Tuesday
1st April 2003
African-Caribbean dance-drama @ The Rep |
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Hand - an African-Caribbean dance drama |
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A
cultural feast of African-Caribbean dance-drama is set to bring the
Rep theatre alive with the story of Bad Hand.
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Bad Hand
is a dance-drama which draws on African-Caribbean tradition and form
to deliver its themes.
The story is told through music, dance and song. It explores love,
jealousy, superstition, and instinct.
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| Bad
Hand - an African-Caribbean dance drama |
Performed
by an all African-Caribbean cast, there are four characters;
* Mama and her daughter Mimi who share a wonderful relationship,
* Neba, who always has a friendly greeting and is especially
fond of Mimi,
* Duppy - an apparition who appears in the night and is intent
on stealing Mimi away.
The
show is composed and choreographed by Ansell Broderick, who was born
in Britain to a Jamaican family.
He lives in Leeds but has been working for the past three years in
Birmingham, including at The Drum Arts Centre.
Bad Hand has already been seen in some nursery and primary schools
in Birmingham and the Black Country, as part of the Arts Council's
Creative Partnerships scheme.
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Hand - an African-Caribbean dance drama |
Jonathan
Church the Artistic Director at the Rep said:
"It鈥檚 fantastic that hundreds of school children have already seen
this production and that many more will now be able to see it at
The Rep.
Bad
Hand is very visual and entertaining. The dates at The Rep provide
an ideal opportunity for all the family to come and see it together
during the Easter holidays."
The show is suitable for all ages from 7 to 70 and lasts for approximately
one hour.
Bad Hand
is being performed in 'The Door' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre,
from Wednesday 16th - Saturday 19th April 2003.
Ansell
Broderick writes about his reasons for writing the play and
the experiences which lead him to form his own production company.
Also see pictures from the show, with our picture
gallery.
For a
list of other events at the Rep, see our listings
section.
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