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Killer Whale Announces Extended December Dates At The Historic National Black Theatre

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 04:54 NYCityBlack Admin
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Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale has extended its featured performances at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s historic National Black Theatre for December 2-11. The National Black Theatre is located at 2031-33 Fifth Avenue (between 125th and 126th Streets).  Killer Whale, directed by Stephanie Berry, is a 70 minute choreopoem that uniquely tells the story of three young women’s love affair with Harlem from youth to young adulthood through a montage of spoken word poetry, theatre, dance, and song. It explores the conflicts in coming to terms with a gentrified Harlem. The ladies recognize the Harlem that offers the best of urban living juxtaposed against the Harlem that looks and feels less like the community that the women have grown to love.  The piece was written by Jaylene Clark, Hollis Heath, Janelle Heatley, and Chyann Sapp, who collectively make up Harlem KW Project, LLC.  All four members are writers/actresses/directors/producers under 25 years old. Clark, Heath, and Sapp are Harlem natives, and Heatley a Bronx resident, yet all four women continue to call Harlem their home.

(Pictured: Harlem KW Project and Actress Comedienne, Kim Coles)

Show times include Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 4pm. General admission tickets are priced at $35 and discounted tickets for students, senior citizens, and groups are also available. To purchase tickets, visit the SmartTix website at www.Smarttix.com or call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444. For group sales, call the National Black Theatre at (212) 340-1121.

The choreopoem has made its return to Harlem after premiering in March as a staged reading at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Killer Whale has also been featured at the Time Squares Arts Center.

“This choreopoem really is our love letter to Harlem,” states Heath. “The voices are our voices and the stories are the ones we’ve actually lived,” says Clark.  All four women agree that in light of Harlem’s rapidly changing community the present is the best time to contribute to an artistic boom that will both celebrate and build upon the renaissance of the past. “This piece is a wake up call to artists that if we don’t take up the challenge of preserving the culture of Harlem as we know it, the neighborhood we call home will disappear right before our eyes,” says Sapp. Heatley adds, “The goal of the piece is to bring visibility to the thriving arts community in Harlem despite all of the changes happening to the neighborhood.”

Now a LLC, the mission of the Harlem KW Project is to cultivate, create, and encourage arts culture in Harlem through various workshops and events.

For more information about the show and booking, please visit our website: www.HarlemKWProject.com or email us at info@HarlemKWProject.com.


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