Circuit City

In her debut theatrical work, the Philadelphia poet and experimental musician rails against the racist underpinnings of the housing crisis against a backdrop of free jazz.

Camae Ayewa's combination of politically charged spoken word and experimental noise made under the Moor Mother alias took on a new dimension when she translated it for the stage in 2019 with her first theatrical presentation, Circuit City.

Of all the projects 2020 has seen Philadelphia-based poet Moor Mother turn her hand to – she’s already set her verse to sound collage-style