REFRIGERATED DREAMS
“a totally radical immersion into the artistic minds of celebrated and renowned artists” - Bust Magazine
Photo courtesy Carrie Mae Weems
(work in progress for 2022)
(Originally commissioned in 2018 by Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater as part of The Vanguard Residency)
In collaboration with renowned American artist Carrie Mae Weems, award-winning theater director Niegel Smith and acclaimed choreographer Francesca Harper, Hendryx created Refrigerated Dreams, an immersive multimedia installation and concert transforming Joe’s Pub into the dinner party of the season…Inspired by Weems’s seminal The Kitchen Table Series, the work-in-progress is directed by Smith and features choreography and performances by Harper, Josh Johnson and The Francesca Harper Project, with original music by Hendryx. (Hyperallergic 2018).
Music and Created by: Nona Hendryx
Visuals, Text/Co-Creator: Carrie Mae Weems
Choreographer/Co-Creator: Francesca Harper
Directed by/Co-Creator Niegel Smith
Associate Choreographer: Josh Johnson Additional Text/Performance by: Carl H. Brux
Check out these polaroids of Nona Hendryx and Terri Lyne Carrington, Francesca Harper, and other life moments captured by Carrie Mae Weems behind the scenes of Refrigerated Dreams!