Chronicle Y, a work-in-progress excerpt by Nia Witherspoon is the second chronicle in the trilogy, which focuses on the transcripts of Rachel Jeantel and Trayvon Martin, in the context of Erzulie Dantó, lwa of the Haitian Revolution, and Black Lives Matter.  For the workshop, we'll be sharing some very early exploration of text, song, structure, and devising. The Dark Girl Chronicles is a devised performance cycle set in a galaxy and erected in honor of black women that have been victims of state violence, including Rachel Jeantel, Cyntoia Brown, Islan Nettles, and Diamond Reynolds. Part Yoruba ritual, part devised manifesto, and part documentary theatre, each performance in the cycle focuses on cultivating the interiority and dignity “dark girls” are so often robbed of in the public arena by infusing these contemporary tragedies with the grandeur of Yoruba creation mythologies, the know-how of deep South remedies, and the time-honored wisdom of wonder. (bax.org)

Created by Nia Witherspoon
Performed by Nia Witherspoon, Marvel Allen, Nile Harris, Shelley Nicole

Collaborators: Tuçe Yasak (lighting designer)

Performed at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange April 27 - 29 2019

https://events.bax.org/chronicle-y