From 04/02/2016: Edda Fields-Black describes Requiem for Rice, an orchestral-dance tribute to the slaves in the Antebellum Period Lowcountry rice plantations of S.C. and GA opening in 2017. Events leading up to the release include a discussion by producer and filmmaker Julie Dash at CMU 4/4 and the Homewood Library 4/5 as well as music by Virtuosi of the Colour of Music at CMU 4/28 and ELPC 4/29.