This weekend performance

[Anu]

Hey Folks,

So a number of great events happening this weekend and beyond... read
below for more details...

anu

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THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Sol y Soul presents

black & kinky amongst brown waves

November 20th, 8:00pm
November 21th, 8:00pm
$15 general admission/$10 for students

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop | 545 7th St. SE| Washington DC

A poetic journey through India exploring issues of race, gender,
culture and connection as a black woman living on the subcontinent.
margaux delotte-bennett’s autobiographical one-woman show challenges
what it means to be ‘other’ and reveals how we learn about ourselves
when we see our reflection in the people around us.

Tickets available by phone at 202.547.6839, or at the door.

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THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20, 21@8pm

Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company premieres at
Baltimore Theatre Project

45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

tickets: $20/$15/$10
Featuring Anna Sokolow's pivotal work Dreams at the Baltimore Theatre
Project, along with their signature program featuring the Baltimore
premiere of Karna, a Bharata Natyam piece, an ancient Indian dance
form known for its use of symmetry, angular lines, rhythmic footwork
and interpretative mime that explores spiritual and philosophical
themes.

Call 410-752-8558 to reserve tickets or visit www.missiontix.com

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21, 7pm

Premiere of SULU DC
an underground network of AAPI (Asian American and/or Pacific
Islander) artists

Featuring: Aparna Nancheria, Adriel Luis, Alex Cena, Taiyo Na, Tala
Abu Rahmeh

St. Stephens Church Basement
1525 Newton Street NW (corner of 16th & Newton)

DOORS OPEN @ 6:30 PM

$10 general admission
$8 students

Curated and hosted by Regie Cabico, Simone Jacobson, Jenny C. Lares,
and Brian Wang. With the generous support of Words Beats & Life (WBL).
Music by The Pinstriped Rebel. Inspired by the Sulu Series in New
York City, Sulu DC emerged from a need for visibility and a supportive
community for AAPI artists in the greater Washington, D.C. area. It
was borne of a merging of the fabulous foursome, *Regie Cabico* (co-
founder of the Sulu Series in New York, Artistic Director of Sol y
Soul and spoken word pioneer), *Simone Jacobson* (poet, dancer and
Cipher Director at Words Beats & Life), Jenny C. Lares (spoken word
poet) and *Brian Wang* (co-chair of DC's Young and Powerful).

The Sulu Series is named after Sulu of Star Trek, the first Asian
American character to venture into the unknown galactic quadrant, and
a remote island in the Philippines.

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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21@8pm, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22@4pm

The Greatest Hip Hop Cover Story Ever Told

Dance Place
3225 8th Street NE
Washington, DC 20017

tickets: $25 advance, $30 at the door

The Greatest Hip Hop Cover Story Ever Told braves a 30 year journey
through the life of Hip Hop from 1979 through 2009 and boldly claims -
Like it or not, the world is Hip Hop and there's nothing you can do
about it - at least not now! It's grown to become an essential part of
everyday life around the planet earth as evidenced in most commercial
jingles, sitcoms, church sermons, sports competitions, family reunions
and school programs. This production tells the story of an art form
that has transcended into an ever-growing culture through lyrical
content and video imagery while showcasing DC's brightest Hip Hop
stars.

DJs: DJ Roddy Rod, DJ Earth 1ne, DJ RBI & DJ Jav

The Cast: Asheru, Tabi Bonney, Hueman Prophets, Maimouna Youssef, XO,
Gods'Illa, Syn the Villian, Head Roc, Rosetta Stoned, Tony Moon, The
Package, Fatso, Bomani Armah, Mahoganee, Enoch the 7th Prophet,
Natural Mystics, Ardamus, Flex Mathews, Ra the MC, Lyriciss, Laelo
Hood, Princess of Controversy, Diallo Daheart Sumbry, Maisha Hyman
Sumbry & Papi Kymone Freeman
www.danceplace.org

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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22 6-7:30pm
Speaking in Drums!!
Drum Circle Workshop by drumlady Kristen Arant

@ the Art of Living Center
2401 15th St NW, WDC 20009 (across from Malcolm X Park)
$10 Suggested Donation

Get grounded in sound - learn basic hand drumming techniques, rhythms
and songs to open your heart and let the joy in - share the pulse of
LIFE - Express Yourself! Drums provided or bring your own!

RSVP by emailing kri...@drumlady.com

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DECEMBER 3-6, 11-12
Solo performer Sara Felder in Out of Sight
@Baltimore Theatre Project
45 West Preston Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Out of Sight is radical solo circus theater about the art of seeing.
Felder tells the tale of a mother, nearly blind, and her adult lesbian
daughter as they try to bridge their many differences. Felder's work
brings circus tricks, shadow puppets and a Jewish queer sensibility to
questions of family loyalty and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and
allows us to explore the big questions of our lives, laughing along
the way as we recognize ourselves in her stories.

Dec. 3, 4, 5, 11,12 @ 8pm; Dec. 6, 13 @ 3pm

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH
DC Puppet Underground & Hear Mt. Pleasant present...

A Mount Pleasant Puppetry Posada

7pm - THE POSADA: Meet at La Casa Community of Christ
(3166 Mt Pleasant Street NW)

9:30pm-THE AFTER-PARTY: 3168 17th St NW (behind the Bestway)

COST: $5-$10 Suggested Donation (No one turned away)

RSVP: Please let us know that you're coming! Email your RSVP to:
PuppetUnd...@gmail.com

What is a Posada?
Las Posadas are a 9-day (December 16th to 24th) Catholic celebration,
that recount Mary and Joseph's search for a shelter in which to give
birth. In the same spirit as caroling, folks go to a different
neighbor's house on each of the 9 days, and sing to ask for shelter.
The neighbors open their homes and offer food and drinks, and the 9
days often end with more festivities.

And a Puppetry Posada?
Inspired by the community spirit of this celebration, our Puppet
Posada will be a more secular one-night version where, accompanied by
musicians, we travel to several different Mount Pleasant homes for
performances drawing from a mix of holiday and non-religious
traditions. At each house participants will be treated to snacks or
hot drinks and the evening will culminate in a party at the final
stop!

We'll have an exciting set of puppet and other shows for you,
including excerpts from a legendary Mt. Pleasant-based Hannukah show,
a yiddish folk tale, a cantastoria, and more!
So come on out in your warmest layers next month and join Mount
Pleasant community members to roam the neighborhood and party with us
puppeteers!

To find out more about Puppet Underground visit:
http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-underground/

(All shows are family friendly. Unfortunately the houses we will be
visiting are not wheelchair accessible.)

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SATURDAY JANUARY 16, 2010

United Workers Association presents

The First Annual Justice Theater Conference
10am-3pm

2640 Space/2640 St Paul Street
Baltimore, MD

A day of workshops, forums, discussions including Classlines, Bashi
Rose, NOMMO, Theater Action Group, Puppet Underground, and others.
Explore the intersection of theater and struggles for dignity and
justice through Theater of the Oppressed, the Battle of Stories
Framework, street theater, and puppet-making, as the United Workers
Association prepares for a community-wide participation play on OUR
HARBOR DAY.

UWA, an organizing group of day laborers, gained national attention in
2007 when they won their 3 year campaign for a living wage for workers
at Baltimore's baseball stadium, passed by the city council. Now they
are taking on human rights in Baltimore's Inner Harbor through
theater. Everyone is welcome for this day-long justice theater event.