CRYSIS Performance By Chandrika Metivier at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston

When

September 13, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

What

In celebration of Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer, emerging artist Chandrika Metivier creates an immersive theatrical experience in response to the exhibition. The performance comprises a dramatic narrative titled “CRYSIS,” which features “Miss St’s Hieroglyphic Suffering, Act 2” from the Obie Award–winning play Telephone by Ariana Reines, inspired by Avital Ronell’s The Telephone Book. Metivier describes the work as “operating like a switchboard: seamlessly connecting history, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and literature while exploring the interplay of individual will amid distress and peril, unleashing revolutionary consciousness.”

Step into a kaleidoscopic universe of multimedia magic as this multidisciplinary artist blends theatrical elements with a cappella harmonies—creating a vibrant ode to love and resilience.

Chandrika Metivier is a non-binary, multidisciplinary artist of Haitian, Native, and Mexican descent whose creative expression spans performance theater, soft sculptures, and text-based paintings on renowned public-oriented structures. Their installations and performances across the United States tackle daring and provocative themes, often drawing from personal narratives to illuminate pressing global issues. These semi-autobiographical pieces underscore the intersections of discrimination and radicalism. Seamlessly blending art with activism, Metivier utilizes myriad disciplines as powerful instruments for social protest. Their collaborative engagements include projects with institutions and platforms such as the Orange Show, DiverseWorks, Soho House, Puma, the Contemporary Austin, SaveArtSpace, and Art at a Time Like This.

Tickets

$20-$24. MFAH members receive free admission.

Where

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Caroline Wiess Law Building)

1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005