{"id":188,"date":"2007-10-09T22:48:50","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T02:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=188"},"modified":"2007-10-09T22:48:50","modified_gmt":"2007-10-10T02:48:50","slug":"blaktino-performance-series-a-litany-for-survival-the-life-of-audre-lorde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kuma2.net\/blog\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"BlakTino Performance Series &#8211; A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE OF AUDRE LORDE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, October 12 &#8211; 8pm \/ Free<br \/>\nA LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE OF AUDRE LORDE<\/p>\n<p>An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings &#8211; spanning five decades &#8211; articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde&#8217;s childhood roots in NYC&#8217;s Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, filmmakers Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson&#8217;s moving documentary explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women&#8217;s movement, and the struggle for lesbian and gay rights. Screening commemorates the 15th anniversary of Lorde&#8217;s passing. Followed by Q&amp;A, kicked off by short reading of Lorde&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx Academy of Art &amp; Dance (BAAD!) presents its annual BlakTino Performance Series, a festival celebrating works by Black, Latino and Blatino artists. The festival, first presented in 2002, takes place at BAAD!, 841 Barretto Street in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. Take #6 train to Hunts Point Ave. For further information and tickets call (718) 842-5223 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org\/\">www.BronxAcademyofArtsandDance.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, October 12 &#8211; 8pm \/ Free A LITANY FOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE OF AUDRE LORDE An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings &#8211; spanning five decades &#8211; articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. 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