IN THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA

AfroSocialiteLifeDiva

— EVENING LENTH STAGE PRODUCTION

Performed by Renee Redding Jones, Cynthia Bueschel, Maria Earl, Blossom Leilani-Crawford, Cynthia Oliver
Costumes by Adrienne McDonald and Meckha Cherry
Music by Straylight, featuring Jason Finkelman, Geoff Gersh, and Charles Cohen
Visuals by Erin Tapley
Lighting by Phil Sandstrom

The evening-length stage version of AfroSocialiteLifeDiva integrates movement, story, and sound to reveal portraits of women in transformation. Through autobiographical and mythic stories, Oliver’s work follows the emotional and spiritual changes that take place from one generation to the next, from Harlem to the American South, to the Caribbean. AfroSocialiteLifeDiva includes sweeping large-group choreographic sequences and individual anecdotes. The work tells the story of a heroic woman, a composite of generations of women whose body expresses the physical poetry of her heritage, culture, and emotions.