SUNSET 1919: A RITUAL

By establishing an annual artistic ritual featuring music, movement, and word, Lookingglass Theatre commemorates the start of the 1919 Chicago race riots, incited by the tragic murder of Eugene Williams, a Black teenager stoned to death by a White man, George Stauber, after drifting into a “Whites Only” section of Lake Michigan. Sunset 1919 is meant to honor the lives of Black people impacted by the deadly racial attacks that swept the nation that summer, the roots of which stretch back across centuries, and the fruits of which we continue to pluck – a moment in an unbroken line.    

This year’s event will feature grounding rituals from Fawn Pochel; original spoken word by Marvin Tate, movement from Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, and live music from Dr. Adam Zanolini; the laying of 50 white carnations at Eugene Williams’s memorial marker; a DJ set and dance party featuring DJ Lady D.  Curated & Coordinated by Artistic Producer: Culturalist and Strategy Designer Arkey Adams, Ensemble Member and Artistic Producer: New Works Kareem Bandealy, Ensemble Member and Mellon Playwright in Residence, J. Nicole Brooks. 

Thursday, July 27 at 7PM
At the Eugene Williams Memorial Marker