“The Blackest Berry: Dancing African Diasporas” celebrates Black joy and being wrapped in a blanket of Blackness. A mainstage performance that wraps us all in a rich heritage of storytelling that everyone will be inspired by. A new commission by award-winning Guggenheim Fellow Tommie-Waheed Evans grounds the concert which celebrates the history and future of our kinship within the global Diaspora of Blackness.
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“Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.”
And so we all begin—in darkness.
Join Dante on his most famous journey through the depths of hell, levels upon levels of purgatory, finally discovering the light and glory of paradise. You will find terror in the wild beasts he meets along the way; and only moments later great hope at the strong woman, Beatrice, who leads him always upwards.
This contemporary staged performances of one of the most epic stories of the western world is an immersive, multi-dimensional production that leads you into Dante’s universe. Returning to the stage for the 4th year, this year’s production.
It’s heaven. It’s hell. But above all, it’s worth the trip.
November 8–10, 2024