Monday, June 15, 2009

Black Girl Ugly

I have heard nothing short of wonderful things about this piece. If you are in the area, please go see it! Black Girl Ugly touches on many of the issues that we talk about in our workshops each week.
Black Girl Ugly
Featuring Ashley Brockington, Lee Avant & Nicole Cain
June 11th through June 27th , 2009
Weekends only: Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8pm WOW Café Theater, 59-61 East 4th St. Between Bowery & 2nd Ave, 4th Floor F train to Second Ave.
Tickets $10 at the door blackgirlugly@gmail.com; For Reservations: 718-419-1094

It ain't easy comin' up Black not to mention female, in these so-called United States. Have you ever considered how difficult it is to cultivate a healthy self-image growing up surrounded by the superficial din of white media? In Black Girl Ugly Ashley Brockington, Lee Avant & Nicole Cain take you into the collective subconscious of Black Girls trying to hold fast to their love of self. Through movement, poetry and song they contrast growing up surrounded by the "truth" of white girl beauty while living in the reality of Black Girl Ugly. True to their legacy these artists offer no clean endings in this story of black girl victory. The contra-fictions linger and always will. http://www.wowcafe.org/blackgirlugly/
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"Walk away knowing that even though we may have lost ourselves at one point, we found ourselves again too. We put it all out there, because we are girls with past experiences ready to face our future. What we have to be proud of is the power within us, our girl pwer!"
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Listen to our cry.
Listen to the things that makeus,
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upset
happy.
Don't take us for granted.
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