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We are proud to announce that
several touring performances and programming activities are
once again available about the Katrina Storm (Gulf Coast).
Touring engagements for 2009-2010 will include presentations
of panel discussions, performances and fundraising
scheduling.
Dr. Scott-Lipton from the organizational headquarters of
the Gulf Coast Civics Works Project and Solving Poverty at
San Jose State University has responded positively to the
popularity of our various event planned offerings previously
held for the Post Katrina College Summit, which included
"WADE IN THE WATER" and "ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS."
These plays received critical acclaim during limited
engagements and held over performances in New York. Due to
the popularity of requests and invitations, we have enlarged
our repertory to facilitate simultaneous/coincidental
performances at different locales across the country. We are
seeking to present full length or excerpted play
performances, spoken word staged adaptations, a spiritual
concert reclamation or workshop title discussions which will
detail the Katrina Storm Drama experience. You maybe able
to schedule or use our activites, events and performance
showcases as a possible fundraiser!!!!
Please contact the
National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour at (267) 230-0317 -
email: nationalblackartsspokenwordtour@yahoo.com or Dr.
Maurice Henderson at (856) 691-8600 ext 814 -
mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com or (770) 256-9993 - email
calistarks@hotmail.com.
Promotional materials, critic reviews and media packet
available upon request!
PERFORMANCES:
Since the August 2006 World Premiere with hosting by
Awardwinning Actor/Activist Danny Glover with Congressman
Charles Rangel and New York City Councilman Charles Barron,
the Katrina Storm Drama "WADE IN THE WATER" has attracted
standing ovations, sold out attendance and critical acclaim
as an Off-Broadway Hit Play during its extended run at the
National Black Theatre, Harlem's Historic landmark founded
by Dr. Barbara Ann Teer. The play was requested "Back by
Popular Demand" for the month of September and returned to
New York for a third time for another limited engagement
during October 2006.
"WADE IN THE WATER" is the National Commemorative
Touring Production of the Gulf Coast Tragedy orginally
commissioned by Ron Daniels to support the founding of the
Institute of the Black World 21st Century. This productions
has now become the futherance for a trilogy (three part
serial), which will now include "ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS"
(part II) and "THE FIRE NEXT TIME" (part III). Our success
and audience reach attract of millions of readers,
listeners, viewers and theatergoers has also been the
request for the touring circuit return of "HOW BLACKS GOT
STUCK BETWEEN THE ROCK AND A HARD PLACE."
"ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS" (part II of the Katrina Storm
Drama Experience)
Concieved by Maurice Henderson with Zuhairah McGill (First
World Theatre) as a commissioned piece by bestselling writer
Lorene Carey, author of "The Price of a Child" and Convener
of the Annual Celebration of Black Writing. The original
staging preveiwed at The African Poetry Theatre in New York,
after receiving a standing ovation at the Art Sanctuary in
Philadelphia. Other dramaturgy includes "Gone Missing"
featured in the 10th Anniversary Poetry Anthology published
by Moonstone Press< which is exclusively available from
Robins Bookstore in Phialdelphia as a part of the Black Ink
Series. This staged adaptation explores the triggers for
the Katrina Storm and other disasters.
"SWEPT AWAY" (part III of the Katrina Drama Experience)
This Stagecrafting of monologues and performance poetry has
already been released as CD recording and published in books
and anthologies. It traces the fear and farcity of those
persecuted throughout the Gulf Coast.
"THEY'LL BE NO WATER, BUT THE FIRE NEXT TIME"
Conceived by Maurice Henderson with Cali Starks and Pianki
Sankofa (fomerly Frank Peay), this staged adaptation is the
benchmark for the theatricality of the Black Holocaust and
other Disastorous situational of the Black Experience in
America. Originally previewed during the King Holiday
Celebration of January 2006 in Mississippi at Rust College
and in Memphis, Tennessee at the Marcus Garvey School, It
features some of the performers who have appeared on stage
with famed Black Arts Pioneers and Black Nationalists
figures such as Amiri Baraka, the Last Poet, Sonia Sanchez,
Marvin X, Sam Geenlee, Mari Evans, Etheridge Knight, Rob
Penny and Joseph Walker (the River Niger).
