Join celebrated dance artist Emily Johnson and performer Brandi Norton for a new, large-scale performance gathering that unfolds within Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT.
We’ll pay attention to another scale, another form, another knowledge. We’ll traverse together. We’ll listen to stories and provocations transmitted from artists across territories and First Nations. We’ll take in the sounds of famed DJ Dat Gurl Curly, from the Lower East Side. And we’ll gather on and amongst 84 hand-stitched quilts — a 4,000 square-foot design created over the past decade by hundreds of volunteers over multiple geographies.
An extension of care itself, designed by Ojibwe artist Maggie Thompson, cared for by Korina Emmerich, Nishina Loft, and Anne Pesata, and activated through our performances, the quilts reflect a collective vision toward better futures. They hold a record of historic actions alongside personal histories, migrations, and dreams. You’ll be invited to take part by adding your ideas to this monumental project: what are your non-negotiable care actions? How do we defend land in a city? How do we disrupt the misuse of the terms: great, free, he, she, illegal, migrant, border?
Many thanks to our streaming partner, Wave Farm Radio; our Radio Waves Producer, Stina Thomas Hamlin, and Production Manager, IV Castellanos.
This event is free with museum admission and open to the public!
LISTEN LIVE HERE:
Use the player below to tune into our live radio broadcast of the show starting at 4:00pm EST.