MY NAME'SOUND

My name’sound is an original work merging performance and media inspired by James Baldwin's The Artist’s Struggle for Integrity and the writings of Audre Lorde. A meditation on creative agency and Queer Black identity, the work supports and amplifies contemporary stories of resilience and otherness amidst censorship, and investigates the nexus of Queer intimacy, physical embodiment, and media to reflect on the legacy of LGBTQ icons.

The Collective

syd island (musician/composer); Joey Kipp (dancer/writer); Darrin Wright (dancer); Daniel Diaz (performance artist); Vanessa Rappa (musician/vocal composer); Lynn Ligammari (instrumentalist/composer); Jessica Lurie (instrumentalist/composer)

Creative team: Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte (creative director & filmmaker); Symara Johnson (choreographer); Philip Treviño (production designer); Mark Tambella (installation);Jesse Timm (sound engineer); Jo Wiegandt (producer/ stage manager); Adele Overbey, joy burklund, Azmi Mert Erdem (cinematographers)

Developed in 2022/23 with a residency at BAM, BRIC MEDIA ARTS and Center for Performance Research (AiR residency).