Eisa Davis Transforms JACK Into A Contemporary Art Museum Next Month

Can you get your hair wet? Do you have to sing to keep yourself from sinking? What of your artistry comes from fear and what comes from freedom?

Award-winning creator and performer Eisa Davis transforms JACK into a contemporary art museum hosting The Essentialisn't-a transatlantic undrowning-in a pasture of hair. This original sound-based conceptual artwork uses movement, voice, electronics and figures from the Harlem Renaissance as templates to reflect on present day policing of black artistry. Focusing on the central question "Can you be black and not perform?," Davis cultivates a black feminine practice of presence and sovereignty.

Previously developed at Park Avenue Armory and Mass MoCA, followed by an acclaimed installation at Performance Space New York, The Essentialisn't at JACK evolves further as a conceptual art and performance piece. The Essentialisn't will feature multidisciplinary artist, performer, and vocalist Justin Hicks and Maya Kronfeld. Other artists to be announced.

Performances:
Thursday, May 4th at 7:30 pm
Friday, May 5th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 6th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 7th at 3:00 pm

Thursday, May 11th at 7:30 pm
Friday, May 12th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 13th at 7:30 pm

Tickets: $20.00, available at www.jackny.org

As one small step of extending gratitude towards the indigenous communities whose lands we occupy, Approximately $1.00 from each ticket sold to all JACK shows will be redistributed to Lenni Lenapexkweyok a collection of Lenape matriarchs organizing to increase Lenape presence in their homeland immediately and in the long term. This effort is being stewarded by River Whittle, community liaison for Emily Johnson/Catalyst and the Branch of Knowledge.

Location: 20 Putnam Ave in Brooklyn. C or G train to Clinton-Washington. Shuttle to Franklin Ave.

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