I am grateful for the opportunity to perform. I’m so grateful for the opportunity, in this lifetime, to be an artist and received by you all
BABYLON is my second on stage performance this entire year, and it means so much to me.
An hour long set told in three parts - three characters and three costume changes styled by
@queerbarbie , with interludes by
@nyfe_ and
@billie0cean , and having the entire set open with a drag number by
@gabriele.mov all set in a visual-audio universe made in collaboration of me
@imli.ix and
@h.e.l.i.x.h.a.l.o
🖤 This was my dream come true. I saw yall cry , I saw yall dance and laugh — my heart is so so full. My birthday is in a few days and I’m still soaking in the gift of this experience
BABYLON is a theatrical music experience, navigating simply, what it’s like from my position as a black American experiencing my own growth, love, loss and survival within the belly of the beast (USA). The world unravels and industries collapse and idols fall and we witness so much suffering while asking what is our power? What is the importance of my voice? How do I stay connected to myself and others? The songs included in this piece, were my expression and contemplation of these things. Wanting place, wanting safety, wanting belonging, wanting power, resistance.
The first character is The Crow, the crow as a symbol of death and transformation, omen, wisdom. This character fights awareness and grieves the acceptance of its own captivity and death that is imminent within its cage. Beginning with its attempts at escapism through dissociation a party, a broken winged dance. They’re a superstar - going down in a blaze of ecstasy.
I would call this performance a concept-concert, but there isn’t really anything conceptual at all about us navigating the terrors, loss and love of this reality - I just happen to do it, sometimes, in costume
parts two and three of Babylon, I’ll talk more on later ~
ALL PHOTOS BY
@by.onome ❤️🔥📸
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Lastly:
Merch in the last two slides is still available through pre-order off a link in my bio 🫶 and -
I WANT TO DO BABYLON AGAIN
Venues, booking folks pls hmu if you’d like to have it on your stage !!!