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Studies N Black
A black history month performative experience curated by Award Winning Interdisciplinary artist Baraka de Soleil
2007 marks a decade for D UNDERBELLY, the underground network of
artists of color, Baraka founded in Minneapolis, one cold and blustery
white day....To honor this anniversary, he returns to the one of his
first experimental artistic homes - Patricks! - and performs with past,
present and future multi-disciplined artists of D UNDERBELLY; continuing
to reflect the traditions of the African diaspora immersed in an urban
contemporary reality.
Multi-media work of
Tru Ruts Endeavors
e.g. Bailey &
Sha
Cage
Kinesthetic compositions of
Dancer/Choreographer
Bernard Brown
Sonic creation of Musician/Composer
Douglas Ewart & The Inventions
The visual installation of Artist
Leann Johnson
(in collaboration with Cecile
Lewis)
Textual journey of Interdisciplinary
Artist
Baraka de Soleil
Moving images of Performance/Dance
Artist
Stefania Strowder
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NEW YORK STUDIES N BLACK at Brooklyn Arts Exchange Curated by Interdisciplinary Artist Baraka de Soleil Featuring Aixa Kendrick/Leonardo Benzant, Christa Bell and Aole T. Miller Friday & Saturday, February 1-2, 2008, 8pm Discussion with the artists, hosted by de Soleil, following each performance. In AIXA KENDRICK & LEONARDO BENZANT'S’s Black Circus, spectators are plunged into a world of absurdity, surrealism and dreams. Using elements of pop culture, mass media and archetypal symbolism interwoven with epic theater, African ritual, Butoh, Commedia del Arte and hip hop, Black Circus engages the spectator in a stream-of-consciousness discourse and social commentary on identity & collective perception. CHRISTA BELL’s CoochieMagik is a ritual solo performance, fusing stand-up comedy and poetic text with elements of hip hop theatre. Coochie Magik is an act of resistance towards the corporately sanctioned attack on women in mainstream hip hop and mass media. It’s a transformative revival celebrating the gospel according to woman. Actor, mover, theater artist and teacher AOLE T. MILLER has been dubbed the "first African-American Ceremonial Mask Dancer of Bali." Drawing upon his extensive background in movement, theatre and mask work, Aole premieres UNTITLED, a solo dance work based on Balinese and African traditions. |
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