Go see Okwui!

Photo by MLO

  Our friend and colleague, performer extraordinaire, Okwui Okpokwasili, has created a show and it’s now onstage at Performance Space 122! You may have seen versions of this work presented by 651 ARTS in various stages at 651’s Salon Series in 2006, or at PS’s B.O.B. Festival in 2007. This is a great opportunity to witness how the development of  a work evolves over time-  and with Okwui and husband Peter Born at the helm,  there are sure to be countless intriguing and thought-provoking moments.  Friends of 651 ARTS even get a discount! See below for details…

Performance Space 122 presents
Okwui Okpokwasili’s
Pent Up: A Revenge Dance

Bessie Award-winner Okwui Okpokwasili spins a modern folktale. A daughter attempts to construct a coherent past out of her mother’s cryptic signals and signifiers. Interweaving legacy and the loss of old tongues, rituals and original songs, and a good old attempt to get a grip, Pent Up sheds new light on traditional spells and third world brothels, and transforms every scratch & win ticket into a lucky one. Directed by Peter Born.

Feb 8 – 22
Tue – Sat 8p
Sun 5:30p
Additional show Mon, Feb 9 8p

Use code LOTTO and enjoy $12 tickets (Reg. $20)*
Enter code online http://www.ps122.org/performances/pent_up.html
By phone 212-352-3101
In person at Performance Space 122
150 1st Ave. at 9th St.

*May be discontinued at any time, so book now and save!