Performance Convenings, Day 1: A Celebration of the Work of D. Soyini Madison (Evanston campus)
When:
Friday, April 19, 2024
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, #101, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free! Public welcome!
Contact:
Joshua Chambers-Letson
Group: Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
A festival of emergent performances
A carnivalesque gathering
A playground for serious playfulness
Including a performance of Seahorse and Sister Sage, written and illustrated by D. Soyini Madison and directed by Chloe Johnston.
Featuring:
Sharon Bridgforth, AB Brown, Misty DeBerry, Joshua Chambers-Letson, Judith Hamera, E. Patrick Johnson, Chaunesti Webb Johnson, Okorie Johnson, Omi Osun Joni Jones, Chloe Johnston, Kareem Khubchandani, Barnaby King, Andreea Micu, Patricia Nguyen, Pavithra Prasad, Eric Rosen, Leila Tayeb, and Justin Zullo.
Schedule:
Fri., April 19, 2024 – Evanston campus
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Wirtz Center #101 (1949 Campus Dr., Evanston)
Sat., April 20, 2024 – Chicago campus
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
**With performance of Seahorse and Sister Sage at 7:00 pm
Abbott Hall (710 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago)
Co-sponsored by Northwestern’s Department of Performance Studies, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, and the School of Communication.