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Performance in the Abyss: Reading & Artist Discussion


  • Hi-ARTS at El Barrio's Artspace PS109 215 East 99th Street New York, NY, 10029 United States (map)

Join Zachariah Ezer & Dominique Rider for a reading of An Unclear World, Part 3: Blaxploitation. Following the reading will be a discussion with dramaturg Nissy Aya on the use of performance as a means towards the philosophical goals of the work. 

This CRITICAL BREAKS duo is in search of the narrative arc of the slave in the tryptic An Unclear World: Experiments in Afropessimism. Though the Black actors shift from playing heroes to villains to something in between, they all discover what it means to be socially dead and what hidden power that can give them in service to the end of their (unclear) world.

This sharing is part of our CRITICAL BREAKS Summer Series, featuring the developing works of Germono Toussaint, and creative duos Zachariah Ezer & Dominique Rider, and Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson. Artists will invite audiences to engage with their works in development in the form of artist talkbacks, readings, and/or open rehearsals both in person at Hi-ARTS and online. All events are free and open to the public!


HEALTH & SAFETY

Hi-ARTS continues our ongoing requirement of individuals to wear masks at all times while in our space. We also ask that audiences provide Proof of Vaccination OR a Negative PCR test taken within the last 72 hours. Audiences will also be asked to complete a contact tracing form upon arrival. Please find our Health & Safety Protocols here.

ACCOMMODATIONS

El Barrio Artspace PS109, home of Hi-ARTS, is ADA accessible. Should you require any additional accommodations for our events, please contact Programming Manager Joyous Pierce, at joyous@hi-artsnyc.org no later than 72 hours prior to the event. 

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An Unclear World: Virtual Artist Discussion with Zachariah Ezer & Dominique Rider