The Journey of ReOrientation: A Parable of NOW

Fri, 26 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm UTC-07:00

Eastside Cultural Center | Oakland

Eastside Arts Alliance
Publisher/HostEastside Arts Alliance
The Journey of ReOrientation: A Parable of NOW
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Created by amara tabor smith w/ Deep Waters Dance Theater. As a map, an oracle and a ritual to right our way.
About this Event

“The Journey of ReOrientation: A Parable of NOW”

Deep Waters Dance Theater/amara tabor-smith

June 26-28th at Eastside Arts Alliance

Friday 7pm

Saturday + Sunday 5pm


Eastside Arts Alliance is ADA accessible.

*ASL Interpretation on Saturday June 27 only

*Haptic tour and audio description on Sunday

June 28 only.

* Haptic tour begins at 4pm


Tickets- $20 (NOTAFLOF)

The Journey of ReOrientation: A Parable of NOW is a map, an oracle and a ritual to right our way. We belong here, on this road, in a time like no other, guided by whispers from the ancients, and the newly arrived spirits…the clearing of this path requires great tears, great rest, great laughter, and a remembering that the medicine for this moment is in our bones. Come be with us if it is where you need to be….we will be here calling forward our collective Ancestral Intelligence.

The Journey of ReOrientation: A Parable of NOW is part of a multi year project titled, “(may there be) Good Atmosphere Between Us: The Parables of Now.”

This multi-year ritual performance project is grounded in community stories, collective rituals and the re telling of African and Indigenous mythologies, Bible verses and Black feminist invocations, guided by the core question, “How do we activate our collective ancestral wisdom and spirit to survive, adapt, and heal from climate catastrophe and global political chaos in the Anthropocene.

These parables will be performed anywhere they are needed and called for over the next four years or for as long as you deem them necessary.


Created by amara tabor-smith

In collaboration with: Courtney Desiree Morris, Keisha Turner, Kaishin Unique Holland(performers) Alexa Christine Burrell (sound + music design), Alisha Wormsley (film)


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Eastside Cultural Center, 2277 International Boulevard, Oakland, United States

Tickets

USD 12.51 to USD 23.18

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