Black Iris Project

Jeremy McQueen’s Emmy® award-winning Black Iris Project and 651 Arts proudly presents the New England premiere of A Mother’s Rite, a cutting-edge ballet that explores one mother’s journey through stages of grief after being thrust into the spotlight by way of her son's murder. Inspired by countless Black mothers who have lost their children to police brutality and racially targeted violence, A Mother’s Rite is a single act solo set to Igor Stravinsky's iconic Rite of Spring musical composition. On Martha’s Vineyard, A Mother’s Rite will be performed by former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater soloist, Fana Tesfagiorgis.