We Shall Not Be Moved

Details

We Shall Not Be Moved has a brooding, often joyful, score that is filled with purpose and possibility. Emmy-nominated Daniel Bernard Roumain's music combines with Global TED fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph's words, which, with direction from two-time Tony Award-winner Bill T. Jones, creates a piece that is soulful, beautifully simple and suggests a hopeful vision of the future. Five young people are on the run, taking refuge in a derelict house on the site of Philadelphia's former MOVE compound. The self-defined family of young people is inspired by the ghosts inhabiting their new home. A confrontation with a local police officer - herself a woman of colour - raises issues of identity, gender, race and the violence that sometimes ensues. Ultimately, the piece hinges on the notion of personal responsibility. On 13 May 1985, local police ended a standoff with the radical black liberation group MOVE by dropping explosives on the organisation's terraced house headquarters - starting a fire that city officials then allowed to burn. Eleven MOVE members, including five children, were killed and an entire neighbourhood was wiped out, leaving over 250 people homeless. Europeano Premiere. Performed in English with English supertitles.

Cast/Performers

Kirstin Chavez (Glenda), Lauren Whitehead (spoken word artist), Aubrey Allicock (John Henry), John Holiday (John Blue), Adam Richardson (John Mack)

Creatives/Company

Music: Daniel Bernard Roumain
Lyrics: Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Director: Bill T. Jones
Choreographer: Bill T. Jones