D UNDERBELLY
Upcoming
A new series devoted to the return of the word
Curated by Interdisciplinary Artist Baraka de Soleil
featuring: D UNDERBELLY, Carmen Barika & many others
Last Tueday of the month
Beginning April 29th & May 27th at DIXON PLACE
8 PM
258 Bowery Place - between Houston & Prince Street
212.219.0736
{www.ixonplace.org for more info}
'Live deep and what-- flow? - a throwback to the old school 90's spoken word scene? sounds a little 'dated'?
Come check it out and see...'
This emerging series reaches into the depths of the past spoken word movement and
converges with the contemporary word slinging scene to provide a space
for experimentation and spontaneous verbal exchange; removing the mic & opening up the flow of sharing poetic thoughts. no need for SLAMMING! Each month a new theme, issue will be presented inside the Bohemic space of Dixon Place, There will also be opportunity for spontaneous exchanges and interactive audience moments. Experience a continuum of performing artists from a range of backgrounds riff, share their 'vibe' or explore how to just 'live deep and F-L-O-W'.
April 29th's theme is in honor of Nat'l Poetry Month:
'notes from the UNDERBELLY'
Hosted by Baraka de Soleil
Featuring core artists from D UNDERBELLY including Daniel Givens & Sunder Ashni.
May 27th's - Dirty south tales:
Hosted by & featuring vocalist extraordinaire Carmen Barika.
Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY'S
CHILDR'N OF "O"
Friday and Saturday, April 25, 26, 2008 -
8 pm
Sunday - April 27, 2008 - 6 pm
Admission: $15, Low income: $8
Reservatoins, call 718-832-0018
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
A developmental workshop production
Text, movement, direction & design: Baraka de Soleil
with: Francine Sheffield, Sunder Ashni, Aixa Kendrick, Yaa Asantewaa, and “three chillen”.
Prophetess! techno-mammy! motha afrika! Come unto we and spread thine essence ovah thee world like hot sauce on potato chips...so that our childr’n shall be enlightened and carry froward the legacy of thine greatness...for thee legacy shall never end!
The iconic image and legacy of Oprah Winfrey serves as the inspiration for the latest performative experiment of Baraka de Soleil/ D UNDERBELLY- the dreamlike sci-fi allegory Childr’n of “O.”
The electronic age transmits its powerful presence through the voice & image of iconic Black woman figure - “O”. “O” has the ability to absorb all cultural, social and economic issues that live inside the ‘techno-fabric’ of our society while bearing children that will carry forward the legacy of this new millennium’s digital consciousness; but what happens when streaming sensory information, organic memories, natural moments of human contact, existence & interaction overloads the ambient waves of her 'being'?” Unfolding through an intricate web of poetic text, deconstructed ‘tv’ symbolism and gestural language, Childr’n of “O” examines the complexities of our cultural relationships with ‘stars’, technology and evolving contemporary society.
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