“Go ye therefore and teach all nations what justice needs to be about…” -Her 3:9
The Epistle of Her is a chorepoem, written and performed by Leslie N. Polk, where she finds herself at the dinner table after an enraging experience that leads to questions about the impacts of race, religion, gender, and sexuality.
With a mix of brute honesty and humor- and through awe-inspiring poetry, deep expressions of movement, and thought-provoking monologues – this autobiographical solo performance commemorates and celebrates women from the past, calling the performer and the audience to cultivate spaces of personal and communal well-being.
So come on out for dinner, where you will witness and be transformed as Polk time travels, receiving messages of healing and hope from an elder Mother, Spirit Guides, and letter writing with the ancestors.
Content Warning:
Language and depictions of physical violence
WEBSITE: https://www.theepistleofher.com/
*This work was created, developed, and executed under the auspices of a Student Artistic Fellowship at the Movement Lab at the Milstein Center at Barnard College.
