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The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body
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A daring celebration of life and the resilience of Black women, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body marks Lisa B. Thompson’s triumphant return to the Bay Area in a rolling world premiere celebrating the joys and challenges of growing older and wiser.
These scholars, mothers, and leaders have given everything for our communities, having spent decades doing CPR on the nation, and have left too little for themselves. ‘The Black Feminist Guide’ offers validation, self-love and a collective exhale by centering the voices and lived experiences of Black women: past and present. Thompson’s new work is not only a joyous, raucous, spiritual event, but it is a love letter to Black women and their families—knowing that in spite of it all, we are still here.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Described as a “love letter to Black women and their families,” “The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body,” a three-character choreopoem by Lisa B. Thompson, arrives as part of a national rolling world premiere. In her plays, books and articles, the nationally lauded writer and scholar is known for her sharp eye on Black stereotypes in America. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre artistic director Margo Hall is at the helm.
Jean Schiffman
Contributing Writer, Theater
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
Named for the trailblazing playwright of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) was founded in 1981 by Stanley E. Williams and Quentin Easter. One of the West Coast's oldest and most renowned African American Theatres, LHT is devoted to presenting a diverse selection of professional productions of works by leading and emerging Black and multicultural playwrights.
Named for the trailblazing playwright of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) was founded in 1981 by Stanley E. Williams and Quentin Easter. One of the West Coast's oldest and most renowned African American Theatres, LHT is devoted to presenting a diverse selection of professional productions of works by leading and emerging Black and multicultural playwrights.