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RADAR L.A. | Pomo Afro Homos
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 to Sunday, June 19, 2011
Pomo Afro Homos: Fierce Love (Remix)
Pomo Afro Homos: Fierce Love (Remix)
San Francisco
"Uncompromisingly African American, uncompromisingly queer, and still remarkably universal." —Chicago Reader
RADAR L.A. FESTIVAL
In 1991 the groundbreaking group Pomo Afro Homos premiered Fierce Love: Stories from Black Gay Life and secured their place in the history of queer performance. Through a series of savvy vignettes, the company brought a humor as fierce as the love they explored, creating a theatrical touchstone at the intersection of race and sexuality. Now, two decades after its premiere, writer-director-performer Brian Freeman remixes the Pomo’s original production with a talented new crew of performers, and the occasional riff on the current moment. But the Pomos' indelible tales driven by clear and potent voices—from sad young men to signifying sissies to back-room roamers—remain as raucous and fresh as when they first took to the stage, enriched by new resonance and poignancy.
Directed by Brian Freeman
Text by Brian Freeman, Eric Gupton and DJola Branner
Performed by Thandiwe Thomas DeShazor, Brian Freeman, Dazié Rustin Grego and Rashad Pridgen
RUN TIME: 70 minutes
LOCATION: LATC: Theater 4
Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 | Map
PARKING: $5–6 event parking at several locations off Main and 6th Streets.
Fierce Love (Remix) is a National Performance Network (NPN) Re-Creation Fund Project sponsored by Theater Offensive in partnership with Dance Place, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, REDCAT and NPN. The Re-Creation Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information: www.npnweb.org.
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| Date/Time | G | With Flex Pass | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6.15.11 8:30 pm | $20 | $10 | |
| Thur 6.16.11 3:30 pm | $20 | $10 | |
| Fri 6.17.11 9:30 pm | $20 | $10 | |
| Sat 6.18.11 7:30 pm | $20 | $10 | |
| Sun 6.19.11 7:00 pm | $20 | $10 |
G - General Audience
M - REDCAT Members
ST - Students
CA - CalArts Students/Faculty/Staff
