Saturday, October 13 | The Women and the Men | The Black New World | 836 Pine St, Oakland | 8pm | $10 General, $5 for Youth 18 and under | All Ages
In celebration of Nikki Giovanni’s seminal volume of verse, 6 artists of 3 generations will create new spoken word or dramatic responses to classic poetry. Featured performers are HBO Def Poets Staceyann Chin, Amir Sulaiman, Dahlak Brathwaite and Lauren Whitehead, educational activist Greg Hodge, and 2006 SF poet laureate devorah major. The event is hosted by West Oakland’s most vibrant African-centered performance space, The Black New World.
Thurs.- Sat. Oct 25-27; November 1-3 | Scourge | ODC Theater| 3153 17th St., SF | 8pm | $25 General, $10 Youth 18 and Under, Plus $65 Benefit* | All Ages
The Living Word Project repertory piece, Scourge, completes an international tour with a return to the Bay Area. Scourge is an evening length theater piece where poetry meets movement and music in a meditation of the myth and reality of Haiti.
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