_AShadowPrince
May 12th-17th @The Joyce
Commissioned as a personalized self-portrait, Johnnie Cruise Mercer presents a solo statement on blood lineage and inherited destiny. Holding space for his epic past, Mercer falls into trance - losing himself and becoming a kinesthetic vessel for greater black movement philosophies.
Sound Design/Production: Monstah BlackKinetic Costume Design: Trebien Pollard Collaborating Artist: Shanice Mason "This is a physicalized moment of an unknown now, a self-facilitated choreography inspired by legends and superstars, Huey P. Newton, the music of Whitney Houston, Tupac Shakur, my father, my mother, and even the Bible. This solo is a sacrifice of myself, an excerpt of the continuous work that I feel obligated to embody.” - JCM
This work is commission by The Stephen Petronio Company for the Stephen Petronio Company for the 2020 Bloodlines NY Season as apart of the Bloodlines (Future) Initiative.