Join us for a Live Reading of MEXODUS, with CRITICAL BREAKS duo Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson.
MEXODUS is a two-man, live-looped, Hip-Hop show inspired by the estimated 4,000-10,000 enslaved people in the southern part of the United States who pursued freedom in Mexico instead of looking north. This under-told chapter of the Underground Railroad is an exploration of Black and brown bodies standing together against oppression.
Through their innovative conventions of live looping and multi-instrumentalism, Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson hope to pay homage to the little-known estimated four to ten thousand slaves who became free Mexicans and the Mexicans who welcomed them into their country.
This sharing is part of our CRITICAL BREAKS Summer Series, featuring the developing works of Germono Toussaint, and creative duos Zachariah Ezer & Dominique Rider, and Brian Quijada & Nygel D. Robinson. Artists will invite audiences to engage with their works in development in the form of artist talkbacks, readings, and/or open rehearsals both in person at Hi-ARTS and online. All events are free and open to the public!
Free and open to the public.
HEALTH & SAFETY
Hi-ARTS continues our ongoing requirement of individuals to wear masks at all times while in our space. We also ask that audiences provide Proof of Vaccination OR a Negative PCR test taken within the last 72 hours. Audiences will also be asked to complete a contact tracing form upon arrival.
ACCOMMODATIONS
El Barrio Artspace PS109, home of Hi-ARTS, is ADA accessible. Should you require any additional accommodations for our events, please contact Programming Manager Joyous Pierce, at joyous@hi-artsnyc.org no later than 72 hours prior to the event.