Marks of RED
Photo Credit – Alex Apt
A work of magical realism narrated by and featuring the viewpoints of six women, Marks of RED continues award-winning choreographer Shamel Pitts’ research exploring Black embodiment, aliveness and human connection.
Marks of RED is an Afrofuturistic meditation on the “womb space,” divining the effect that memory has on our experiences, senses, bodies, reality, and our imaginative possibilities.
The multidisciplinary work includes scenic designs by Mimi Lien, projection lights by Lucca Del Carlo, and production by TRIBE arts collective. The fourth chapter in the RED Series by Pitts, Marks of RED explores the nuanced multiplicity and deep complexity of self-expression, and the perceived spaces for regeneration, enfoldment, implosion, rupture & potential.
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Duration: 60 minutes | Age Restriction: None | Please note: Contains stroboscopic lighting and electronic music.
Upcoming Performances
Mark of RED (open rehearsal)
- Venue
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
Tivoli, NY
- Time
October 30, 2025
6 p.m.
Marks of RED World Premiere
- Venue
Presented by Walker Art Center & Northrop
McGuire Theater
Minneapolis, MN
- Time
March 20, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
Presented by Walker Art Center & Northrop
McGuire Theater
Minneapolis, MN
- Time
March 21, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 8, 2026
7:45 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
Let’s Dance International Frontiers
Leicester, UK
- Time
May 9, 2026
7:45 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Boston, MA
- Time
May 15, 2026
8 p.m.
Marks of RED
- Venue
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Boston, MA
- Time
May 16, 2026
8 p.m.
Artistic Team
Founding Artistic Director, Concept Direction & Choreographer: Shamel Pitts
Performers: Ashley Pierre-Louis, Marcella Lewis, Imani Gaudin, Dominica Greene, Ke’ron J. Wilson, Kris Lee
Artistic Associate: Niall Jones
Scenic Design: Mimi Lien
Video Light & Mapping Designer, Transmedia Artist: Lucca Del Carlo
Artistic Production Manager & Lighting Designer: Sarai Frazier
Original Music Composition: Sivan Jacobovitz
Artistic Doula: Melanie George
Photographer: Alex Apt
Creative Director: Mirelle Martins
Artistic Administrator: E Katrina Lewis
Managing Director: Brittany Wilson
Development Director: Eric Umble
Digital Creative Associate: Pam Panozzo
Worldwide Bookings: Lotus Arts Management | Sophie Myrtil-McCourty
Funding
Marks of RED was developed at a Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston residency in 2024. The work was commissioned by Northrop at The University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center for presentation in 2026, with creation made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Development & Technical Residencies
- Summer Stages Dance @ The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (2024)
- Orsolina28 Art Foundation (Co-produced, Summer 2025) *
- DOCK 11 EDEN, Berlin (2025) *
- Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Creation and/or preview residency, Summer 2025) **
* Marks of RED was commissioned by Northrop at The University of Minnesota and the Walker Art Center (2026).
** Creation made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Additional TRIBE Support
Commissioning, development, and core operating support for TRIBE are provided by:
- Mellon Foundation
- Arison Arts Foundation
- New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Howard Gilman Foundation
- Dance/NYC’s Dance Advancement Fund, made possible by the Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ford Foundation
- Harkness Foundation for Dance
- National Performance Network (NPN) Creation, Development & Artist Engagement Fund Project, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency)
- New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
About “RED Series”
The “RED Series” continues Shamel Pitts research to propose and share the colorfulness within blackness.
RED Series art projects:
TOUCH OF RED
A new duet of two men that takes place inside of a contemporary boxing/wrestling ring. Its research will deal with the allowance of black men to soften; the power in vulnerability; the meeting point of two individuals within a boxed space.
Solace of RED
A performance art residency incubator initiated by TRIBE’s Artistic Director Shamel Pitts, Solace of RED intertwines different art languages to create one live performance experience.
Lake of RED (2020)
A short film, a poetic audiovisual performance art installation that takes place inside a fragmented space. Within the short film, Shamel Pitts deploys his unique style of choreography, inspired by Gaga movement language, nightlife, whilst exploring a close dialogue with the lights that occupy (and transform) the surroundings.
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