Home Made Me
SLIPPAGE@Duke presents
Home Made Me:
Nina Simone, Tryon NC
Friday, August 16, 2019
7pm, North Carolina Museum of Art
Featuring: Thomas F. DeFrantz * Shireen Dickson * Quran Karriem * Monèt Noelle Marshall * Tristan Parks * Andrea E. Woods Valdés * Brittany Williams
In this experimental dance theater fantasy, interactive technologies drive a rendering of Nina Simone’s amazing journey from Tryon, NC to international musical icon. Created especially in celebration of the designation of the Simone homestead in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The work combines spoken word, dance, and experimental interactive technologies to wonder at the many ways that Home Made Me for extraordinary artist Nina Simone.
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In this experimental dance theater fantasy, interactive technologies drive a rendering of Nina Simone’s amazing journey from Tryon, NC to international musical icon. Created especially in celebration of the designation of the Simone homestead in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The work combines spoken word, dance, and experimental interactive technologies to wonder at the many ways that Home Made Me for extraordinary artist Nina Simone.
North Carolina Museum of Art, Friday, August 16, 2019