D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM BY LI(SA E.) HARRIS IN COLLABORATION WITH ALISHA B. WORMSLEY
Program overview - 3400 Main Street, Suite 292 | Houston, Texas 77002 | 713.223.8346
INSTALLATION ON VIEW
Wednesday, September 6 – Saturday, September 9, 1 – 6 PM
Free admission
OPENING RECEPTION
Enjoy light refreshments and preview the installation with the artists on-site, Wednesday, September 6, 5 – 6 PM
Free admission
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Sonic benediction in honor of awakening the AFRAM portal within. Li Harris with Michelle Coltrane, Joy Guidry, Houston Boychoir and Abijan Johnson.
Thursday, September 7, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM Reserve Tickets
Friday, September 8, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM Reserve Tickets
Pay-what-you-wish, $25 suggested. All are welcome.
OPEN LAB – WORKSHOPS
Interactive sound experience & research-based workshop featuring Li Harris & Alisha Wormsley. These workshops will feature live performance and on-site filming.
Saturday, September 9, 11 – 1 PM Reserve a spot
Saturday, September 9, 2 – 4 PM Reserve a spot
Free admission with registration. All are welcome.
D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM (DIFFRACTION + RESTORATION + ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALOGUE OF MASS = A WAY TO AFRAM) is a formulaic method of representing the expansion of the universe to reveal safe spaces for all Black beings to be in their bodies. Harris considers two dream spheres colliding: Black people resting in peace, merging with the sounds of the Earth’s dreams.
Using sound, video, soft sculptures, and elements of performance, Harris will engage in AFRAMATIC actions and revival technologies to share how compositional theory D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM can be used as a direct pathway to liberation. This D.R.E.A.M. formula explores how sound can awaken dormant potentials in our DNA. Participants are invited to slow down and rest in a bed of sonic rejuvenation.
D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM is about imagineering various technologies and applied sciences to continue the ancestral practice of creating safe places for Black people to exist abundantly on this planet and beyond. Similar to the ways in which Black inventors created spirituals, blues, trance, and house music to transport to different dimensions as a means of joy and survival, D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM investigates the alchemical compounds of wave patterns, abstract movement, rhythm, and dream sounding to activate a network of portals around the world.
The project will feature visual collaboration with interdisciplinary artist, Alisha B. Wormsley, developed through a series of site-specific performances between 2021 and 2023.