BAM Next Wave 2023: Gregory Maqoma Presents "Broken Chord"
Company:
Choreographer Gregory Maqoma
DANCE | MUSIC
Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and BAM
Present
Broken Chord
OCT 19—OCT 21, 2023
Part of Next Wave 2023
Near the end of the 19th century, a group of South African singers embarked on a tour of the UK and the US under the stage name “The African (Native) Choir,” hoping to raise funds to build a school in the city of Kimberley. Though the tour was profitable (and even included an audience with Queen Victoria), proof of the Choir’s performances was thought forever lost—until glass plates of the singers emerged in 2014, 125 years later.
The internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma revisits this forgotten moment in history to cathartic and uplifting effect in his BAM debut. Combining dance, song, and storytelling, the piece vividly reimagines the tour using a chorus of 16 singers and a quartet of musicians, all led by Maqoma himself. As the choir confronts racism at every turn, Maqoma and co-creator Thuthuka Sibisi use prejudice as a creative engine for a theatrical experience that pulses with hard truths and infinite creativity.
ARTISTS
Costume design by Laduma Ngxokolo
Lighting design by Oliver Hauser
Sound design by Nthuthuko Mbuyazi
Dramaturgy by Shanell Winlock
ON SALE DATES
SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE
Fri Jun 16
BAM Members & Patrons
Tue Jul 11
General Public
PERFORMANCES
Thu, Oct 19 at 7:30pm
Fri, Oct 20 at 7:30pm
Sat, Oct 21 at 7:30pm
VENUE
BAM Strong
Harvey Theater
TICKET INFO
TICKETS START AT $35
BAM Members & Patrons get first access and receive 20% off tickets through July 10. No promo code needed. All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff.
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