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shareMy Name Is Myeisha is a hip-hop musical inspired by the 1998 police shooting of California teen Tyisha Miller (as well as countless other acts of police brutality against African American citizens) and adapted from the internationally acclaimed play, Dreamscape. At the moment of Myeisha’s death at the hands of police, she guides us inside her mind and muses over the life she will be leaving behind, told through hip-hop, spoken word poetry, and dance.
Precedes
HAVE NO FEAR
Directed by Beata Calinska, Sarah Jacobson
To teach her children how to avoid becoming another police brutality victim, activist and choreographer Adia Whitaker leads her ensemble in the creation of a new stirring performance.
CRIME + PUNISHMENT
Directed by Stephen Maing
The film follows the NYPD12, a group of black and Latino whistleblower cops, as they break the silence and speak out against an illegal “quota system” that continues to dictate policy in their precincts.
Preceded By
SAY HER NAME: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SANDRA BLAND
Directed by Davis Helibroner, Kate Davis
An investigation into what happened to activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after a routine traffic stop.
Plays in
LAW, JUSTICE AND POLICE BRUTALITY
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Dates & Times
Past
Teachers College
Sat Dec 8
4:10 pm
Teachers College
Sat Dec 8
6:30 pm
Teachers College
Sat Dec 8
7:05 pm
Teachers College
Sat Dec 8
1:30 pm