Marjani Forté-Saunders has collaborated with MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Mini Lien and her own father, Rick Forté, to create a full-length solo dance piece entitled Memoirs of a…Unicorn. She will be performing this new work twice on Friday and Saturday night at the Ford Amphitheatre.
Forté-Saunders based this work on her father’s stories of growing up in Arkansas. Through this week she is able to examine her lineage and how it impacted her growing up and continues to do so today.
The audience will be seated on the stage for the performance which will allow for an intimate connection to the dance and the dancer.
Forté-Saunders spent time discussing this work with legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones.
