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The World is My Home - The Life of Paul Robeson
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Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC) and Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site will present a free showing of the acclaimed one-man Broadway show, “The World is My Home – The Life of Paul Robeson,” on Friday, April 19.
Written and performed by Stogie Kenyatta, “The World is My Home” is the No. 1 touring one-man show in the U.S., Caribbean and Central America. It follows the life of Paul Robeson, an early 20th century actor and musician famous for his artistic accomplishments as well as his political activism. The show covers topics such as diversity, compassion, African pride, social justice and the music of the Harlem Renaissance.
The show begins at 7 p.m. at MTCC located at 501 W. Ninth St. in Little Rock and is open to the public.
About the show:
The play is a tribute to the legacy of a tortured genius who was so ahead of his time, he lived several lives filled with triumph and tragedy. Graduating top of his class & Valedictorian in 1919 from Rutgers Univ. he got a Law Degree from Columbia University & passed the NY State Bar in 1922 & became the first Negro lawyer hired by a NY Law firm. Paul Robeson was the son of a preacher who transcended race and dreamed for a colorblind society. He spoke out against the Holocaust, visited Warsaw ghetto in Poland & co-founded the OAU (Organization for African Unity) with W.E.B. Dubois & pushed for the liberation of Africa.
Stogie Kenyatta brings a unique interpretation to the stage, where he majestically captures the essence of Robeson. Portraying 14 characters he chronologically takes us thru the life of History’s 1st Black Renaissance man & one of America’s most complex & brilliant citizens.
Magnificently performed with props, several wardrobe changes, an inspiring finger-snapping Jazz, Bebop, Gospel, Big Band soundtrack. The play opens as Robeson’s father, a 15 year old runaway slave, escapes on the Underground Railroad to Philadelphia. As laugh out loud funny & entertaining as it is educational, Kenyatta ages from a 5 year old to the 70 yr old, world weary warrior that the blacklisted Robeson had become. The show covers the Harlem Renaissance, with music from Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Louie Armstrong, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Harry Belafonte & Robeson himself.
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