Princess Jacob

"The Essentialisn’t" is a complex piece. Davis explores a world of uncertainty and finds her voice while seeking to answer one question: can you be Black and not perform? This question is ultimately unanswerable, and so the show doesn’t try. The personal anecdotes and philosophizing are rarely satisfying, often not building to anything in particular, but the show stays entertaining and interesting off the back of Davis’ force of personality. [more]