Location
Chicago, IL
Project Title
/peh-LO-tah/
Fiscal Year Awarded
2018
Grant or Program
National Theater Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$7,000

Museum of Contemporary Art presents /peh-LO-tah/ - a futbol framed freedom suite..., an interdisciplinary work that uses soccer as a lens by which to examine global economics, fandom culture across borders, and the politics of joy. /peh-LO-tah/ - a futbol framed freedom suite… examines the game’s transcendent and corrupt sides by blending Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s award-winning spoken word poetry with dance performances and original music. With choreography emulating the movements of soccer players, and steeped in hip-hop as well as South African and Brazilian folkloric tradition, Bamuthi Joseph’s work explores the possibilities of expression within “the rhythm of the beautiful game.”

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