ABOUT
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Creative Team
Conceived and written by
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Original musical score by
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)
Produced by
Rika Iino
Melissa Higgins
Collaborators - Live Show
Michael John Garcés
Drew Dollaz
David Szlasa
Xia Gordon
Brittsense
Yoram Savion & Benjamin Tarquin
Collaborators - Film
Yoram Savion
Benjamin Tarquin
Drew Dollaz
Collaborators - Curriculum
Dana Greenfield
ABOUT THE JUST AND THE BLIND
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Poignant and pressing, The Just and the Blind illuminates the unseen and under-heard experiences of incarcerated youth and the realities their families face. Centered on the humanity of the historically marginalized, The Just and the Blind provides a framework for the unique voices of the community, striving to humanize the Black and Brown children that are enmeshed in it.
The Just and the Blind is a short film series and an evening length multimedia performance, tracing the diasporic journey through poetry, music, movement and visuals, which form the basis of for a curriculum designed for fathers and sons separated by prison bars.
Quotes and Accolades
“...It was the raw, cry from the soul new work, ‘The Just and the Blind,’ that has stayed with me. The work is driven by Mr. Joseph’s stinging, brilliant words and is structured as a series of vignettes.”
“...brimming with vitality... powerful”
“...a timely piece perfectly situated within modern contexts of racial reckoning in America... it reminds us that art is not marginal, but rather central to, resistance against all forms of oppression.”
“There’s a riveting, terrifying beauty to The Just and the Blind that is deeply affecting. The intimacy the performers achieved was unusually effective in galvanizing the artists and the audience, and setting the stage for dialogue. The space you created and inspired for conversation was powerful and transformational. ”