spiritus / VIRGIL’S DANCE
free public reading

BY DAEL ORLANDERSMITH
Directed by Neel Keller

FREE PUBLIC READING
SundAY, april 23
2pm – 4pm (ALICE EDUCATION CENTER, Walter family lab)

As a kid, Virgil used to hang out in cemeteries with friends. As an adult, Virgil wonders: what does it mean to live a fulfilled life? How do we maintain a sense of purpose amid the daily grind? Goodman Artistic Associate, Alice Center Resident Artist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith presents a sneak peek of her latest work-in-progress, an exploration and confrontation of the realities of death through the eyes of a watchful and troubled individual.

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Artists

Dael Orlandersmith

Playwright

Neel Keller

Director

UPCOMING PRODUCTION BY DAEL ORLANDERSMITH

About Antonio’s Song

Written by Dael Orlandersmith and Antonio Edwards Suarez
Directed by Mark Clements

On Stage April 28 – May 28, 2023 

“A deep and personal dive into the formation of a man”– Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A poetic journey of a artist/dancer/father questioning the balance of his passions—art, culture, family. From Brooklyn to Massachusetts to Russia, Antonio struggles to reconcile multiple ethnic identities. He wrestles with the legacy of stereotypes of masculinity while recognizing there is beauty in manhood and becoming a father. Powerful poetry is intermixed with original movement, music and projected imagery in a “brilliant, movingly done [and] virtuosic performance by Suarez” (DC Metro).

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