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Jomama isnt a costume or a cabaret act: SheisJoness other self.
What if I told you its going to be all right?
It balances on a threshold or, in Jomamas words, at the crossroads.
Its also a space of contradiction, of knowing and not knowing, seeing and not seeing.
The shows title resonates with a sense of both-and fullness, as well as serving as a manifesto.
Black light is exactly what Jomama radiates.
Its what shes come to speak for and how she fills the room.
(It sucked because it had nothing to do with them, Jomama says with an arched eyebrow.)
A great part ofBlack Lights efficacy is that it opens us up with its generous, glamorous tone.
Im not talking about a passive observer, Jomama advises us.
As in I was awitnessto a purse snatching … Or to a soft coup in my country.
Black Lightis at the Greenwich House Theater through December 31.
