Omi Osun Joni L. Jones first performed sista docta in 1993 as a commentary on her experiences as a young Black woman professor in Predominantly White Institutions. 30 years later, retired, and dancing into her Queer crone (elder lesbian) time, Omi returns to the stage for sista docta/REBIRTH.
sista docta/REBIRTH is a spirited participatory performance and invitation for all to consider how we have the power to break free from systems designed to harm us, and re-imagine ourselves beyond the confines of institutions, social constructions, and limited imaginations.
“I am excited to see what the audience/witnesses and I can discover together!” -Omi Osun Joni L. Jones
“This work is an opportunity for me to investigate the complex feelings that come from academic retirement, and to step more fully into the wonder life holds outside of traditional structures,.” -Omi Osun Joni L. Jones