"HUSH HARBOR: SPEAKING THE NAMES FROM KATRINA"
This Spoken Word staging features some of the most award
winning and critically acclaimed Recording Artists and
Published Poets/Authors whose works about the Katrina
Disaster and Gulf Coast Tragedy has appeared on CD
compilations and book/magazine publications. The performers
have had their literary sketchings performed in our New
York, Philadelphia and North Carolina productions Excerpts
from this production appeared on the roster engagement with
Marc Oriol, the French Filmmaker who recently completed a
Documentary of the New Orleans survivors.
"I'LL FLY AWAY"
Originally previewed in New York and Philadelphia, the cast
members return with a Spiritual Concert Reclamation of some
of the songs heard in "WADE IN THE WATER" and "ONE MORE
RIVER TO CROSS."
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WORKSHOPS:
DEVELOPING RESOURCES & INKIND GIVING FOR THE KATRINA VICTIMS
AND SUPPORT GROUPS
This workshop/panel presentation will provide free, low cost
and discounted resources worthy of $10,000 - 1 Million
Dollars. This session is a post-script offering from the
public sphere presentation at the Hurricane Katrina Tribunal
held in Atlanta during April 2007.
GRANT AND PROPOSAL WRITING & APPROACHED FUNDRAISING
TECHNIQUES FOR SOCIAL CAUSES & COMMUNITY ACTIVIST PROJECTS
This workshop/panel presentation will provide participants
with the practical skills to obtain funding or other
financial contributions which will benefit social causes.
This session is a post-script from fundraiser held for
Katrina causes in New York, Philadelphia, North Carolina and
Atlanta.
HOW TO ACQUIRE & PRACTICE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS
ACROSS THE CURRICULUM, THROUGHOUT ALL ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES &
WITHIN LEARNING TRACKS
This workshop will engage audience members in the self
employment and business ownership transformation of their
skills, abilities, talents, gifts and desires for the
benefit of civic self esteem, social entrepreneurship, the
creative economy and natural capitalism.
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LECTURE:
BEYOND THE VEIL: COUNTERING THE CONSPIRACY TO EVACUATE AN
EPIC OF MEMORY CALLED KATRINA
This lecture and public speaking engagement will employ an
interactive assembly of issues and answers about Katrina and
the Gulf Coast Tragedy.
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The National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour was founded under
the auspices of the National Black Authors Tour, which is
now celebrating its 20th Year Anniversary since being
initiated at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York
during the convening of the National Black Writers
Conference. Our official inauguration was held at the
Afrikan Poetry Theater in Jamaica, New York and at the
Jersey City Library through the featuring of Fredrica Payne,
C.D. Grant and Angela Kinamore, Essence Magazine Poetry
Editor. The contributors, collaborators and repertory cast
membership for this production represents some of the most
well respected and career achieved performance and literary
arts from throughout the United States. This is the
opportunity to see many of the Outstanding Media
Personalities whose touring engagements by the Tour has
included Colleges, Conferences, Festivals, Schools, Cultural
Centers, Libraries, Religious Institutions, Bookstores and
other venues within the Mainstream of Pop Culture and the
Emergent Underground Culture of Urban America.
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QUOTES
"captures all the anger, bitterness, frustration and, at
last, the heroism of the thousands touched by the worst
disaster in U.S. History.
Herb Boyd
New York Amsterdam News
"many of the things that make telling our stories unique and
very spiritual"
Linda Armstrong
Harlem News
"The students, staff and faculty really enjoyed the National
Black Arts Spoken Word Tour's presentation"
Janet Jones
Warren-Wilson College
Norht Carolina Campus/Campus Compact Vista Volunteer
"very moving"
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
author of "Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and
the Color of Disaster"
"I was moved to tears.......the haunting beautiful
background singing of Wade in the Water was genius, behind
the Katrina poem, just genius"
Eileen D'Angelo
Founder, Mad Poets Society
"an eye opener and most informative as was the true life
story.... I received many calls from those in attendance
over 70 years old"
Rena Graves, Coordinator
Southwest Community Enrichment Center
Favorite Links
www.hushharbors.com
www.DTVoutreach.org
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