Muso (photo by C. Lee)

Carissa Lee

Dark Matter Residency artists Carissa Lee and Muso have been with us this last year consistently bringing incredible work to our orbit. Each of them have such a dynamic and multifaceted practice that it’s been such an honor to experience. Their Residency is coming to a close, but we can’t wait to follow along with their journey for years to come.

Muso and Carissa come together for their Dark Matter Residency capstone performance “Hers is Mine,” inspired by earth shaking femme strength, rage, despair, survival, blood and soil. Both of these artists worked with memories collected in Zambia, The United Kingdom and the United states to develop sounds and songs that speak to their Black femme experiences. “Hers is Mine" is an exploration of femininity through geography, space, time, generations and family ties. The show will include music, poetry, spatialized sound collage on the 16-channel CLEAT system, and performative actions that chronicle the wounds accrued while on the ancient path to ‘woman-ness’. At times Indie, at times psychedelic, “Hers is Mine” is a place where screaming and laughter hold hands as sisters, where joy and sorrow dance together in the dark. You won’t want to miss this!

Collaborators for the evening include Paige Brown on piano, Torstein Johansen on bass, Naydja Bruton on drums, and Jaden Esi on guitar and saxophone.

$15 / $10 w/ Student ID - Tickets Available at the Door

Artist Bios

Muso is a Zambian born, Chicago based singer, poet, and songwriter with a sharp vengeful tongue and an ethereal airy spirit. She focuses mainly on womanhood, sex, power and culture, ultimately as part of an identity which seeks to deconstruct and challenge hegemonic principles.

Carissa Lee is a Chicago and Los Angeles based artist that works with performance, sound, public intervention, workshops, video, and theater. She uses recordings, writing, Black southern culture (that includes medical histories, stories, music etc.) and voice to materialize emotions of grief, and isolation. Her work synthesizes her desires for an empathetic tomorrow that holds compassion for all people.In addition to being an artist she is a passionate teacher who has worked with theaters and non profits across Los Angeles - helping students of all ages use their lived experience to make performances. She is a founding member of the Suspended Culture art collective..

The Dark Matter Series X Residency is supported by generous funding from The Joyce Foundation, Live Music Society, The Reva and David Logan Foundation, and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

A HEPA filter will also be onsite to make this event COVID-safer, thanks to Clean Air Club.