Oscar, Emmy, and five-time Grammy award-winning musical artist H.E.R made her feature acting debut with the recent ‘The Color Purple’ musical adaptation. And now, the multi-hyphenate is all set to develop, produce, and star in a majorettes-inspired project set up at 20th Century Studios.
The yet untitled project teams her up again with Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders, her producers on Color Purple.
The majorette dance style is a fusion of hip-hop, jazz, and West African dance styles. It is also often described as a celebration of the Black excellence that exists in cultural history, especially ― and in the legacy of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities).
The tradition has emerged in the last 50 years as a major cultural milestone in college and Black culture.
The story will follow an introverted ballet dancer from L.A. who defies her parents’ expectations by putting her budding dance career on hold to go to college. There, she joins her HBCU’s struggling majorette team and attempts to overcome culture shock and fierce rivals to help return the team to its former glory.
The intent of developing the project as stated earlier, is essentially to make a joyous celebration of authentic HBCU life the vantage of majorette who will eventually start to realise who she really is!