\, Justin Hicks\, Brandi Holt\, Serena Ebony Miller\, Caren Celine Morris\, Shelley Nicole\, Anna Martine Whitehead \nTime: 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/nia-witherspoons-priestess-of-twerk/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Trouble in Mind at Timeline Theatre
DESCRIPTION:A cutting yet humorous behind-the-curtain drama that examines pervasive racial dynamics within the American theatre and the tolls of superficial representation on stage. \nACCLAIMED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES as “a rich\, unsettling play that lives up to its title [and] lingers in one’s memory long after its conclusion.” \nAt a Broadway theater in New York City in the mid-1950s\, a group of actors has gathered for their first day rehearsing a new play called Chaos in Belleville\, an anti-lynching Southern drama. But as the cast rehearses\, tensions flare between Wiletta\, the Black actress in the starring role\, and her white director about his interpretation of the play. What emerges is an explosive investigation of interracial politics and the need for a cultural shift in theatre and America. \nWritten by Alice Childress—the first Black woman to have a play professionally produced in New York City—Trouble in Mind recently enjoyed an acclaimed Broadway production nominated for four 2022 Tony Awards\, including Best Revival of a Play. The critics raved that this “masterpiece of astonishing power” (New York Magazine) is “the play of the moment” (The New York Times) and “will take your breath away” (Associated Press). \nby Alice Childress\ndirected by Ron OJ Parson \nOpen Captioning available. \nTrouble in Mind
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/trouble-in-mind-at-timeline-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:Family Day | Uplift
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDesigned and led by Chicago artists\, Family Days are monthly programs at the MCA for all families and youth. Enjoy FREE admission while taking part in workshops\, open studio sessions\, gallery tours\, and performances. On December 10\, engage in programs and activities focused on uplifting visual art-making and bomba and plena performances. \nFamily Days are organized by Christiana Castillo\, Manager of Learning\, Youth Interpretive Programs. If you have any questions about Family Day programming\, please email Christiana Castillo. \nSchedule\nArtist-Led Activity: Cityscapes Coloring and Collage Station with Rebel Betty\n11 am–3 pm\nThe Commons \nChicago artist Rebel Betty leads youth and families through a collaging activity with a social justice lens connected to the MCA exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora\, 1990s–Today. Using Alia Farid’s colorful textile work Mezquitas de Puerto Rico (2014) as a reference\, color in or arrange a cityscape using markers\, crayons\, and/or collage materials. \nArtist-Led Performance: Las Bompleneras\n11:30 am–12:30 pm\n4th-floor lobby \nLas Bompleneras is an all-women group from Chicago that has been uplifting and bringing visibility to the role and power of women in Puerto Rican Bomba y Plena since 2010. \nFeatured performers: Ivelisse Diaz\, Anissa Vega\, Lauren Brooks\, Maya Fernandez\, Dania Vega \nhttps://visit.mcachicago.org/events/family-day-uplift/
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/family-day-uplift/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Chicago’s favorite holiday tradition for four decades. \nNearly two million theatergoers have experienced Chicago’s must-see annual holiday tradition\, Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol. With first-rate performances— starring award-winner Larry Yando as Ebenezer Scrooge for the 15th year—and “amazing sets\, gorgeous costumes and eye-popping effects” (Chicago Reader)\, the heartwarming story of generosity’s triumph over greed comes to vivid life. Don’t miss this 45th anniversary production of “the best Christmas story ever told” (Time Out Chicago). \nA Christmas Carol is appropriate for ages 6 and up. The production contains loud noises\, bright lights\, and images that may frighten very young children. Children under 5 are not permitted in the theater. For more information contact the box office at 312.443.3800 \nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/carol
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/a-christmas-carol-at-goodman-theatre/
LOCATION:Chicago\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Event
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