"Major" - a Work in Progress Share & Majorette Workshop

Major is a dance theater project exploring the history and physicality of majorette dance, with six Black femmes embodying the movement of their girlhood to answer the questions of their present. This project merges majorette movement, verbatim theater, a live marching band, and an online oral history archive to preserve, continue, and transform majorette legacy. Involving a team of performers based in New York with origins in the South, Major explores how Black culture both persists and transforms due to relocation. Through investigations of physical memory, sexuality, and sensuality, Major preserves and proliferates the creative practices and stories of the folks who taught us how to be proudly Black and proudly femme.

Join choreographer Ogemdi Ude & the cast for a work in progress sharing of a segment of Major followed by a workshop teaching majorette movement!

Spots for this workshop are limited. If capacity has been reached or if you have any questions, please contact to request to join the waitlist.

Accessibility Information:

Please note that BAX’s building at 421 5th Avenue is not yet wheelchair accessible. For additional access questions please email [email protected].

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