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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.
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).
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Tickets $20
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God's Trombones
Category
OnQ presents Season XI: Redemption Song
Date
Thursday, 21st June 2018 07:30 PM
Venue
McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
Telephone
704-372-1000
ABOUT THE SHOW
As an ode to the importance of the African American church tradition, James Weldon Johnson’s iconic collection of sermons, “God’s Trombones” will close out Season 11: Redemption Song. Presented as a theatrical work that exalts the role of folk preacher to that of epic storyteller, this Gospel production will use musical interludes to trace the spiritual roots of Jazz, Blues, Funk and Rock n’ Roll. To retell these folk sermons to a new generation, OnQ Founder & Artistic director, Quentin Talley, will team up with Billboard Charts History Maker and Founder & Artistic Director of Inspire The Fire, Dennis Reed Jr. In honor of Black Music Month, join us on a musical journey of Black Americans contributions to the tapestry of American History and a powerful tribute to our voice to affect change. Like the brass instrument, as James Weldon Johnson’s described, God’s Trombones “is a testament to the range and sound of the human voice.”
* Trombone: A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet family, the only wind instrument possessing a complete chromatic scale enharmonically true, like the human voice or the violin, and hence very valuable in the orchestra.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Tues. June 19th @ 7:30pm |Wed. June 20th @ 7:30pm | Thurs. June 21st @ 7:30pm
Cost: $20
groups of 10 (or more), $15 each - To inquire about group rates, please email onqperformingartsinc@gmail.com
All Dates
- Thursday, 21st June 2018 07:30 PM
- Wednesday, 20th June 2018 07:30 PM
- Tuesday, 19th June 2018 07:30 PM
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