She Talks to Beethoven
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The first professional production of this bold short work by visionary playwright Adrienne Kennedy was a 30-minute, non-seated installation/performance that integrated found objects, drawing, silhouette and projection to tell the story of Suzanne Alexander, an African-American woman living in 1961 post-independence Ghana.
Directed by Charlotte Brathwaite
Set: Abigail DeVille, Lights: Yi Zhao, Composition/Sound: Guillermo E. Brown, Costumes: Dede M. Ayite
Performed at JACK Arts in NYC 2014
Photos: Yi Zhao and Hao Bai
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