Black Birds is a fierce, unflinching portrayal of capitalism’s shadows, its wings casting darkness over the Black community. Inspired by the teachings of bell hooks, this piece moves like a story untold—unseen yet deeply felt. The dancers embody resilience against invisible chains, their bodies arcing and folding in motions both fluid and strained, symbolizing the weight of systemic pressures that echo through generations.

The choreography pulses with a sense of urgency, a reminder of the cost of survival in a world designed to extract and consume. But amid the intensity, a quiet strength blooms, a testament to community and solidarity, embodying hooks’ vision of love and liberation beyond the confines of capitalist gain.

In Black Birds, every step is resistance, every gesture a reclaiming of dignity, calling for a future that nourishes rather than consumes, where Black wings can rise without restraint."