When Harlem Came To Paris
DATE: February 23, 2007
TIME: 7PM
LOCATION: 2142 Wyoming Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
EVENT OVERVIEW
LiL SoSo Productions, a Maryland-based artist management and event planning firm and Alliance Française de Washington, a French culture and language center will present "When Harlem Came to Paris," a celebration of African American music, culture and theater from the 1920s and '30s.
Using a fictitious back story, a Harlem socialite travels to Paris on cultural tour. Renowned literary figures Langston Hughes, Claude McKay and Zora Neale Hurston are part of this delegation and there is a rumor that jazz legends Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday may also attend. Might they run into the world famous Josephine Baker?
The cabaret style event will feature attendees, encouraged to dress in the fashion of the time, dancing to live music, witnessing impromptu performances by the noted attendees and a few other surprises.
Tickets Purchased Before Friday, February 15: $55 General Admission, $45 Alliance Members
Tickets Purchased After Friday, February 15: $65 General Admission, $55 Alliance Members
Tickes are going fast!! To purchase, call 202-234-7911, or visit Alliance Française de Washington or Lil SoSo Productions.
(photo credit: Kimberly C. Gaines)
D.C. based dancer and writer Holly Bass portrays Josephine Baker in "When Harlem Comes To Paris."
Artist in Exile
Spend an evening among black expats in '20s Paris
By John Murph
Weekend Pass / Entertainment
Express / 02.21.2008 / Thursday
Read Express full article link: www.readexpress.com
No comments :
Post a Comment