May 26 and 27, 2023
wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ
Tulsa (USA)
Music
Presented in Cherokee, English & Muscogee
May 26, 2023: 7:30pm
May 27, 2023: 7:30pm
An act of Indigenous Futurism, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ is the electronic music project of Elisa Harkins. Singing in Cherokee, Mvskoke, and English languages, Harkins becomes a language guardian, fighting extinction whilst crafting a head-bouncing beat. Combining disco and phonological preservation, Harkins strives to decolonize expectations of how pop music should look and sound, while bringing Indigenous representation to the field. In Harkins’ cosmos, pressed vinyl and radio play become radical tools of language conservation and transmission.
This performance of Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ refers to wampum belts and Indigenous peacekeeping, as well as the Cherokee use of wampum beads as currency. ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ, pronounced a-de-la di-ga-gu-di, can be translated to “money on a string.” The intention of this Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ performance is to create a metaphorical peacekeeping agreement between the spectators of the piece, regardless of tribe or race.
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Performer: Elisa Harkins | Sound Engineer: Mark Kuykendall
about the box office
rates 22.23
regular | $28
reduced | $22 – seniors (65 and more) & students: upon presentation of a valid justification document. the discount applies to one (1) person and is not cumulative.
junior & groups | $16 – 14 years old and under, or group of ten (10) and more.
music | $22
accompanying person | $0 – accompanying persons for spectators with a disability. contact the box office for more information.
passeport 4/4 | $68 – four (4) performances of your choice for $68 instead of $112! one (1) ticket per person per performance. all four (4) performances must be booked in the same transaction. the passport is valid for the 21.22 programming only.