RonDale Simpson + Blakk Jakk Dance Collective—Beyond
From the artists:
The story of a person seeking answers to the afterlife, and stumbles
upon their ancestral power. Being able to speak to them and
understanding the “circle of life” as it were. Starts off with the
protagonist driving and not paying attention. They hit an animal and it
dies. They bury the animal next to the water. This triggers them to
think if animals have souls, and if so where do they go, for that
matter where do human souls go? Looking into a pool of water they
begin speaking to themselves. As they do, the faces of their
ancestors appear in the pool. This story is an homage to our
Ancestors. Representing our unknown protection received, the story
opens with a protagonist who has an Aura around them (the
protection of our ancestors). Once the protagonist looks inward, an
awakening occurs. They convene with and are inhabited by their ancestral power.