THEATER OF THE RESIST Set to Include Comedian Gina Yashere, Singer-Songwriter Stew, and More

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Theater of the Resist performance series continues this Friday and Saturday at The Met Breuer. This summer series of timely, edgy, and political performances and films is presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Body Politic: Video from The Met Collection. It will highlight dance, spoken word, comedy, music, and film from artists and communities beyond the cultural hegemony.

This Week:

Friday, August 4
Lifers Group members Maxwell Melvins, president, and rapper Picard "Original" Galette in a conversation moderated by Nicole Fleetwood, Associate Professor Department of American Studies, Rutgers University

Saturday, August 5
Stew
Singer-songwriter, playwright

Gina Yashere
Comedian

Full schedule of performers is on www.metmuseum.org/Resist. Theater of the Resist runs from June 23 through August 12, Fridays and Saturdays 6 to 8 p.m. on the fifth floor of The Met Breuer (75th Street and Madison Avenue). Free with Museum Admission.