Beltline After Dark is bringing back free, family-friendly arts programming to the corridor. This year’s feature presentation will be PhaeMonae’s “Amplified Body,” a multi-disciplinary production discussing hip hop’s emergence while mirroring the rhythmic lifecycle of the cicada.
PhaeMonae and her artistic collaborators, Magdalena, LaMia Dingle and Cailan Orn, have created an immersive, interactive experience set to uplift female voices and “amplify untold stories” through sculpture, dance, fashion and soundscapes.
The arc of the performance will follow the life-span of the cicada, presented in four, 30-minute phases over the 2-hour run-time: emergence; search for community; expression of joy through the process of creation; and the culminating phase, existing as one body as a means of survival.
The highlight of the performance will be the unveiling of a 16-foot-long, 6-foot-high cicada sculpture, illuminated with UV-activated paint, crafted by Magdalena.
Catch the performance at Atlanta’s Westside Park, Entrance 1 – 1621 Johnson Road NW, Atlanta, 30318 on Saturday, September 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
