A U G U S T 28TH is a choreopoem that delves into the layers of identity, memory, and resilience within the Black diaspora, examining how America, family, friendship, and love shape the evolution of our past, present, and future.
This show asks: how do our bodies hold trauma,
and how do we (Black folk) stop requiring excellence in exchange for joy?
Production History
June 12th, 2024
(Staged REading)
at Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights branch
presented as part of Cadman Park Conservancy’s 2024 juneteenth celebration
PHOTO GALLERY
August 7th, 2025
at the tank nyc
Presented as part of limefest 2025
Funding made possible by The Puffin Foundation, Ltd.
Cover Photo: “Harlem Tenement in Summer, 1935” from the New York Public Library.