A journey of rebirth, through a life built to care.

A womxn is called upon for service, following in the footsteps of her past generation and members of the Old World. With her ancestors alongside to guide and protect her, she leads herself to the opportunity she has been waiting for. With pride, she transcends physical distance to reach her apex; her journey is euphoric, visceral, and spiritual in nature.

A time of growth, understanding and inner battle, to fulfil the will of those who came before her, with the knowledge that one day, she too will join them in guiding a new generation of black womxn through life and love, of the self and others.

This is a reflective space to listen to the present archive. The narration of vocal melodies, dance and spoken word embodies a lingering question that haunts her. She asks herself: is this the way you want me to be?

Mele Broomes is an award-winning choreographer and performer. Her work embodies stories from the collective voice, creating visceral and sensory collaborations through her ancestral heritage; activating social questions, remembering and celebrating. Mele is part of the Take Me Somewhere Artist Constellation: MORE

www.melebroomes.com
@melebroomes (Twitter/Instagram)

Director, Concept & Performer Mele Broomes
Costume Designer Sabrina Henry 
Music Producer Nwanneka Osammor
Music Producer Sarra Wild
Music Producer Shaheeda Sinckler 

Produced by Toni Lewis, Mele Broomes, Natasha Ruwona
Lighting Design Robbie Thomson
Filmmaker & Editor Daniel Hughes
Closing Video | Co-Art Direction & Editor  Christian Noelle
Makeup MV Brown  
Production Manager  Sian Baxter
Captioning: Collective Text; Sarya Wu, Emilia Beatriz, Daniel Hughes, with Mele Broomes

Co-presented with Contact

Commissioned by Contact, Live Art UK Diverse Actions, Black Gold Arts and Take Me Somewhere, with support from Tramway, National Theatre of Scotland, The Work Room, Blood & Bones and Creative Scotland.