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NICOLE MITCHELL'S BLACK EARTH ENSEMBLE
Dates:
From
15 October 2023
to
31 December 2027
Musicians:
Nicole Mitchell - flute, electronics and compositions, Lisa E. Harris - vocals / theremin / electronics / composition, Julian Otis - vocals, Zara Zaharieva - violin, Ben LaMar Gay - trumpet / electronics, Tomeka Reid - cello, Avreeayl Ra - percussion
Description:
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble: "EarthSeed"
Nicole Mitchell - vocals, flute, electronics and compositions
Lisa E. Harris - vocals / theremin / electronics / composition
Julian Otis - vocals
Zara Zaharieva - violin
Ben LaMar Gay - trumpet / electronics
Tomeka Reid - cello
Avreeayl Ra - percussion
Co-Created by Nicole Mitchell & Lisa E. Harris the work of award-winning Black science fiction author, Octavia E. Butler, becomes increasingly prophetic as we move through the challenges of the new century. Her novels Parable of the Sower (1993) and Parable of the Talents (1996) use fiction to illuminate a horrific unraveling of 21st-century America into a despotic chaos. Inspired by this work, Mitchell and Harris respond to new times with a new sound
