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Grief and Grievance Honors the Weight and Wake of Racial Violence

by Rachell Morillo March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

A prophetic document of our time, the New Museum exhibition calls attention to the weight of Black death not because it is new or salacious but because it remains urgent.

Posted inFilm

A Black Girl’s Body You Might Save From Drowning

by Seph Rodney July 25, 2017

Adapted from a play, Bronx Gothic is a must-see film that will linger with you for days.

Okwui Okpokwasili in Andrew Rossi’s documentary Bronx Gothic, based on Okpokwasili’s performance of the same name (courtesy of Grasshopper Film)
Posted inArt

“I Do Believe in a Speaking Brown Body”: Okwui Okpokwasili’s Dance Becomes a Documentary

by Rennie McDougall July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

The dancer and choreographer’s breakout solo performance Bronx Gothic is the subject of a new documentary by Andrew Rossi at Film Forum.

Posted inPerformance

A Splintered and Sung Exploration of Black Women’s Identities

by Benjamin Sutton November 9, 2015November 9, 2015

The title of writer-dancer-artist-choreographer Ralph Lemon’s new production, Scaffold Room, describes equally well the contraption on and around which it’s staged and the way the piece is structured.

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