​History of Present Illness
Produced by: Zedeka Poindexter
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Synopsis:
This choreopoem blends movement, poetry, and testimony to explore the complex relationship between Black women and the healthcare system. Built from interviews with Black women across generations, the piece traces the gap between medical statistics and lived experience—revealing what the numbers don’t say and what the charts don’t capture. It’s a reckoning with inherited mistrust, systemic harm, and the power of voice in spaces designed to silence us.
Q & A with the Artist
We are proud to showcase a variety of different kinds of performing arts at the fringe.
What is your show? What kind of performance is it? What is it about?
This choreopoem blends movement, poetry, and testimony to explore the complex relationship between Black women and the healthcare system. Built from interviews with Black women across generations, the piece traces the gap between medical statistics and lived experience—revealing what the numbers don’t say and what the charts don’t capture. It’s a reckoning with inherited mistrust, systemic harm, and the power of voice in spaces designed to silence us.
Fringe festivals are a place for art at all levels of creation. Where are you at in your process?
Is this a first draft? A previously produced piece? An experimental show? Or something else?
This is an experimental show based in a choreopoem format.
Why did you submit your show to Omaha Fringe?
I want the opportunity to present new work to the public and investigate the ways performance art can support social awareness, action, and change.
What are you hoping audiences will experience when they see your performance?
What can audiences expect to take away?
I hope they will take away an awareness to barriers to not just health care, but trust in the system that provides that care.
Show Times
Venue
Friday 8/8/25 9:30pm
Saturday 8/9/25 6:30pm
Sunday 8/10/25 6:30pm