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Location
New York, NY
Project Title
PURPLE, a ritual in nine spells
Fiscal Year Awarded
2022
Grant Amount
$10,000
PURPLE, a ritual in nine spells, is an evening length choreopoem devised and performed by the SLMDances collective. PURPLE illuminates the power of “deep sisterhood for social change” through ritualistic dance-theater. This ensemble work is multigenerational, iterative, based in oral & embodied herstories, centers sacred ritual, honors feedback and collective decision-making, and inspired by beloved ancestor Ntozake Shange.