“I’m going back to Saturn where the rings all glow / Rainbow moonbeams and orange snow…” Bessie Awardwinner j. bouey and co-performer/DJ Tyrone Bevans host a cosmic and electrifying meeting, consisting of music, poetry and dance. Not between the two of them, but between Mx. Black Copper and Nyx, their trans-dimensional and -temporal alter egos. Trained in waacking, a dance style developed in L.A.’s gay scene in the 1970s, their movement language is not only beautifully exhilarating but, for the creators, acts as a space of refuge and healing. Accompanied by the music of Stevie Wonder and Kae Tempest, among others, A Message... wants to offer a glimpse into a future where “we’ve abolished all systems of oppression”.
Artistic direction, choreography and performance: j. bouey
Musical direction, sound design/DJing and performance: Tyrone Bevans
Technical direction and lighting design: Cari Koch
Costume design: Cari Smith
