MASS MoCA

Created by the visionary arts collective TRIBE—led by artistic director and choreographer Shamel Pitts—“Touch of RED” will have its world premiere at MASS MoCA on October 21 & 22, 2022. Reimagining the boxing ring from a space of duels to one of duets, “Touch of RED” challenges how we think about male vulnerability, utilizing projection, animation, and lighting to create an immersive world for its central duo as they turn a space of aggression into one of softness.

“Touch of Red” is part of Shamel Pitts’ “RED Series” which continues his research to propose and share the colorfulness within Blackness, creating a body of work that supports, shelters, and cultivates an Afro-futuristic performance art landscape in which the multitude of Black diversity and capacity is realized, allowed, nurtured, and shared.

An Artist Talk Back with Shamel Pitts and Melanie George, Jacob’s Pillow Associate Curator and Director of Artistic Initiatives, will follow the Saturday performance.