Bronzeville burlesque artist reimagines church service to commemorate black women in history

 
alt text By Carolyn Chen, Reporter, The Real Chi
 
 

On Sept. 13th to 15th, Chicago-based performance artist Po’Chop created “The People’s Church of the G.H.E.T.T.O (greatest history ever told to our people)” at Blanc Gallery, Bronzeville. In this performance, she used elements of dance, storytelling, and striptease to pay homage to black women whose work impacted Bronzeville. She believes that it is her job to seek out untold stories of those black women and help people remember them.