Abigail Jean-Baptiste & Sam Morreale: in search of (black) comfort

in search of (black) comfort asks: what is the labor required to craft black comfort and black ease? how can we collect, archive, and retrieve modes of being that prioritize black comfort? is black comfort merely a distraction from revolution or a radical necessity? are there ways to cultivate environments where black comfort and ease are unwavering constants? Part performance piece, part gathering, audiences are invited to join us in a comfort continuum emanating from a lone figure’s pursuit of both articulating AND embodying black comfort through ongoing acts of transcription, research, and ease. how might we embody black comfort and calm while laboring in pursuit of it?

Maleek Rae, Mars, and 88x: Ghetto Alchemy: A Radical Ritual 
Ghetto Alchemy is a musical/spoken word offering of communal release. This is a radical ritual made to drop your shoulders, bless your ears, and tap in your mind. What is it that you’ve been grieving and the time has come to release? Release your fears/ your doubts/yourinhibitions/RELEASE|Join us in this radical ritual of featuring Maleek Rae, Mars, and 88X