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SUMMARY:Colors through Darkness | Tracie Morris
DESCRIPTION:
 "Colors through Darkness" is an original performance 
 in response to the Broad Art Museum's 
 Winter/Spring 2026 show, "Darkness," by Jan Tichy-an 
 exhibit which submerges the museum's 
 central gallery in total darkness. Morris will 
 perform in that darkness, using recorded sound, 
 moving image, and live performance to collaborate 
 with Tichy's exhibition.\n
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 In these 
 interventions, Morris considers Black diaspora 
 concepts of color, gender, darkness, language, 
 mystery and land. Her literal and metaphorical 
 framing of degrees of darkness and ranges 
 of color incorporates traditional African, 
 avant-garde art and feminist elements in conversation 
 with Tichy's installations.\n
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 Doors 
 open at 6:45 p.m. A reception and book signing 
 will follow. This event is free and open 
 to the public.\n
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 Tracie Morris is one of the 
 most distinguished poets of her generation, 
 a pathbreaking performer whose experiments 
 with sound and language have inspired generations 
 of poets to expand the boundaries of their 
 art. Her recent books include Human/Nature 
 Poems (Litmus Press, 2023), Who Do With Words 
 (Chax Press, 2019), and Handholding: 5 Kinds 
 (Kore Press, 2016). She is the recipient of 
 a Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as awards and 
 grants from Creative Capital, the New York 
 Foundation for the Arts, and the Asian Cultural 
 Council. She is currently Professor of Poetry 
 at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.\n
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 "Colors 
 through Darkness" is made possible thanks to 
 the support of a Creating Inclusive Excellence 
 Grant from Michigan State University, as 
 well as support from the Creative Writing Program, 
 the RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU, and 
 the Broad Museum.\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://poetry.rcah.msu.edu/\n
 Contact name: Toby Altman\n
 Contact phone: 517-884-1932\n
 Contact email: altmanto@msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://poetry.rcah.msu.edu/events/morris-march-2026-broad.html\n
LOCATION:MSU Broad Art Museum
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