This is me telling a story. This is us telling our stories; of how we exist in the in-between, in the remnants of, and in the remains.

COCONUT is an exploration, examination and confrontation of and with diaspora (diasporic dances). The performers converse with contemporary notions of blackness, whiteness, and the surrealism of being required to fluctuate between the two.

Apocalypse, as understood by Akwugo Emejulu is “the unveiling of something unknown that could not be known except through the process of unveiling.”

the new white aesthetic is a dance performance that re-enacts imagery of canonical marble statues. Transitioning from image to image, they dance an erased polychromatic history, embodying the crumbling of the empire and of the new white aesthetic.

This is me telling a story. This is us telling our stories; of how we exist in the in-between, in the remnants of, and in the remains.

Apocalypse, as understood by Akwugo Emejulu is “the unveiling of something unknown that could not be known except through the process of unveiling.”

the new white aesthetic is a dance performance that re-enacts imagery of canonical marble statues. Transitioning from image to image, they dance an erased polychromatic history, embodying the crumbling of the empire and of the new white aesthetic.

Something Must Break.