Poor Dog Group presents The Murder Ballad (1938)
Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 8pm
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 @ 11am & 10pm
Sun, Jan 20, 2013 @ 11am
FREE ADMISSION
The Murder Ballad (1938)
created by Poor Dog Group
directed by Jesse Bonnell
performed by Jessica Emmanuel & Jesse Saler
With a murky mix of desire, jealousy and emancipatory yearning, Poor Dog Group's latest movement-based work gives forceful physical life to Jelly Roll Morton's legendary 1938 recording. Originally performed in the brothels of New Orleans’ steamy Storyville district, Morton's song revels in the nastiness of its heroine’s voice, whose feral physical energy lays claim to the violent impulses of a woman betrayed. The Murder Ballad delves into the myth of female madness and racialized representations of sexuality
Date:
January 18, 2013
Time:
8:00 PM
–
10:00 PM
College:
Baruch College
Address:
Baruch College: 25th St. (bet. 3rd and Lexington Aves.), NYC
Manhattan
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Phone:
646-312-5073
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