Event Description
The Minty Fresh Circus features an all-Black cast performing to a recorded score. Conceived and directed by Monique Martin, the ensemble of seven performs a variety of movements and rituals that reference the African diaspora and Black American culture.
Physical performance aside, Minty Fresh is inspired by generations of Black Americans and named after Araminta “Minty” Ross, the birth name of Harriet Tubman. In early circuses, Black performers often were present as slave labor. The Minty Fresh artists embark on a physical exploration to answer the question: “What does freedom feel and sound like if your only access to it is through your imagination?”
The program features percussive dance, ritual movement, Lindy, hip-hop, poppin’ and lockin’, jukin’, hand games, and physical theater. The driving score is recorded and features a combination of mixes by Corey Action with compositions from Soul Science Lab.
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Event Details
Minty Fresh Circus was made possible with funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Theater Project, with lead funding from the Mellon Foundation and additional support from the Doris Duke Foundation. The creation of Minty Fresh Circus was made possible by co-commissioning support from: Arizona Arts Live, University of Arizona; Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University; ArtsEmerson, Boston; and Penn Live Arts, University of Pennsylvania. The research and development of Minty Fresh Circus was made possible with support from: Lake Placid Center for the Arts; Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival; The Apollo Theater; Samuels Foundation; The MICC; Factory International, Manchester, United Kingdom; and La Grainerie, Toulouse, France.
Minty Fresh Circus
Adult $52
University Park Student $14
18 and Younger $19
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