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Sunday, Sep 07, 2008
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Need a lift this season? