Performance pre-registration is full. Walk-ins are welcome if space is available.
Imagine Isabella is a solo performance exploring the lives of Antony and Isabella, two of the first 20 enslaved Africans arriving at Point Comfort, Virginia in 1619, and their enslaver Captain Tucker. Performed inside the Virginia MOCA galleries, Imagine Isabella uses the artwork of Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick as a backdrop to bridge art and story. This fictionalized tale evolves from historical facts to an imaginative interpretation of Isabella’s life from coming out of the shadows of pain and into the light of resilience. Imagine Isabella is set to classical and contemporary music by artists of African descent and is written, produced, and performed by Julianna Siddiqi.
A moderated talkback will follow the performance.
Moderator:
Asa Jackson, Artist, Executive Director of the Contemporary Arts Network
Panelists:
Juliana Siddiqi, Artist
Patricia Nguyen, Artist
Shelton Tucker, Tucker Family Descendant
Andrea Josephs, Clinical Director, YWCA of Southeast Hampton Roads Phillip Hamilton, Professor of History, Christopher Newport University
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