In this new work, a Hop co-commission, performance becomes a center and source of healing. Urban Bush Women dancers embark on a journey of remembering and restoring the histories and stories of elders and ancestors by engaging in rituals of protection and transcendence. This proscenium version of Haint Blu—developed during the company's residency at Dartmouth this fall—is an embodied look into familial lines and an attempt to recover what has been lost.
 
Join us as the company previews new moments from Haint Blu as well as excerpts of classic works from their iconic 35th Anniversary program Legacy + Lineage + Liberation, to be performed at the Hop this January. As part of the showing, the company joins in discussion and reflection with guest experts and audience members on Haint Blu's exploratory threads of healing and restorative practices, African cosmology and spirituality, memory and dreams.

Tickets are free, but advance registration is required.