In 1992, mayfield brooks had a missed connection with queer ancestor Marsha P. Johnson.
Based on danced and written love notes, Letters to Marsha explores the weight of bodies and history, and the artist’s own evolution as a Black, non-binary queer connecting specters of Black queer death to memory, movement, sound, humor, and pathos.
Also as part of the evening, brooks shares Viewing Hours, a piece that takes the form of a wake, with brooks examining perceptions of death and decay—specifically the spectacle of Black bodies dying, decomposing, and grieving in plain sight—and challenges the currency that makes Black death profitable.
Show Finder
Letters To Marsha with Viewing Hours (a diptych)
First Preview: Jan 29, 2020
Opening Date: Jan 30, 2020
Closing Date: Feb 1, 2020
Running Time: 01:15
Playing @
JACK
20 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 15
Performance Schedule
THURSDAY thru FRIDAY @ 8 PM
Written By
- mayfield brooks - conception
Choreography
- mayfield brooks
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Full-price tickets:
$25.00 - $25.00
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Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
JACK is fully ADA compliant for wheelchair and mobility access needs. Wheelchair access and wheelchair storage is offered, and we welcome service animals. Don’t see what you need? Send us a message at hello@jackny.org. -
Water Fountain
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Elevator/Escalator
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Restroom
One ADA compliant restroom
