The What

 Carnival of Ritual is theatrical performance art  utilizing music, videography, dance, theater and circus to explore the mired roots of Black Americans in circus. I am exploring the relationship between black bodies exploited for physical labor,  profitable freak show attractions, and the aesthetic origins of blackface and clowning. Carnival of Ritual is an homage to the disregarded and subjugated stories of Black Americans in circuses seen as normative in a Jim Crow nation. This work also serves to embolden a  future of black circus artists claiming space, telling new stories and centering an existence as glorious spectacles transmitting joy to audiences. 

This Work will debut at the Philadelphia Fringe Fest under the Cannonball Hub. 

September 14th  6:30pm

September 16th 5:30pm

September 25th 8:00pm

Tickets can be purchased  here

https://phillyfringe.org/events/carnival-of-ritual/