OVERVIEW
Directed by RonDale Simpson, this dance-theatre piece is an homage to Haile Gerima’s groundbreaking 1993 film Sankofa. Through powerful movement, it explores ancestry, identity, and the enduring legacy of slavery.
RUN TIME
45 mins
SHOW TIMES
7/17 @ 7:15 PM
7/18 @ 6:30 PM
7/19 @ 4:15 PM
7/19 @ 8:15 PM
7/18 @ 6:30 PM
7/19 @ 4:15 PM
7/19 @ 8:15 PM
VENUE FEATURES
ADA Accessible, Restrooms, Festival Box Office & Info
Mask Requirements
Masks are NOT required.
Late Seating Policy
Late seating is permitted any time during the performance.
AUDIENCE GUIDE
Age recommendation
GENRE(S)
CONTENT ADVISORY
Blackout/Total Darkness, Racism/Racial Slur, Violence
SHOW SYNOPSIS & details
as submitted by the artist(s)
SANKOFA follows Mona, a Black American Social media influencer shooting a TikTok at a sacred African burial grounds in Ghana. she undergoes a journey back in time to a plantation in North America. There she becomes Shola, an enslaved African woman who experiences the horrors of slavery firsthand. In becoming Shola, Mona recovers and confronts her ancestral identity and experience. While enduring monstrous trauma, Shola’s interactions with her fellow enslaved Africans are rich with humanity, respect, and dignity for one another.
Written by RonDale Simpson
RonDale Simpson
Delore Barnes, Dalauntae Turnipseed, Na'Ron Goggans, Elisa Hanna, Levitruis Bridges, Shayla Redding , Jayden Redding, Tatianna G
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