Retelling Resistance: OUVERTURES (2020)
@ Block Museum of Art
40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston, IL 60208
Opening Wednesday, October 27th, at 7 PM
OUVERTURES
The Living and the Dead Ensemble, 2020, 132 min, DCP Digital
The Living and the Dead Ensemble, a collective of Haïtian and European artists, performers, and filmmakers, channel the revolutionary legacy of Toussaint L’Ouverture in this bold hybrid of documentary, cinema, and theater. On the streets of contemporary Port-au-Prince, collective members rehearse and discuss a Creole translation of Martinican poet and philosopher Edouard Glissant’s play Monsier Toussaint. Adopting Glissant’s idea of history as a form of “spiral retelling,” OUVERTURES suggests that the Haïtian revolution is both a historical precedent and a work-in-progress.
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OUVERTURES screens as part of the “Retelling Resistance” series, which revisits early episodes in the struggle against colonial and cultural imperialism, from the first revolts against the Spanish administration in Cuba to the Haïtian Revolution.
For information on Block Cinema screenings visit https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/cinema/index.html
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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES:
Northwestern is closely monitoring developments related to the coronavirus pandemic and will follow local, state, and University guidelines for in-person events and museum visitation. All visitors must follow the Northwestern University COVID-19 Guidelines, which are in place at the time of visitation, including masking within the galleries and auditorium.
We plan for this program to be offered in person. Should public health or Northwestern campus guidelines evolve, we will contact guests about online presentation or cancelation.
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