Cry of the Third Eye

The Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) is partnering with Aurora Picture Show and the Houston Public Library to present the Houston premiere virtual theatrical run of Lisa E. Harris' Cry of the Third Eye: The Last Resort from Friday, June 19th (Juneteenth) to Saturday, June 27th (RIP DJ Screw). Lisa E. Harris will also answer audience questions on Wednesday, June 24th at 7:00pm, moderated by HCAS Artistic Director Jessica Green, on Instagram Live.

Lisa will only be answering questions via IG Live and will not be performing virtually, issuing the following statement:

Black Bodies in Space: A Performer’s response to Dead Performance Online

I will not be engaging in live performance online during the pandemic, in light of more recent killings and public lynchings of Black people in this country. I will not share my Life performance in the same space that Death performance is being created, distributed and consumed. This online dead performance practice that continues to happen on us is terrorizing and institutionally funded. I am reminded that the public sphere is not obligated to any part of my Life performance, and I will not subjugate myself willingly to the entropic communion that insists on persisting.

As long as Black bodies are being forced to perform dead online, I will not be performing live online.

As long as I am Black, I will not be performing live online until I feel like my Black body is safe in space.

Li Harris May 27, 2020