MIX: Strata

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MIX: Strata

Celebrate Indigenous heritage at MIX: Strata, a dance party honoring Rose B. Simpson’s large-scale installation of the same name currently on display in the CMA’s atrium. Strata was inspired by Simpson’s Indigenous heritage and the landscape of her ancestral homelands of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Cleveland’s own DJ Red-I opens the evening with an open format selection of hip-hop, house, and funk. Then from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., Shub, considered to be the Godfather of PowWowStep, a growing genre of electronic music, will headline the evening with a DJ set. Born Dan General, Shub is a Mohawk, Turtle clan of the Six Nations of the Grand River, located in Ontario, Canada. Food and drink items, including cocktails, beer, and wine, are available to purchase from Bon Appétit. 

Because April is also CMA membership appreciation month, the first 500 members to check in at the membership table, located by the Ames Family Atrium bamboo across from the museum store, can redeem a pair of sound-activated glasses as part of member appreciation month. Proof of membership upon redemption is required. Supplies are limited to one pair per household.

More about the artists:

DJ Red-I (Brittany Benton) has solidified herself as an integral part of Cleveland’s music scene for more than a decade. She is one half of the hip-hop duo FreshProduce and is the founder of Beat Freak, Cleveland’s monthly beats showcase. In 2018, she opened Brittany’s Record Shop, an independent record store that focuses on hip-hop, reggae, and soul. In 2019, she was nominated for “Best DJ” in Cleveland Scene’s Best of Cleveland. More information about DJ Red-I can be found on her website.

Shub won the 2022 JUNO award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year and previously won Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2014 (with A Tribe Called Red). He was also an Indigenous Music Award nominee at the 2018 Juno Awards for his PowWowStep EP,  won a Much Music Video Award for Best EDM/Dance Video in 2017, and was shortlisted for the esteemed Polaris Music Prize Award in 2013.  Shub’s latest album War Club (2020) was released to critical acclaim during the pandemic, featuring collaborations with other Indigenous and BIPOC artists like Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Boogát, Fawn Wood, and Phoenix Pagliacci to name a few. More information about Shub can be found on his website.

Disclaimer: No full-face masks, heavy face paint, glitter, weapon-like props, or excessively oversized costumes are permitted. All outfits are subject to security screening. The Cleveland Museum of Art may refuse entry to any visitor whose attire does not comply with these requirements.