Playbill: When audiences enter the theatre for Eisa Davis’ show The Essentialisn’t, they see a striking sight: Davis herself suspended above a tall tank of water, made of glass. As she submerges herself, she only has a rope and her own water-treading skills to keep her head above water—while singing “I’m crossin’ the water.” Suddenly, the air in the theatre at HERE Arts Center crackles with energy, at the associations of Black bodies and water, as well as a slight fear of whether Davis can get out of the tank.
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