Come join Francesca Harper and the Francesca Harper Project (FHP) for a night of dance and song that is all about you! FHP will move through human stories focusing on gender, race, personal history, and love. You will find yourself on a journey with FHP and as the protagonist of your own story. FHP will perform The Look of Feeling: Chapter II: Existential Kabaret as well as an interactive expansion of this piece.
In The Look of Feeling : Chapter II : Existential Kabaret, Francesca Harper deconstructs memories from her childhood with her mother Denise Jefferson, who fearlessly directed The Alvin Ailey School for over 25 years. Jefferson nurtured the institution, and its artists onto international acclaim. In Existential Kabaret, Harper sings and dances through a landscape of childhood memories. The Existential Kabaret features songs spanning the 1930s to the 1970s interspersed with writings by Pulitzer Prize writer Margo Jefferson. The piece also illuminates Harper, a bold choreographer in discovery of her own legacy.
This public program takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Clifford Ross: Water | Waves | Wood exhibition, which will serve as the stunning backdrop for this performance.
Concept and Choreography: Francesca Harper
Directed by: Susan Batson
Directorial Assistants: Fona Graham, and Ignacio Garcia-Bustelo
Music Composition: Earl Manieen and Francesca Harper
Costumes: Elias Gurrola
Performed by: Francesca Harper
Venue Information:
The Stoop at BRIC House is a public cultural gathering space featuring free, drop-in programming, and offering a place to sit, observe, and participate in multi-disciplinary work.
Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, attendees of any BRIC House programming will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the building. Masks are encouraged but not required in all BRIC operated spaces. If you have questions regarding this protocol, please email Safety@bricartsmedia.org