Living Histories is a two hour durational performance set within a monumental landscape of ancient Baobab-inspired textile trees that hold and transmit the stories of formerly enslaved African American elders. Performers activate the space through movement, spoken word, poetry, and embodied ritual, guiding audiences into intimate encounters with memory and presence. Archival voices resonate through a sound composition by Lazarus Nance Letcher, inspired by Zora Neale Hurston’s 1930s ethnographic recordings. Embedded throughout the installation, the healing voice of gina Breedlove becomes a sonic offering, a channel of ancestral care. As audiences move freely through this shifting world of cotton, light, and shadow, performance becomes a living archive. Witnessing becomes a shared act of remembrance.
This performance will take place in and around the artwork installation of Nikesha Breeze. This is located at the southern end of the Turbine Hall, within White Bay Power Station. You can enter the building at any entrance point. Make your way into the Turbine Hall and head to the far, southern end. Please speak to a Front of House Staff member or Volunteer if you have any issues.
Photo by Kate Russell.
