THE WORTHY – JUNETEENTH
June 11 & June 19 – 2022 (African Burial Ground, Lower Manhattan and The Flea Theater, New York)
by Niegel Smith
featuring Talu Green, Temesgen Tocruray, and Kyra Davis
Join Artistic Director Niegel Smith, an afro-futuristic griot, on a Juneteenth walk exploring our city through the lens of liberation, black love, queer joy, and community healing. Co-led by Talu Green with his commanding Djembe drumming, The Worthy will take you through the African Burial Ground Monument, past civic buildings and through the streets of lower Manhattan as we consider the worth of Black and Queer folks. We’ll use the monument as a space for contemplation and ritual. We’ll journey to public sculptures and respond to poetic prompts. And, joined by two dancer actors, we’ll walk through the street as joyful resistance. The Walk will conclude at The Flea theater with a video installation and liberation libation in our back patio where you can hang, meet the artists and hear more about their work and inspiration.
Please join me on a walk for just a few, maybe four…
No more.
For
This
Is an intimate contemplation on
Justice
Resilience
Worth (Street)
And
Beautiful Black Men
‘Cause
It’s Juneteenth
And I’m Finally Free