reviews & testimonials
“[Lenelle Moïse] tells stories of migration, hope, adaptation, fear, love, desire, loss, mobility, stories of secrets, defiance, and stories of triumph. These are as personal as they are unapologetically political. She tells them with the fullness of her being. When she takes the stage, she commands it with breaths, words, songs, and movements that come together to capture her audience. Her body remains ever so present. Every limb flexes, stretches and slides... Moïse expertly combines scripted pieces and improvisation to create a multi-layered performance in which she exposes aspects of a nuanced self as she interacts with her audience.”
—Gina Athena Ulysse, “Ransanble: Some Critical Reflections on Lenelle Moise’s Womb-Words, Thirsting” (published in Volume 15, Issue 1-2 of Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society)
“Lenelle Moïse and her performance were a tour de force. [Word Life] was engaging, thought-provoking and entertaining from the first vocal expression to the last word, and the audience would have been more than happy to hear more. Lenelle’s willingness to engage with students and community members on a personal and intimate level through group discussions and workshops went above and beyond, and left students and faculty clamoring for a return engagement. The subjects touched upon in Lenelle’s work are critically important for college students to examine and ponder. Lenelle leaves them with plenty to think about, and, hopefully, a broader mind with which to do the thinking.”
—Holly L. Cargill-Cramer, Director of Communications @ SUNY Cobleskill
“Moïse’s work is so much more than a good beat. From recounting a childhood fight to meditating on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Moïse refuses to dissociate her personal experience from the broadly political. ”
—Claire Schwartz, Williams College student
production history as Womb-Words, Thirsting
November 2 & 3, 2013 Putney, VT
Sandglass Theater
August 6 & 8, 2013 Walhalla, MI
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival
November 18, 2011 Bellingham, WA
Western Washington University
February 25, 2010 Pittsburgh, PA
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, presented by New Voices Pittsburgh
February 19-20, 2010 Evanston, IL
Northwestern University
October 30-November 1, 2009 Boston, MA
The Theater Offensive
September 16, 2009 Chicago, IL
Columbia College Chicago
February 5, 2009 Williamstown, MA
Williams College
October 15, 2008 Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana State University
October 7, 2008 Durham, NH
University of New Hampshire
February 8, 2008 South Hadley, MA
Mount Holyoke College
December 4, 2007 Cobleskill, NY
SUNY Cobleskill
October 23, 2007 Geneseo, NY
SUNY Geneseo
September 28, 2007 Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University
September 19 & 20, 2007 Northampton, MA
New WORLD Theater/ Smith College
June 28, 2007 New York, NY
The Culture Project
April 5, 2007 Fairfax, VA
George Mason University
April 3, 2007 Northfield, MN
Carleton College
March 8, 2007 Keene, NH
Keene State College
February 23, 2007 Oberlin, OH
Oberlin College
October 18, 2006 Olympia, WA
Evergreen State College
August 5, 2006 Portland, OR
The Blue Monk
August 1, 2006 Seattle, WA
Hugo House Theatre
April 28, 2006 Hudson, NY
Time & Space Limited
April 18, 2006 Providence, RI
Brown University
April 1, 2006 Carlisle, PA
Dickinson University
March 9, 2006 Arcata, CA
Van Duzer Theatre at Humboldt State University
February 14, 2006 Saratoga Springs, NY
Skidmore College
October 28, 2005 Geneva, NY
Hobart & Williams Smith College
workshop production history
April 9, 2005 Middleton, CT
Wesleyan University
March 18, 2005 Bronx, NY
The Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance
September/October, 2004 Ithaca, NY
The Kitchen Theatre Company
