Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hey there LRS supporters! Check out Act 1 in full!  We are preparing to remount Ladies Ring Shout in several local venues in Chicago in addition to workshops and dialogues centered on issues concerned with women of color’s quality of … Continue reading →

Here’s a taste of The Ladies Ring Shout shot by our incredible videographer David Weathersby. Check out the opening sections Breathe/Cry and The Question Still Remains (An Ode to Sojourner Truth). 

The world premier of our first independent production opened one week ago today at Joseph Ravens’ Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery. For each of those three nights, I saw/spoke with audience members who were familiar with our work via our previous … Continue reading →

Check out the review from the Dance section of this week’s edition of TimeOut Chicago below! : “Felicia Holman, Abra Johnson and Meida McNeal premiere their long-gestating portrait of contemporary women of color. Excerpts shown during its two-year creative process … Continue reading →

Ladies Ring Shout Review by Kulvinder Arora Kulvinder Arora, Visiting Assistant Professor at Beloit College, is trained in English and American Literature and researches American and Diasporic cultures. This review was originally posted on Facebook. The Ladies Ring Shout premieres Aug 4th at … Continue reading →

Check it out! Thanks to Araminta Ross, Keli Stewart & Brenda Pryor for a great conversation to put Ladies Ring Shout: The World Premiere in context! Good Morning Girl Chicago / Episode: Womanists in the City Listen to internet radio with GoodMorningGirlChicago on Blog … Continue reading →

Tonight we put in a little elbow grease as got settled into our digs for the week. Bit by bit it’s coming together. We’re looking forward to sharing this intimate work with audiences this Thursday Aug 4 through Saturday Aug … Continue reading →