Hot Mess(sage)

(2019)

Hot Mess(Sage)” is a ritual in progress...a call to the ancestors...anything we say is suspect. there is an elephant in the room, and it is grieving. Heavy times require heavy hands.

 

Performers and collaborators: amara tabor-smith, Larry Arrington, Alexa Burrell

Music and Video: Alexa Burrell

Additional texts by Robin J. DiAngelo and Austin Coppock

Premiere: FRESH Festival, Joe Goode Annex, San Francisco, CA January 2019

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