sacrifice: Meditations on the Vietnam Experience April 1, 2009

BILLY BANG AND YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA

Co-presented with the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project

The Harlem Stage Gatehouse is the intimate setting for this emotionally charged work that combines the exceptional talents of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa with the cutting edge sounds of jazz violinist Billy Bang. Coming from seemingly disparate backgrounds — Komunyakaa raised in Louisiana; Billy Bang reared in the Bronx — the two share a common past as Vietnam veterans. In this compelling production, the artists use music, voice, media, and conversation to capture their remembered experience of a cruel and painful war.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Pre-concert discussion: 6:00 pm
Performance: 7:30 pm

Harlem Stage Gatehouse
Tickets: $15