The Motherboard Suite

Saul Williams and musical collaborators
Maria Bauman, Kayla Farrish, Marjani Forté-Saunders, d. Sabela grimes, Jasmine Hearn, and Shamel Pitts.

The Motherboard Suite brings to life a suite of music by musician, poet, actor Saul Williams.  Directed by Bill T. Jones, this non-linear work is performed by Saul and his musical collaborators and features six choreographers – Maria Bauman, Kayla Farrish, Marjani Forté-Saunders, d. Sabela grimes, Jasmine Hearn, and Shamel Pitts. Each choreographer is invited into the world of Saul’s exploration at the intersection of technology and race, exploitation and mystical anarchy, where hackers are artists and activists. The performance will take place inside Jasmine Murrell’s installation.

The live version runs through May 15 with a free and public final performance in Times Square (Father Duffy Square @ 46th & Broadway), in partnership with Times Square Arts.

Immediately following The Motherboard Suite on May 15 at 8pm, the festival will culminate with COSPLAY @ Times Square at Time Square in partnership in partnership with BSAM, Lot Radio and Time Square Arts.

Digital presentations of the show May 14 & 15 at 7:00pm will be presented on Interspace, Live Arts’ customized online 3D platform and virtual home for the festival.

Click here for Artist Pages:
Maria Bauman
Kayla Farrish
Marjani Forté-Saunders
d. Sabela grimes
Jasmine Hearn
Shamel Pitts

Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with contemporary artists and cultural institutions to experiment and engage with one of the world’s most iconic urban places. Through the Square’s electronic billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues, and the Alliance’s own online landscape, Times Square Arts invites leading contemporary creators to help the public see Times Square in new ways. Times Square has always been a place of risk, innovation and creativity, and the Arts Program ensures these qualities remain central to the district’s unique identity. Generous support of Times Square Arts is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts; the Rockefeller Brothers Fund; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support for Midnight Moment is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Times Square Advertising Coalition. Visit TSq.org/Arts for more information. Follow us on Instagram at @TSqArts.

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