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Apr
20
2024

Performance Convenings, Day 2: A Celebration of the Work of D. Soyini Madison (Chicago campus)

When: Saturday, April 20, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 PM CT

Where: Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 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.

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