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Free Theater Night: “Nigga-Roo” Exploration of Blackness | Exit Theater

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Friday, April 12, 2019 - 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free while supplies last! Reservations are recommended, and all are welcome.

EXIT Theatre | 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco

Free / RSVP

“Nigga-Roo” is a multidisciplinary solo performance that explores blackness as a social construct by Best of the 2017 San Francisco Fringe winner, Dazié Grego-Sykes. A daring deconstruction of the African-American experience, and the weight imposed upon it by language, history, and ever-evolving societal norms, “Nigga-Roo” is a work that challenges both artist and audience through video, movement, music, monologue, and an unflinching usage of blackface.

Named “fearless” by the San Francisco Chronicle, “densely-poetic” by the Mercury News, and “engaging” by 48 Hills, “Nigga-Roo” offers an unconventional and unapologetic commentary on racism and its impact on the Black individual.

Limited free tickets – RSVP – The venue is Exit Stage Left, 156 Eddy St.

 

Artist Statement: It was after being told by people who were darker than myself to stay out of the sun I first wondered, why wouldn’t a black person want to be blacker? My conclusion is that the closer ones complexion is to a minstrel show character the more likely they are to be dehumanized and stereotyped by society. Within this piece, I employ Black Face as a metaphor for Black performativity in a way that its potency can be manipulated to excite resistance surrounding colorism and internalized racism. Art is supposed to challenge our preconceived notions. It must change the artist and can change the audience. Ive been changed by this experience, and will be sharing how and why through the development of a follow-up piece, “Decolorism.”

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Cost: FREE*
*Free while supplies last! Reservations are recommended, and all are welcome.
Categories: *Top Pick*, Theater & Performance
Address: 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco