axes herbs, and satchels

23feb7:00 am8:30 amaxes herbs, and satchelsBlack and brown birthing bodies are in danger. Can the silenced traditions of Black midwives hold the key to saving them? With a company of six Black women and femme performers, axes, herbs and satchels travels across generations with storytelling, movement, and ritual.

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The Anthropologists is dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that inspires action. Fusing research, expressive movement, and rigorous dramaturgy, we create dynamic plays rooted in social inquiry. Founded in 2008, we use theatre to engage with challenging questions, to re-contextualize the present and reimagine our collective future.

PERFORMER BIO:
Melissa Moschitto
Co-Director / Co-Writer
Melissa Moschitto (she/her) is a director, playwright and producer advancing the form of research-based investigative theatre. She is the Founding Artistic Director of The Anthropologists. Her dynamic, kinetic work has been seen at HERE, The New Ohio, Dixon Place, and she has been an artist-in-resid