Friday & Saturday, April 24* – 25, 2026 Jasmine Hearn, Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle @ Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Photo Credit: Jakayla Monay, Courtesy of the artist and DiverseWorks

Jasmine Hearn, Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle

How do we hold memory together? 

Memory Fleet: Stay in the Circle is a dynamic, dance-driven performance fueled by original music and poetry. Weaving together stories of labor and rest, it imagines the past, present, and future of Black peoplewho mother and mentor. Rooted in Jasmine’s personal history and shaped by Black histories of Houston, Pittsburgh, and New York City, the performance unfolds through a series of embodied “recipes”—intimate yet expansive—that disrupt traditional ideas of dance and reveal how movement holds memory, story, and meaning. Jasmine performs alongside Anqwenique Kinsel, Melike Vivastine Konur, Bekezela Mguni, Ursula Payne, Staycee Pearl, and Alisha B. Wormsley, forming a powerful collective that carries these stories live, in the moment.