Martha Redbone, Aaron Whitby/Blackfeet Productions

Photo: Family Photo, Courtesy M. Redbone

Grant Recipient

Photo: Family Photo, Courtesy M. Redbone

Location

Queens/Brooklyn, NY

Digital Presence

Artist Website

Project Title

Bone Hill

Fiscal Year Awarded

2016

Grant or Program

National Theater Project Creation & Touring Grant

Grant Amount

$60,000

BONE HILL is an epic story of one woman’s return to her childhood homeland on Black Mountain and the coal mines of Harlan County, KY, where her family has dwelled for centuries. Traveling back in time to her childhood and her ancestors spanning four generations of women in a Cherokee family, BONE HILL explores their lives and stories. It is a story about the family’s connection to the land – the simplicity and sacredness of that connection and the ruptures that threaten to extinguish it. Based on the stories of Martha's family, with all original compositions by Redbone and Whitby.