Raissa Simpson offers a visually compelling provocation associated with gaps in representation for minority groups in mass media television.
RUNTIME
8 minutes to 15 minutes
PREMIERE
27-28 March 2015
CONCEPT, DESIGN & DIRECTION
Raissa Simpson
MUSIC COMPOSITION
Peter Gregson
LIGHTING DESIGN
Raissa Simpson
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
Ashley Gayle
LIGHT TECHNICIAN
Kevin Myrick
SOUND
Raissa Simpson
Disequilibria was workshopped during a the Institute for Dance, Theater and Performance at the University of California, Davis. The creation of the work was later supported by the Magrit Mondavi Award, Zellerbach Family Foundation and Grants for the Arts. The premiere for Disequilibria was supported through the African American Art & Culture Complex in association with the Wattis Foundation.