3 RITES: Happiness

3 RITES: Happiness investigates how laughter and pleasure reside in the body. The rite is about communal-care, and making time to relax, laugh and recharge for the labor to uphold the values of life, liberty and happiness for all. It features four dancers and commissioned music by Nathaniel Braddock, played live by the Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, whose sound is a lively combination of Highlife, Dry Guitar and Soukous music.

The rite begins with the Happiness Fête where the audience is invited to engage in a collective celebration of wellness and joy by participating in portrait sketches, massages, Delirious Hair Designs, learning line dances, sharing a meal prepared by Brownsville Community Culinary Center and more. The Fete is followed by laughtercises, and a performance that culminates in a dance party with the audience.

3 RITES: Happiness is presented by 651 ARTS and produced by Marýa Wethers.