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For over thirty years, choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s company has given expression to the vitality and boldness of African American women. Urban Bush Women (UBW) is a performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change.
Hair & Other Stories - described by the Brooklyn-based company as the “urgent dialogue of the 21st century,” Hair & Other Stories is a medley of personal narratives gathered from community, kitchen and living room conversations, social media, and YouTube.
Urban Bush Women will take you on an epic journey where you will engage in intimate conversations, enjoy local guest artist performances, and immerse yourself in this durational dance-theater work that explores disquieting ideas of beauty, identity, and race through the lens of hair.
New York Premiere
Hair & Other Stories - described by the Brooklyn-based company as the “urgent dialogue of the 21st century,” Hair & Other Stories is a medley of personal narratives gathered from community, kitchen and living room conversations, social media, and YouTube.
Urban Bush Women will take you on an epic journey where you will engage in intimate conversations, enjoy local guest artist performances, and immerse yourself in this durational dance-theater work that explores disquieting ideas of beauty, identity, and race through the lens of hair.
New York Premiere
Age Guidance: 10
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Come early! The lobby will open at 7PM with guest performances, story-sharing, an art installation, and other activities. Performance in the ballroom begins promptly at 8PM.
Performance Schedule:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
Music
The Illustrious Blacks
Choreography
Chanon Judson & Samantha Speis
