Tag Archives: Jade Jones

M Ensemble’s 1972 River Niger Captures Conflict in Black Lives

M Ensemble Company revives the 1972 award-winning The River Niger capturing a crossroads in Black life in America with a depiction of passionate, intelligent people debating diametrically opposed philosophies of how Black citizens should fight for justice in a racist world.

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andre Gainey, Carolyn Johnson, Chat Atkins, Jade Jones, Jean Hyppolite, Joseph A. Walker, Kedar Myers, Keith C. Wade, M Ensemble Company, Martin Davis, Nairobi, Roderick Randle, The River Niger, Tyquisha Ariel Braynen, Xavier Latortue | Leave a comment

Once On This Island Is Glorious Tale of Storytelling And Song

Get yourself down to where Slow Burn is delivering a gift you’ll prize for a long time to come: Once On This Island is a glorious evening of storytelling and song, myth and magic infused with joy, passion and a deep belief that love is that saving grace of complex human existence.

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andre Russell, Brinie Wallace, Chloe Davis, Cliff Price, Daryl Patrice, Eden Marte, Elijah Word, Geoffrey Short, George Jackson, Jade Jones, Jasmine Iacullo, Jerel Brown, Kareema Khouri, Lillie Thomas, Nate Promkul, Nayomi Braaf, Nicole Dikun, Once On This Island, Patrick Fitzwater, Remarcus Riggins, Reynel Reynaldo, Slow Burn Theatre Company | Leave a comment