Keeper of Sadness

a work in progress

direction & choreography by Jade Solomon Curtis

Keeper of Sadness (KOS) is an immersive dance experience and archive of stories centering experiences of Black Women, Queer, and Gender-nonconforming individuals. Through mixed media performances and storytelling, KOS explores the intergenerational impacts of trauma, societal stereotypes, and historical erasure. Grounded in this intention, KOS charges audiences and dance artists to contend with Black being characterized by profound ancestral, generational, collective, and individual grief.

By amplifying narratives long overlooked, KOS challenges audiences to confront the profound grief embedded within Black communities and acknowledge the resilience inherent in reclaiming these narratives.