The Blue Door to History
-Kwan Booth
Lineage can be a tricky thing. The need to understand where you come from sometimes contradicts the desire to fit in and be a part of the larger world. This can be especially true for black people, with our complicated relationship with this country. Some choose to [...]
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The Blue Door to History
Posted in Reviews, Theater, tagged "The Blue Door" on September 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Hurston’s “Spunk” Still Sings
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Spunk Still Sings: Hurston’s blues tales shape performance
By Kwan Booth
Fiction writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston was one of the most celebrated and controversial black cultural figures of the 20th century. Her feminist stance and dedication to traditional black dialect and mythology won her praise and condemnation up until her death in 1960. In “Spunk, [...]
Passing Strange
Posted in Reviews, Theater, tagged "Passing Strange" "Stew and the Negro Problem" on September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Passing Strangely Through Blackness
-Kwan Booth
For the last couple of weeks, downtown Berkeley has had a serious Negro Problem, and it’s name is Stew. Since mid October, Stew has been appearing in the play, “Passing Strange”, a coming of age travelogue that follows a young man’s search for self, art and “The Real” from Los [...]
