FORCE! an opera in three acts
about the artist
Anna Martine Whitehead
Anna Martine Whitehead does performance from the homelands of the Council of the Three Fires; the Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sauk, and Meskwaki; as well as the Kickapoo, Peoria, and Sioux Nations. They make art and write about race, gender, and moving bodies; and support coalition movements committed to repair and transformation. Their solo work and collaborative processes have been presented by the Renaissance Society, the San José Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. They have received fellowships and awards from the Vera List Center, Dance/USA, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Graham Foundation Fellow, 3Arts, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, and the MAP Fund.
cast & creative team
Librettist, Choreographer, Co-Composer, Creator: Anna Martine Whitehead
Music Director, Lead Composer: Ayanna Woods
Co-Composer: Angel Bat Dawid
Co-Composer: Philip Armstrong
Performers: Eva Supreme, Nexus J, Daniella Pruitt, Kai Black, Teiana Davis, Brooke Skye, Jenn Freeman, Zachary Nicol, Rahila Coats, Anna Martine Whitehead