7NMS | Marjani Forté-Saunders + Everett Saunders

7NMS | Marjani Forte-Saunders + Everett Saunders | photo by Marc Winston

Grant Recipient

7NMS | Marjani Forte-Saunders + Everett Saunders | photo by Marc Winston

Location

Pasadena, CA

Digital Presence

Artist Website

Project Title

PROPHET

Fiscal Year Awarded

2022

Grant or Program

National Dance Project Production Grant

Grant Amount

$56,500

PROPHET is a multi-year year study and portraiture on the Emcee/Lyricist. Manifesting as a Memoir, Film, and album, PROPHET’s performance will use the mastery of contemporary dance and embodiment to illustrate the transcendental voyage of this artist, while illuminating the essential role of the body in their maturation. Premiering at Abrons Arts Center in Fall 2022, PROPHET will continue development over confirmed residencies at EMPAC and Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

7NMS: Marjani Forté-Saunders + Everett Saunders work on the land of the Tongva and Hahamogna Peoples (Pasadena, CA), and Lenape People (New York, NY).

Estimated Artist Fee: $35,000/ non-inclusive Presenting Fee, for a 3 Show Run or $20,000/week-long residency.

This project has also received the following funding from NEFA:

Artists' Work

In a parking lot, a Black woman, with long braids, and a Black man in a fedora touch each others hands together and face the camera.

Images courtesy of the artist.

In a brick space, two people hold their hands up.

In black and white, a Black woman wears a mask and a fedora.

Interested in presenting this work?

Step 1: Contact the Tour Coordinator

Contact the tour coordinator listed below for information on this project’s tour dates, and to discuss joining a project’s NDP tour and receiving a Presentation Grant.

Cathy Pruzan | cpruzan@aol.com
Artist Representative/Booking Agent
Cathy Pruzan
tel 415.789.5051