An Open Love Letter to Black Fathers: A Choreopoem
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An OPEN LOVE LETTER To Black Fathers blends text, poetry, song and dance to unveil the deeply moving relationships between several father-daughter pairs, by whom themes of addiction, sexual violence & incarceration are explored in tandem with forgiveness, loyalty, and unconditional love. Written by Delina Patrice Brooks, the script is autobiographical and also includes true accounts of 8 African American daughters who were interviewed during the research phase of this project.
Through live music and a cast of five women - a mix of trained dancers, actors, poets and vocalists - OPEN LOVE LETTER exposes some of our most pained collective memories; and yet it is an invitation to re-view the stories of our selves, our families, and our communities in ways that center us as brave rather than broken, as visionaries rather than victims. This work is a call to re-evaluation, a call to courage, a call to forgiveness and collective healing.
Through live music and a cast of five women - a mix of trained dancers, actors, poets and vocalists - OPEN LOVE LETTER exposes some of our most pained collective memories; and yet it is an invitation to re-view the stories of our selves, our families, and our communities in ways that center us as brave rather than broken, as visionaries rather than victims. This work is a call to re-evaluation, a call to courage, a call to forgiveness and collective healing.