The Rosetta Circle

The Rosetta Circle is a creative response to Rosetta Reitz’ musical archive of care -- a performance collective of care. We explore how to continue the spirit of Rosetta's work and honor the unsung foremothers of jazz with collaboration and multiple viewpoints. The structure and the practice of the circle is designed to speak back to the music business's harmful practices like racism, sexism, unfair wages and leaving women out of the story.  Our work pursues music's ability to amplify public history and make change.  This project is a pilot for an ongoing social justice-minded performance collective.  A first Rosetta Circle in-progress performance pilot this April features Adia Victoria, Rissi Palmer, Shirlette Ammons, Shana Tucker and Tift Merritt and begins our work exploring how the women of Rosetta Records speak to today. Unmanageable is thrilled to produce the first Rosetta Circle in tandem with Duke Performances and Tift Merritt.