Performance & Talk Back 2PM – 3PM
Baraka de Soleil/D UNDERBELLY will present excerpts from, Water Moves the Soul
Featuring: Baraka de Soleil, Ni’Ja Whitson and Nikki Patin
Immersed in an ambient environment of voices, natural and inorganic sounds. An experimental body-based work, Water Moves the Soul, traces the transatlantic slave voyage from Africa to America; unearthing the ancestral, emotional and spiritual memories of a ‘people’ – who endured one of the most horrific experiences in World history; a testimony to survival in the midst of loss and longing.
Free and open to the public. No reservation needed.
Workshop 3:30PM – 5PM
Please register: HERE.
Work will reflect traditions of the African Diaspora, immersed in a post-modern sensibility. Participants will explore conventions of theatre, dance, communal and interdisciplinary performance.
Theatre School MFA Acting Student Celeste Cooper will interview Baraka, he will present an excerpt of work and engage with the audience in a talk back.
Theatre School Lobby: 2135 N. Kenmore Ave
Refreshments will be provided. Free and open to the public. No reservation needed.
Baraka Directed and Choreographed the 2010 New York SummerStage production of blood pudding. This photo is of him as “docta gombo” in that production.
BIO Winner of the Katherine Dunham Choreography/AUDELCO for excellence for his work on ‘Sango: Lord of Thunder’ (produced by National Black Theatre in Harlem), Baraka de Soleil’s work reflects traditions of the African Diaspora, immersed in a post-modern sensibility. Baraka Directed and Choreographed Orunmila, The Yoruba Dance Drama written by David D. Wright, produced by and with the creative input & consultation of The National Black Theatre, Founder, the late Dr Barbara Ann Teer. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Baraka has worked with legendary artists such as Cooper-Moore and Marlies Yearby Movin’ Spirits Dance Theatre and is founder of D UNDERBELLY: a network of artists of color invested in interdisciplinary exploration through the excavation of ‘new’ work & communal exchange.
More HERE.
For More Information Contact:
Erica Mott, education AT linkshall dot org
773-281-0824 linkshall.org
Next up: Baraka de Soleil.
2/13 2PM @ Links Hall.
2/14 5PM @ The Theatre School at DePaul.
More HERE.
Please join us/and help us spread the word as the Theatrical Jazz Institute
welcomes our first Guest Artist:
Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. Jones Sunday 1/23/11
Performance & Talk Back from 2PM – 3PM
Workshop from 3PM – 5PM.
@ Links Hall
3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Suite 207
Chicago, IL 60657
Workshop space is limited.To register for Omi’s workshop click HERE.
Or Contact: Erica Mott, education AT linkshall DOT org
773-281-0824 linkshall.orgDr. Jones will present work at
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2135 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60614
Monday 1/24/11 5PM – 6PM
in the Theatre School lobby.
Refreshments will be provided.These events are free and open to the public.
For more click HERE.
We Are Proud To Announce
The Theatrical Jazz Institute Participants:K. Bradford, Eleanore Catolico, Misty De Berry, Marie Casimir, Ching-In Chen, Jonathan Kitt, Constance Michelle Lee, Shannon Matesky, Dalila Paola Méndez, Erica Mott, Stacey Nwokeyi, Kyla Searle, and Isaac Fosl-van Wyke. Apprentice: Ni’Ja Whitson.
Inspired by traditional Jazz methods of training, this Institute is designed for artists interested in learning about the Theatrical Jazz Aesthetic by being in the room* with practitioners. Nationally based master Theatrical Jazz Aesthetic practitioners will visit the Institute, offering public talks, workshops and informal presentations of their work. Excutive Producer: The Theatre School at DePaul University. Producer: Links Hall. Producer/Facilitator: Sharon Bridgforth.
More about the Theatrical Jazz Institute HERE.
To download our PDF announcement CLICK HERE.
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“Performed with fearless style … [Jomama Jones] will have you wiggling and bouncing in your seat… a fusion of retro-funk, camp and theatricality that begs for yet another comeback” -David Cote, NY-1 News (Watch HERE.)
“Fabulous… she has people literally climbing over the rows in front of them to dance with her onstage… The main draw [is] Jones’s wit and insight, and her clear vision of a world where people join together to celebrate what makes them each unique.” -Trish Deitch, The New Yorker (Read More HERE.)
“Critics Pick! Jomama Jones is back! Entertaining…heartfelt…delicious”
-Clifford Lee Johnson III, Backstage (Read More HERE.)
“The feel good show of the year… From the moment that Jomama takes the stage, there’s an undeniable lightness in the air.” -Chris Kompanek, Theatermania (Read More HERE.)
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