An Immersive Theatrical Experience Inspired by Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower"

Little  Woman, BIG HAIR Productions is thrilled to continue their collaboration  with The Black Sex Worker Collective (BSWC) in the 2024 theme for the  ongoing performance and storytelling series Heaux Tales with the latest  socially engaged theatrical performance project theme: Black H'or Futurism.  Part of the ongoing campaign for visibility, inclusion, the  DEcriminalization of bodies and financial stability for The Black Sex  Worker Collective - Berlin, this year’s theme is loosely inspired by  Octavia Butler's speculative fiction novel "Parable of the Sower."

Black  H'or Futurism is a groundbreaking performance that delves into the  sexual creative energies of Black Sex Workers in the fight for  environmental justice, land rights, and labor rights with the backdrop  of technology. In fragments, this production encourages the reimagining  and reclamation of the displaced bodies and minds of those forced to the  margins by social inequalities.

In  over 24 hours of interdisciplinary and intersectional artistry,  attendees enter the irresistible imagination of the central operating  mind of a sleeping Black Sex Worker, portrayed by artist MF Akynos.  Where in her dreamscape, a world unfolds fragmented dreams and false  awakenings that explore the morbid realities, joy, and resilience within  queer and migrant communities. Here, we find our roots in Afro futurism  and African parables. Where our perception of darkness is challenged,  the ancestors come to life, technology has greatly advanced, and  onlookers access the transformative idea that sex work is part of our  human future and that theories and practices of sex work developed by  Sex Workers are essential in melding technologies, global Black  experiences, and paths for radical tomorrows.

Black  H’or Futurism is profane, dirty, transgressive, posits future worlds  built by and reflecting the experiences of people of African descent.  Excerpts of the show will incorporate music, rest & rehabilitation  and food. Commencing on October 6 through 7, the experience takes place  at Berlin's own transformative artistic space, 90 Mil. A bevy of  surprise guest artists will interpolate intersectional art within the  conceptual dreamscape of creator and BSWC executive director, The Incredible, Edible, Akynos, alongside original performances and stories by BSWC-Berlin members: Serene X, Queenie Starr, and Visage. With special guest performances by Martini Cherry Furter, Savannah Morgan, Angel Maxine and Natisa Exoce.  creates the brain art piece for the production. Other guest artists  will be announced leading up to the event date. Sculpting and  performance artist GodXXX Noirphiles creates the brain art piece for the production.