The Englert Theatre presents DIS/UNITY : A Service, a new performance-based installation that will premiere on Saturday, June 18 at 8 p.m. at the Deadwood Tavern, Second Floor.

Co-commissioned by The Englert Theatre, Dis/Unity is an in-the-works performance created and performed by an interdisciplinary team of artists united to confront racism through art. Featured artists include: Esther Baker-Tarpaga (Philadelphia), Duane Lee Holland (Philadelphia/Boston), Raquel Monroe (Chicago), Heidi Wiren Bartlett (Iowa City) and Barber (Detroit). The project is focused on race and abolitionism through the lens of pop culture, queer aesthetics, dance, and visual art. Performances address trauma, liberation, and transcendence through sculptural installations and audience interaction.

The world premiere will be staged at the Englert in Fall 2017.

This project wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of The Puffin Foundation, The University of Iowa Department of Dance, Baker & Tarpaga Dance Project, and Andre Perry, Executive Director of the Englert Theatre, and co-commissioner of this project.