RAKIA! 2016 SUMMER SERIES
A Sarah Donnelly ProductionPresented as three, themed performance parties, Or, An Oral History unfolded one chapter at a time!
Performance dates: May 14, June 19 & July 23, 2016
Chapter 1: The Mixtape
Photo: Ethan Baldwin
Chapter 1 kicked off on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 3:00pm in the Bed-Stuy garden of RAKIA! Headquarters. Working in tandem with photographer-performer Ethan Baldwin, RAKIA! unleashed a years worth of movement, chopped & screwed in real-time. Participants tossed back gin fizzes and hit the play button for this once in a lifetime experience! We are forever grateful to everyone who came out and made the piece amazing! Click the link below for the inside scoop from start to finish!
See addtional photos & video from Chapter 1: The Mixtape here!
Chapter 2: WE
Photo: Ethan Baldwin
On Sunday, June 19, 2016, we gathered on the roof of Wulff Haus, in the shadow of (but never overshadowed by) the Empire State building to make a piece together. Many thanks to Sarah Donnelly, Sean Billy Kizy, Ethan Baldwin & the best audience-collaborators in the world for making Chapter 2: WE memorable. Click the link below to check out the finished product.
See photos & video from Chapter 2: WE here!
Chapter 3: I Am Tired And Possibly Hungover And Want To Go Home
Photo: Sean Billy Kizy
We gathered in secret at The Court Hotel on Saturday, July 23, 2016, for the final chapter of Or, An Oral History, a hot-pink, champagne-flavored swan song to a magical summer. Thanks to everyone who came out to make Chapter 3: I Am Tired And Possibly Hungover And Want To Go Home special. Sean, Sarah & I appreciate your support!
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See addtional photos & video from Chapter 3: I Am Tired And Possibly Hungover And Want To Go Home here!
RAKIA!®2017