Tag Archives: Pearl Cleage

M Ensemble Sings the Harlem Blues for an Alabama Sky

If it’s possible to capture the depth and breadth of a tumultuous vibrant time and place by just focusing on the intersecting lives of five ordinary people, in this case Harlem in 1930, then Pearl Cleage’s Blues for an Alabama Sky comes close, notably in this production by the M Ensemble Company.

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Blues for an Alabama Sky, Carey Brianna Hart, Chasity Hart, Chat Atkins, Jean Hyppolite, Keith C. Wade, M Ensemble Company, Pearl Cleage, Sarah Gracel | 1 Comment

Uplifting ‘Flyin’ West Is Powerful History From M Ensemble

Leave it to M Ensemble to teach an audience a bit of Black history in Pearl Cleage’s Flyin’ West , while entertaining the masses.

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Brandiss Seward, Candice Marie Singleton, Carolyn Johnson, Chat Atkins, Flyin' West, Jerry Maple Jr., Pearl Cleage, Rita Joe, Seth Ian Crawford | Leave a comment