POETS AND PLAYWRIGHTS PRESENTS BLACK TALE BY PATRICIA IONE LLOYD (NY)
POETS AND PLAYWRIGHTS PRESENTS BLACK TALE BY PATRICIA IONE LLOYD
Event Date
Thursday, January 29 2009 : 6:00pm
Location
The Center
Description
Reception 6PM with a pre-show performance by Rebel Starr, the neo quantum retro hip hop duo. Rebel Starr is what your dreams sound like.
Program 7PM, $10
Black Tale is a contemporary hip-hop fairytale centered on the Greek myth of Persephone or just another day in the hood. Black Tale enchants with poetry, movement, elements of Negro spirituals, mythology, classic parables, and nursery rhymes; transporting you to the not so far away land of Bed-Stuy “Do or Die” Brooklyn.
Starring in this magnificent staged reading is Ms. Rae Dawn Chong. Chong is best known for appearing in the films Quest for Fire, The Color Purple, Choose Me, Beat Street, Commando, Soul Man and Far Out Man.
Price
$10