OZ Arts Nashville

Ogemdi Ude

MAJOR

(New York/Atlanta)

With local guests from TSU's Sophisticated Ladies and the Aristocrat of Bands

February 12-14

Tickets $30-$37

Artist & Creative Community tickets $20-$30

“An exceptional finale…loud and real, Ude accomplished something unimaginable”
 
The New York Times
“The drill is uplifting, the energy euphoric, the dancers, heart-poundingly wholesome.”
 
Fjord Magazine
“A tenderly fierce homage to Black femininity”
 
Kampnagel

Celebrating the power and legacy of majorette dance, a team of Southern Black femmes embodies the movement of their girlhood to answer the questions of their present. MAJOR preserves, transforms, and continues majorette tradition through electrifying movement, documentary theater, and an online interview archive. Exploring themes of physical memory, sexuality, and sensuality, this compelling new work honors and uplifts the creative practices and stories of the folks who taught the team how to be proudly Black and proudly femme.

Ogemdi Ude is a Nigerian-American dance artist, educator, and doula based in Harlem, New York and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. As an artist and educator, she supports others in investigating their cultural, familial, and personal histories — how they are embedded in their bodies and influence their everyday and performative movement.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

URBAANITE NIGHT

Thursday, February 12
7PM

Kick off opening night with a meet and greet hosted by our Media Sponsor, Urbaanite! Arrive early, grab a drink at the bar, and mix and mingle with fellow Urbaanite readers before the show. Choreographer Ogemdi Ude will stop by to greet guests and share a few remarks at 7:15 PM.

MEDIA SPONSOR