Carver Community Cultural Center

Featuring award-winning poet Sunni Patterson, "Gomela" will highlight the vibrant and percussive movements and stories that breathe life into ancient forms (African dance and drumming) and new artistic expression (spoken word, hip-hop, and jazz) that make evident the connection between Africa, Haiti, and New Orleans. At its core, it illuminates Place Matters— gentrification and the Right of Return of New Orleanians displaced after Katrina; and Black Lives Matter—the beauty and resilience of Black people, past and present. In addition, to a public performance company artists will also lead workshops and story circles with community members during the residency.