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JJJJJerome Ellis
JJJJJerome Ellis' book Aster of Ceremonies
Self-described “animal, artist, and proud stutterer” JJJJJerome Ellis will be performing Tuesday, January 23, followed by a Q&A and signing of his latest book, Aster of Ceremonies. In the novel, Ellis rewrites history, creating a world that blooms backward, reimagining what it means for Black and disabled people to have taken, and to continue to take, their freedom. Ellis is presented in partnership with the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
Ellis’s musical work features contemplative soundscapes and vocals. The artist, who performed at the Schwarzman Center last June in association with the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, has received a Fulbright Fellowship (2015), a United States Artists Fellowship (2022), a Foundation for Contemporary Art Grants to Artists Award (2022), a Creative Capital Grant (2022). Ellis's residencies include MacDowell (2019, 2022), Ucross (2021), Lincoln Center Theater (2019), ISSUE Project Room (2021), and La MaMa (2021).
Q & A will be facilitated by Laura Nasrallah Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation.
JJJJJerome Ellis