Since 2019, Atlanta Beltline Art’s Beltline After Dark has brought free, family-friendly arts programming to the corridor, making it a staple of the annual exhibition season.

This year’s presentation will feature PhaeMonae's “Amplified Body” - a multi-disciplinary production designed to embody the essence of hip-hop's emergence by mirroring the rhythmic lifecycle of the cicada.

PhaeMonae and her artistic collaborators, Magdalena, LaMia Dingle and Cailan Orn, have created an immersive, interactive experience set to uplift female voices and “amplify untold stories” through sculpture, dance, fashion and soundscapes.

The arc of the performance will follow the life-span of the cicada, presented in four, 30-minute phases over the 2-hour run-time: emergence; search for community; expression of joy through the process of creation; and the culminating phase, existing as one body as a means of survival.

A performance highlight: the unveiling of a 16-foot-long, 6-foot-high cicada sculpture, illuminated with UV-activated paint, crafted by Magdalena.

WHERE: Atlanta’s Westside Park, Entrance 1 - 1621 Johnson Road NW, Atlanta, 30318