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30193: Knight (announce) April 1st performance by Haitian-American spoken word artist to benefit Poto Mitan -- Boston, Mass.
From: Charles Knight <cknight@comw.org>
Hello:
Gina Athena Ulysse has asked me to send this to you for posting.
Charles Knight
Knight-Athena Productions
[Please forward this announcement to any and all who may be interested.]
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On Sunday April 1st at 7 pm
there will be a performance by
Haitian-American spoken word artist
Gina Athena Ulysse
at The Lyric Stage
140 Clarendon St., Boston
…an extraordinarily gifted artist, that rare talent whose words are as
moving on the page as they are on the stage. A thought-provoking and
fabulous show. ~ Edwidge Danticat
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photo by Andy Vernon-Jones
~
to benefit Poto Mitan, a film currently in production about five courageous
Haitian women activists ~ www.potomitan.net
Because When God is Too Busy: Haiti, me and the World
by <http://www.ginaathenaulysse.com> Gina Athena Ulysse, with Marc Arena,
Kaneza Schaal, Chelsea Smith and special guests
singer Katia Ulysse, performing original Kreyòl songs,
and dancers Martine Vassor-Johnson and Irmina Ulysse.
Tickets are $10 , available at the Lyric Stage box office only on the
evening of the performance. For better seats arrive between 6:00pm and
6:30pm . To reserve the best available seats and for more information
about the event visit :
~ www.ginaathena.com <http://www.ginaathena.com/> ~
We are seeking to raise $7500 toward finishing the film Poto Mitan largely
through sponsorships. To find out how you or your organization can sponsor
this event please visit
~ www.ginaathena.com/#sponsor ~
Honorary Hosts
Jarrett Barrios | Margaret Burnham | Donna Bivens
Edwidge Danticat | Michele David | Michel DeGraff
Meck Groot | Curdina Hill | Sonja Latimore
Chuck Turner | Marti Wilson-Taylor
Partners
Center for Black Studies Research, UCSB
Center for New Words
Commonwealth Institute
Haitian Studies Project, UM-B
Women's Theological Center
Knight-Athena Productions
Commonwealth Foundation, Inc., fiscal sponsor