30193: Knight (announce) April 1st performance by Haitian-American spoken word artist to benefit Poto Mitan -- Boston, Mass.

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Charles Knight <cknight@comw.org>

Hello:

Gina Athena Ulysse has asked me to send this to you for posting.

Charles Knight
Knight-Athena Productions

[Please forward this announcement to any and all who may be interested.]



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  On Sunday April 1st at 7 pm

there will be a performance by

 Haitian-American spoken word artist

Gina Athena Ulysse

at The Lyric Stage

140 Clarendon St., Boston



…an extraordinarily gifted artist, that rare talent whose words are as
moving on the page as they are on the stage.  A thought-provoking and
fabulous show.  ~  Edwidge Danticat

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                   photo by Andy Vernon-Jones

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to benefit Poto Mitan, a film currently in production about five courageous
Haitian women activists ~ www.potomitan.net



Because When God is Too Busy: Haiti, me and the World

by  <http://www.ginaathenaulysse.com> Gina Athena Ulysse, with Marc Arena,
Kaneza Schaal, Chelsea Smith and special guests

 singer Katia Ulysse, performing original Kreyòl songs,

and dancers Martine Vassor-Johnson and Irmina Ulysse.



      Tickets are $10 , available at the Lyric Stage box office only on the
evening of the performance.  For better seats arrive between 6:00pm and
6:30pm .   To reserve the best available seats and for more information
about the event visit :

 ~ www.ginaathena.com <http://www.ginaathena.com/>  ~



We are seeking  to raise $7500 toward finishing the film Poto Mitan largely
through sponsorships.  To find out how you or your organization can sponsor
this event please visit

~ www.ginaathena.com/#sponsor ~





 Honorary Hosts



Jarrett Barrios | Margaret Burnham | Donna Bivens

Edwidge Danticat | Michele David | Michel DeGraff

Meck Groot | Curdina Hill | Sonja Latimore

Chuck Turner | Marti Wilson-Taylor



 Partners



Center for Black Studies Research, UCSB

Center for New Words

Commonwealth Institute

Haitian Studies Project, UM-B

 Women's Theological Center





Knight-Athena Productions

Commonwealth Foundation, Inc., fiscal sponsor