DiverseWorks is pleased to present D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM, an immersive performance-installation & research lab developed by Li(sa E.) Harris (Houston) in collaboration with Alisha B. Wormsley (Pittsburgh), Wednesday, September 6, through Saturday, September 9, 2023 in MATCHBOX 3 at Midtown Arts and Theater Center, 3400 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77002. 

DATES & TIMES

OPEN INSTALLATION 
Wednesday, September 6 - Saturday, September 9, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Free Admission

LIVE PERFORMANCES
Sonic benediction in honor of awakening the AFRAM portal within. Sounds by Li Harris and guest collaborators.
Thursday, September 7, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM
Friday, September 8, 8 PM, Doors open 7:30 PM
Pay-What-You-Wish, $25 suggested. All are welcome

OPEN LAB
Interactive sound experience & research-based workshops featuring Li Harris & Alisha Wormsley. These workshops will feature live performance and on-site filming.*
Saturday, September 9, 11 - 1 PM 
Saturday, September 9, 2 - 4 PM
Free admission with registration. All are welcome.
*By entering and by your presence here, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded.

D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM (DIFFRACTION + RESTORATION + ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALOGUE OF MASS = A WAY TO AFRAM) is a formulaic method of representing the expansion of the universe to reveal safe spaces for all black beings to be in their bodies. Consider two dream spheres colliding: black people resting in peace, merging with the sounds of the Earth's dreams.

Using sound, video, soft sculptures, and elements of performance, Harris will engage in AFRAMATIC actions and revival technologies to share how compositional theory D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM can be used as a direct pathway to liberation. This D.R.E.A.M. formula explores how sound can awaken dormant potentials in our DNA. Participants are invited to slow down and rest in a bed of sonic rejuvenation.

D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM is about imagineering various technologies and applied sciences to continue the ancestral practice of creating safe places for black people to exist abundantly on this planet and beyond. Similar to the ways in which black inventors created spirituals, blues, trance, and house music to transport to different dimensions as a means of joy and survival, D.R.E.A.M. = A WAY TO AFRAM investigates the alchemical compounds of wave patterns, abstract movement, rhythm, and dream sounding to activate a network of portals around the world.

The project will feature visual collaboration with interdisciplinary artist, Alisha B. Wormsley, developed through a series of site-specific performances between 2021 and 2023.

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*In-Person Sales

Please note that our online sales will end 2 hours prior to each performance time. Tickets may still be purchased but only at the box office.

**Sold Out - STANDBY Tickets available

Standby tickets are sold/issued when a performance is sold out, but you still want to try your chances at the door.

A standby ticket may be purchased for the sold-out performance on the date of the show, in person, at the box office.

A standby ticket does not guarantee that you will be admitted into the theater or that your entire party will be admitted.

Standby tickets are sold in a limited quantity and are admitted on a first purchased, first served basis.

Standby tickets do not guarantee that we will be able to sit your entire party together.

If you purchase a standby ticket, you must be present in the lobby 5 minutes before the scheduled start time of your performance.

If you are not admitted into the theatre, we will exchange your tickets for another performance or issue the purchaser a refund.