Samora Pinderhughes, founder of The Healing Project, is a composer, pianist, vocalist, filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist known for examining sociopolitical issues and fighting for change through his art. Lauded as “…one of the most affecting singer songwriters today, in any genre” by The New York Times and “a magical being” by Forbes, Samora is shaping new worlds through his art, his honesty, and his vulnerability.

Jehbreal joins acclaimed pianist-vocalist-composer and multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes at The Kitchen in NYC. On the heels of his world premiere of The Healing Project, a multi-pronged work that springs from interviews the artist conducted with people of color in 15 states surrounding experiences of incarceration and structural violence across the United States, Pinderhughes further expands his work of creating communal space for grieving and healing. One element of The Healing Project is his latest album, GRIEF. At Westbeth, Pinderhughes and collaborators will perform newly reimagined selections from the album within the installation, creating bold new performances that meld songcraft, ritual, and conversation alongside a rotating presentation of moving image works to be screened at intervals between live performances. The films serve as companion pieces to the GRIEF album, and present Pinderhughes’s work with his collective RSCK (alongside Christian Padron, Kassim Norris, and Ray Neutron), as well as the result of long-standing collaborations with filmmakers Christian Padron, Josh Begley, Vashni Korin, and Daniel Pfeffer.

“Black Brown and Blue,” is a musical stage production about culture, community, and police relations. Let’s find healing through artistic expression. It will be an incredible event including artistic, intellectual, formerly incarcerated, and spiritual voices (all of which found in many singular individuals who are participating) that range the gamut of backgrounds. Please join us for this virtual event!

Jehbreal will premiere a new solo from his next cineballet The Death of Anima Faven in collaboration with New York City Ballet principal Ashley Bouder. Tickets are on sale now at laketahoedancecollective.org. Ticketing is limited and available by socially distanced, two-person pods. Organizers at the Lake Tahoe Dance Collective plan to provide ticketing in tiered waves due to potential changes in capacity limitations in accordance with guidelines from the California Department of Public Health.

Grief is a new project of revolutionary songs by pianist-vocalist-composer Samora Pinderhughes. It speaks truth to power, calling out the sufferings caused by racial capitalism, policing and prison systems, and oppressive ideologies.

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2021/04/27/Samora-Pinderhughes-0800PM

April 16th-18th & 23rd-25, 2021

1pm 5pm & 8pm pst

Join us for our Digital Spring Gala 2021, where Ballet22 will feature a range of classical works, including Grand Pas Classique and "The Precious Stones" from Sleeping Beauty, along with a contemporary piece titled I Will Follow You Too by Jehbreal Jackson, and a new commission by Ben Needham-Wood.

https://www.ballet22.com/events

Photo credit: Rob Suguitan