Arden – But, Not Without You
ARDEN: But, Not Without You
Arden: But, Not Without You is raw, vibrant, and QUEER AS F*CK. Don’t miss this genre-bending new work, commissioned by The Flea and led by Peter Born, Diana Oh, Okwui Okpokwasili, Niegel Smith, Carrie Mae Weems and Nia Witherspoon.
Diana Oh describes Arden as “Four Generations of Deeply Intimately Bound All-Kinds-of-Doing-Shit Artists sharing of themselves in a Tender-Ass Room full of Queer Femme Shamanic Energy who Genuinely and Gently Welcome You: Social Anxieties, Yummy Freakiness, and All.”
Okwui adds: “We assume nothing. We know nothing, other than a shared desire to reach out and learn about how little we have known and how much we assume. We bring each other offerings and practices and we ask people to come and join us in these offerings. Can we come together in this spirit? There will be music, there will be dance, there might be a party. You bring what you can, we will hold a space for it.”
And Diana brings it all back, “When the world be moving so fast, and I be so gentle, this is the room I wanna be in.”
Come as you are.
Digital ProgramA World Premiere and a New Experience
This is the Flea’s first major work in two years and was created in collaboration by lead artists Peter Born, Diana Oh, Niegel Smith, and MacArthur Fellows Okwui Okpokwasili and Carrie Mae Weems.
Composer and Co-Music Director: Diana Oh
Do Not Let Go” Lyrics by Okwui Okpokwasili Music by Peter Born and Okwui Okpokwasili
Co-Directed by Nia Witherspoon & Niegel Smith
Featuring:
Peter Born
Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks
Viva DeConcini
Jack Fuller
Diana Oh
Sharaé Moultrie
Niegel Smith
Serena Ebony Miller
& Carrie Mae Weems
Environment Design: Peter Born
Costume Design: Linda Cho
Sound, Lighting & Projection Designer: Hao Bai
Music Producer & Co-Music Director: Jack Fuller
Co-Music Director: Diana Oh
Associate Costume Designer: Raphael Regan
Associate Sound Designer: Bryson Ezell
Production Stage Manager: Caren Celine Morris
Assistant Stage Manager: Ilona Calatayud
Covid Safety Manager: Siobhan Petersen