RITES OF PASSAGE: 20/20 VISION
 'Soul Kitchen'cure-ated by Cheryl R. Riley / seen here: Tashi Colston, & Mayari Carter |  'Soul Kitchen'cure-ated by Cheryl R. Riley / seen here: Laura Cabrera, Marie Tatti Aqeel, Cheryl R. Riley |  'Adolescence'cure-ated & performed by members of R.O.P.E. |
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 'Legacy'cure-ated & performed by Sarah Varichon |  'Legacy'cure-ated & performed by Sarah Varichon / placenta fabric sculpture by Maria Ramirez |  'Legacy'cure-ated by Sarah Varichon / umbilical cord fabric sculpture by Maria Ramirez |
 Placenta Portraitsartwork by Venus Paloma Rodriguez, in 'The Living Womb' cure-ated by Sohkna Heathyre Mabin |  'No Longer Silent'cure-ated & performed by Juliet Olivier |  'No Longer Silent'cure-ated & performed by Juliet Olivier |
 'Migration/Diaspora'cure-ated by Nicole Combeau & Pooja Prema / performed by Nicole Combeau |  'Migration/Diaspora'performed by Nicole Combeau |  'Migration/Diaspora'performed by Nicole Combeau |
 'Forgiveness'cure-ated & performed by Azaria Caroyln Ulmer |  'Forgiveness'cure-ated by Azaria Caroyln Ulmer |  'Wombman Heal Thyself'cure-ated & performed by Sunder Ashni |
 'Re-Matriation'cure-ated by Pooja Prema / performed by Brenda Salgado |  'The Body Room'cure-ated by Shaina Lu & Vivian Hu / performed by Devyn Harris |  'The Body Room'cure-ated by Shaina Lu & Vivian Hu / performed by Devyn Harris |
 'Sustenance'cure-ated & performed by Pooja Prema |  'The Elder Room'cure-ated by Amber Chand & Satyena Ananda |  "Death: A Stairway to an Invisible Exit"cure-ated by Manon Bogerd Wada & Mia Reiko |
 'V is for Victoy'cure-ated by Pooja Prema / weaving & performance by Cynthia Alberto |  'V is for Victory'weaving by Cynthia Alberto |
August 13-17, 2021
The Whitney Center for the Arts, Pittsfield MA
Rites of Passage: 20/20 Vision was a large-scale multimedia installation-performance honoring the lives & visionary futures of Black, Indigenous & Immigrant Women of Color in America (BIWOC), set inside a historic former Women's Club in Western Massachusetts. Its 27 "Rooms of Cure" were created in collaboration with over 65 Women of Color artists from around the US ages 3 to 75, and witnessed by 1000 people. A walk-through film of the project was screened at The Kennedy Center D.C. in November 2021 and can be seen here.
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Produced, Conceived & Directed by Pooja Prema
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Percussion:
Amanda Turk
Carolyn Koebel
Krista Spero
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Janel Munoa: Company Manager
On-Site Production Manager & Stage Manager: Melissa Mowry
Assistant Stage Manager: Shiku Thuo
Off-Site Production Manager: Afrika Smith
Technical Manager: Maia Robbins-Zust
Materials: Marina Dominguez
Box Office Manager: Michelle Alerte
Intern Support: Devyn Harris
Graphics: Erin Murphy
Sul Support Mamas: Aki Hirata, Amy Alaman, Azaria Carolyn Ulmer, Brenda Salgado, Lula Christopher, Venus Paloma Rodriguez
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Photography: Jeanny Tsai, Jill Goldman
Videography & Editing: Eva Cruz
Additional editing: Jordan V Stewart
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