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Try/Step/Trip by Dahlak Brathwaite
February 2, 2023 • 8:00 pm - February 5, 2023 • 2:30 pm
The Wallis presents Try/Step/Trip by Dahlak Brathwaite, a spoken-word, multi-character musical performed through the language of step dance. Directed by Roberta Uno, the story follows the journey of an anonymous narrator as he reimagines his experience in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. Inspired by Brathwaite’s own history, Try/Step/Trip layers characters, poetic verse, and dialogue over music to create a theatrical piece that blurs the lines between hip-hop and dramatic performance. Try/Step/Trip emerges from the belief that the subjugation of Black people is an American ritual; that the criminal justice system now functions as a normalized rite of passage for too many young Black males.
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Sunday, February 5th 2:30 PM performance.
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY Dahlak Brathwaite