The Dome
Sweat Variant - Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born: 'adaku, part 2' (work in process)
Yale Schwarzman Center will host a work-in-process presentation sharing elements of adaku, part 2, a new work by Sweat Variant, the collaborative practice of artists Okwui Okpokwasili ’96 and Peter Born ’95. Set in a near-future United States, this project is the second part of a trilogy that explores the impact of the transatlantic slave trade, examines the devastating consequences of this historical rupture, and investigates the embodied impact on individuals and communities.
Following the presentation stay for a Q&A with Sweat Variant moderated by Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Katherine Profeta.
“For the past decade Okpokwasili, a Nigerian American raised in the Bronx, has been responsible for, or part of, the most compelling performance work to be seen on this country’s stages.”
adaku, part 2 is commissioned by Aspen Art Museum, The Wexner Center for the Arts, and Yale Schwarzman Center as lead co-commissioners.
adaku, part 2 is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by Walker Art Center, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, DiverseWorks, ASU Gammage, CAP UCLA and NPN. For more information www.npnweb.org. adaku, part 2 was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and The Mellon Foundation.
Meet the Artists:
From left: Samita Sinha, mayfield brooks, Okwui Okpokwasili, McKenzie Frye, Stacy Lynn Smith. Photo: Lauren Miller