Ashé Cultural Arts Center's original dance/theater adaptation of The Origin of Life on Earth is part of the Jefferson Performing Arts Society's (JPAS) Arts Adventure Series.
JPAS is proud to bring this multi-disciplinary performance experience back to the stage once again after the 2007 production. This Big Easy Award winning production tells the story of how earth and the first people were created, according to the Yoruba Culture of West Africa. The creation story connects to the African Diaspora, the arrival of West Africans to New Orleans and their legacy in New Orleans culture and tradition. This dance/theater production has a cast that includes master dancers, theater artists and musicians that bring to life this story.
The production uses the concept of storytelling that combines spoken word with images presented from dance and film, with music provided by musicians and vocalists. The production combines the elements of the griot (storyteller) with a Vorchestra, film and dancers. The script is an adaptation of the book by the same title written by Dr. David Anderson and adapted by New Orleans playwright and director Chakula Cha Jua. The original music is by Lloyd Daly.
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We touched on this rencet episode of gentrification in my Human Relations class. The questions posed by the instructor for us to ponder were, How does this impact the Black Community’? What must businesses such as Ezell’s and Catfish Corner do to survive when the current neighborhood makeup is 83% European American? After some consideration, my answer is the same for both questions Change. With communities of African Americans existing in south Seattle, Federal Way, and Kent, activities and businesses with largely African American clientele must change to accommodate their original customer base, cater to a new customer base, or, ideally, do both. It also presents opportunities for those with an entrepreneurial spirit to launch businesses in those newly formed African American communities. With help from the various communication tools, staying connected as a community shouldn’t be an issue.Meanwhile, the CD simply returns to its roots; a community comprised of mostly European American (I am reminded that the area was largely Jewish before the mid-60s).
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