Staging Decadence
Do we live in a decadent society? Who is entitled to its opulence and pleasures, and how might it be reclaimed?
Staging Decadence is a twenty-first-century salon curated by HERE and the UK-based Staging Decadence project. Expect a varied night of performance and talks including Nia Witherspoon’s Priestess of Twerk: Time Warp 332BC (A Concert Experiment), inspired by sacred sex workers and ‘the “bad bitches” of hip-hop’, and Normandy Sherwood’s Psychic Self Defense, which riffs on endings and the decadence of theatrical objects. Hosted by the inimitable Murray Hill, Nia and Normandy will also be joined by Professors Annette Saddik* and Richard Kaye, who will be offering talks on decadence in the Weimar Republic and the martyrdom of St. Sebastian.
For more on Staging Decadence, visit their website.
*Due to mitigating circumstances, the Staging Decadence project lead, Adam Alston, will be speaking to the event’s core themes in Annette Saddik’s absence.
This event is part of HERE RAW/Resident Artist Works 2021
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Nia O. Witherspoon -
Normandy Sherwood
Thursday, September 9 at 6pm
This performance is limited to vaccinated patrons. All those attending this performance will be required to show proof of vaccination and be masked inside the building. Masking is required of all staff and audiences while inside the building. HERE’s Comprehensive Site Safety and Reopening Plan can be found at reopening.here.org. The designated HERE Site Safety Monitor will be present at every performance and will be responsible for enforcing compliance with this Safety Plan.
Nia O. Witherspoon