Spell No. 7
by Ntozake Shange
The New School For Drama
Direction and Choreography by Nigel Semaj
Sets by Diggle
Clothes by Kara Branch
Sound by Almeda Beyon
Dramaturg | Calley Anderson
Composed by Carlos Durán Zárate
Music Direction by Alba Quezada
Intimacy Choreographer by Teniece Divya Johnson
Stage Managed by Jonathan Castanien and Tayana Smith
Photos | Nathanial Johnston Photography

Within the pages of Spell No. 7, the late Ntozake Shange magically weaves a story about anensemble of Black artists and their experiences in the world. A choreopoem, a genre penned by Shange herself, uses choreography and music alongside a series of vignettes, and lengthy monologues, to discuss in detail the ensemble’s stories on the struggles they face not only as Black people but as Black artists.