Black Magic
December 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
11:30 pm – 12 am, Thursday, December 10, 2020
Duffy Square, Broadway, and 46th St
Rashaad Newsome, Times Square Arts, and the Leslie-Lohman Museum invite the public to a special live performance in celebration of Newsome’s December Midnight Moment, Black Magic.
Black Magic premieres on December 1, 2020, in commemoration of World Aids Day.
Rashaad Newsome returns to the screens of Times Square with Black Magic, a multi-channel, site-specific work that combines improvisational performance with his animations of mesmerizing, vibrant, and intricately designed graphics. Black Magic is Newsome’s second Midnight Moment, following The Conductor in 2015.
Carefully choreographed across 72 digital displays each night in December, Black Magic carves out a space for transgression and liberation within the dominant culture of Times Square, while also resonating with the district’s long history as a gathering place for celebration, protest, creativity, and performance. It is a fitting close to a year in which Times Square has been a frequent site of rallies and vigils grieving and protesting racial injustice.