Roots of the Sea and Land | Bridging Worlds: An International Black Theatre Festival

Roots of Sea and Land is a multigenerational story centered on a young Garifuna man and an Indigenous woman from Marcala, La Paz. Their family’s journey explores love, migration, cultural identity, and the responsibility of preserving ancestral traditions. Through music, dance, ritual, storytelling, and memory, the production honors Garifuna and Indigenous Honduran culture while showing how cultural inheritance can remain a source of strength across generations.

The Honduras residency is specifically built around a devised theatrical work exploring Garifuna history, culture, identity, and contemporary experience. Click here to purchase your tickets! This production is presented as part of the Bridging Worlds: An International Black Theatre Initiative, which launches Hattiloo’s Pan-African collaborations, marking the start of its next twenty years of leadership in uniting Black theatre across the globe.

This groundbreaking festival brings three acclaimed Black theatre companies to Memphis for exclusive two-week residencies. Alongside powerful performances, artists will lead immersive workshops, masterclasses, and public discussions to foster cultural exchange and dialogue. Bridging Worlds celebrates the shared Black experience across the diaspora, uniting Memphis with the global stage.