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OnQ Performing Arts, Inc. is a nonprofit, professional theatre company, based in Charlotte, NC. Our mission is to educate and produce classic, contemporary and original performance works that reflect the black experience.
Becoming the change we wish to see. As a change agent, OnQ advocates that creativity and the arts become instrumental in the city's growth and development process, not simply ornamental.
BLACK POETRY THEATRE & THE CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM IN ASSOCIATION WITH HAYTI HERITAGE CENTER PRESENT
Death of Cochise:
A New Work Featuring Dasan Ahanu & Bluz
Directed by Quentin Talley and Created by Dasan Ahanu
with Live Soundtrack Provided by Holloway Group Band
It is summer. Two emcee poets leave home to meet and prepare for their show that night. As they navigate through the city, they witness rising tensions and frustrations at every corner. Families are struggling, the youth are anxious, and blackness is being manipulated. When news of a life lost hits, the two artists know they have to do something before the community explodes. Can they use their show as a way to provide healing and direction to those who feel pushed to the edge and overlooked?
Told through a combination of verse, drama, and imagery, “Death of Cochise” takes audiences on a journey through identity, culture, struggle, responsibility, and accountability. This multi-media production stars award-winning poets and performing artists Dasan Ahanu and Bluz. Led by these two dynamic artists, this hip-hop and spoken word production uses the art of emceeing, vivid imagery, and compelling storytelling to talk about the breadth of Black life and the value of Black creative expression.
“Death of Cochise” was created by Dasan Ahanu and is directed by Quentin Talley of OnQ Productions. It was commissioned and is being presented by the Hayti Heritage Center and the Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College. In addition to Black Poetry Theatre, the Carolina Theatre of Durham, and the Hayti Heritage Center, this event has support provided by the National Performance Network (NPN).
OnQ Performing Arts ' "A Soulful Noel" Artists to Perform Live From New York Times. Performance scheduled for Sunday, December 18 at noon EST at facebook.com/nytimes
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