The Historical Fantasy of America: Happy Hour Before The Show

About this event

The Haus of Glitter (in partnership with AS220 + Creative Justice Lab) is a Dance Company + Performance Lab + Preservation Society whose mission is to shift the energetic center of the universe towards care, healing, justice and freedom.

Seven years in the making, the award-winning Historical Fantasy of America is The Haus of Glitter’s genre-defying dance opera, activist mermaid fairytale and glitter-filled reckoning with the stories America tells about itself. It’s an adapted and evolved work from The Historical Fantasy of Esek Hopkins , a workshop performance in response to The Haus of Glitter’s residency with The City of Providence + Dept. of ACT in the Former Home of Esek Hopkins, Commander of the slave ship Sally.

In it’s final form, the premiere announces the cast featuring BECKY BASS , AJA , LADY D, SIDY MAIGA , and more.

Friday, November 20th, 2026 is the Happy Hour and one-night premiere, followed by a community gathering and discussion on November 21st.

Get excited about THE HISTORICAL FANTASY OF AMERICA: Join us: Happy Hour Before The Show, November 20th, 4:00-6:30pm, at AS220 Main Stage, then walk to the show. Arts + Liberation World-Building Think Tank, November 21st, 1:00-4:00pm at AS220 Main Stage.

Listen: The project's first single before its album release on the night of the premiere.

SIRENS (feat. Becky Bass, Medusah Black & Satta Jallah) on YouTube Music or stream it with a subscription on Apple Music , Spotify , and Amazon Music .

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Watch: See The Highlight Reel from the first iteration of this show and imagine that +6 years of slay.

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