The Artistry and Activism of
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

Choreography: Marion Hamermesh, Music: Ralph Russell, Poetry: Mine to Mouth by Glenis Redmond, Performed by Sharia Benn as Frances E.W. Harper

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Monique Relacion, Kennedy Davis

Choreography: Lynnette Young Overby and Dancers

Music: Ralph Russell, Poetry by Frances E.W. Harper, Poetry performed by Glenis Redmond

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis, Melissa Jones

Choreography: Desiree CoCroft, Music: Ralph Russell

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis

Choreography: Lynnette Young Overby and Adiah Simpson, Music: Ralph Russell; Poetry, Frances E.W. Harper, Performed by Sharia Benn as Frances E. W. Harper

Dancers: Adiah Simpson and Alana Romero

Choreography: Terlene Terry-Todd, Music: Ralph Russell, Poetry: Frances E.W. Harper from Sketches of Southern Life (1873), Performed by Sharia Benn as Frances E.W. Harper

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis, Melissa Jones

Choreography: Teresa Emmons, Music: Ralph Russell, Based on the Short Story “Two Offers” by Frances E.W. Harper

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis

Choreography, Ashley SK Davis, Poet: Glenis Redmond, “Why I Stand and Speak So,” Performed by Glenis Redmond

Dancer: Tumi Nkomo

Choreography: A.T. Moffett,

Music: David Horton and Vianne Reay.

Based on the Novel “Iola Leroy” by Frances E.W. Harper

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Kennedy Davis, Melissa Jones, and Monique Relacion as Iola Leroy

Choreography: Lynnette Young Overby and the Dancers

Lecture: Performed by Sharia Benn as Frances E.W. Harper

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Monique Relacion, Melissa Jones

Poetry: “House: Another Kind of Field”, by Glenis Redmond, Performed by Glenis Redmond

Choreography: Lynnette Young Overby and Amber Rance

Dancer: Amber Rance

Choreographer: Marion Hamermesh with contributions by the dancers

Poetry: Predecessor by Glenis Redmond, Performed by Luis Mulero, Amber Rance, Melissa Jones, Monique Relacion

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Monique Relacion, Kennedy Davis, Melissa Jones, with Sharia Benn as Frances E.W. Harper

Choreographers: Lynnette Young Overby, La-Chelle Dickenson and Amber Spivey

Dancers: Monique Bland, La-Chelle Dickenson, Amber Rance, Alana Romero, Adiah Simpson, Amber Spivey, Luis Mulero, Omari Senior, Monique Relacion, Kennedy Davis, Melissa Jones, with Sharia Benn as Frances E.W. Harper

Music: Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Adapted by Arreon A. Harley-Emerson, Founder and Artistic Director of Elevate Vocal Arts, and Delaware State University Choir’s Director, Christy Stevenson Taylor