Location: Rhatigan Student Center, Room 233

(Re)current Unrest is an evening-length immersive performance installation ‘ritual’ built on the sonic foundation of Steve Reich’s three earliest works: It’s Gonna Rain (parts 1 and 2), Come Out and Pendulum. This work, created over a two-year development period, utilizes movement, media and powerful imagery to meditate on the “American Dream” and Black nihilism, borne of the current racially charged moment.  An investigation of legacy, authorship and the history of Black art and protest through the lens of the erasure of the Africanist presence in Reich’s compositions, (Re)current Unrest explores the kinesthetic state of unrest - the condition of unease, discontent and social disturbance. This physical state of agitation represents “staying woke.” To stay woke refers to an intangible level of awareness about community issues and social justice. Pivoting in response to COVID-19 from the live immersive performance engagement, Anderson developed a reimagined digital iteration of (Re)current Unrest featuring live and pre-recorded video footage.

» Click here to learn more about the event.

For more information, contact the School of Performing Arts at 316-978-3360.

Cosponsored with School of Performing Arts and Office of Diversity and Inclusion