Fire and Movement

2019
PERFORMANCE, HOUSTON, TX 
2-CHANNEL HD VIDEO RECORDING, DURATION 9:29

Fire and Movement retraces the route and narrative of the 1917 Camp Logan Uprising, one of Houston’s most complicated and often misrepresented historical events. The uprising saw African American soldiers of the 24th United States Infantry revolt and attempt to march on the city in response to the abuse from white citizens and the police in Jim Crow-era Houston. In this work, a group of trained performers reenact the militaristic formations and movements the soldiers took, as they sought to gain control of the racist situation.

ARTIST
Jefferson Pinder

VIDEO AND SOUND EDITOR
Joshua Spelman-Hall

VIDEOGRAPHERS
George Parker
Kerianne Parker
Adam Castillo
Reese Moffett
Vassil Fedyaev
Jeremy Marcelino Sublewski

COLOR CORRECTION
Kathryn Lee

DRAMATURGY
Vinod Hopson

SUPPORTED BY
DiverseWorks

PERFORMERS
Jefferson Pinder
Joseph Lefthand
Jordan Rome
Emerson Elias
Antoine Byndum
Timothy C. Engelbrecht
Sidra Newman
Tania Breton
Manuel Breton-Santin
Tay Butler
Andrew Davis
Brian Ellison
Harrison Guy
Candice Laine
Marc Newsome
Anthony Suber