Uplifting Black Legacy

Uplifting Black Legacy takes place at the Annenberg Community Beach House on February 27 from 7 – 10PM.

LA-based choreographer Marjani Forté-Saunders performs a rare work-in-progress rendition of Chicken Soup, choreographed by Blondell Cummings in 1981. Chicken Soup brings an unwavering focus on the forgotten domestic labor of the soul of the household, the kitchen, weaving together movement with text to present a unique visual offering. Through this performance, Forté-Saunders pays tribute to Cummings’ legacy while also forging her own path as a seminal performer.

The performance will be followed by a conversation with Forté-Saunders, Kristin Juarez of the Getty Research Institute and April Banks a social practice artist on what it means to inherit and build upon the deep legacies of Black radical experimentation. RSVP here for this free performance in partnership with Danspace Project (NYC) who has commissioned this work for their 50th Anniversary.