Date and Time
Saturday Feb 26, 2011
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Description
Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 27, 20100 at 2:00 p.m. Join Moore Dance Project in celebrating Black History Month with Sacred Slave Stories, a contemporary ballet inspired by some of the most compelling interviews with more than 2,000 formerly enslaved African-Americans, as documented by the Federal Writers' Project (1936-1938). Featuring narrated excerpts from 25 of these historic interviews, Sacred Slave Stories moves between sorrow and joy, unfolding as a series of living memories that reveal deeply personal accounts of a people's collective courage, sacrifice and refusal to be diminished by an unjust world. Appropriate for all ages. Presented by Moore Dance Project In partnership with The Center for Contemporary Dance Mention this website and receive $5 off the regularly $15 ticket price!
