MKArts/MK Abadoo

MK Abadoo's newest work, "Hoptown," is an immersive dance gathering that envelops audiences in the sistering methodologies of black girls and women thriving over generations. It is inspired by the lives of two women from MK’s ancestral hometown of Hopkinsville "Hoptown," Kentucky: her mother, Regina Bowden, and Black feminist writer, bell hooks. An evening-length journey designed to mirror the path of 2017’s total solar eclipse (uniquely visible from Hopkinsville, KY), this project partners with southern youth and elder-centered organizations to collectively develop a performative guide for black girls blooming in any time or place.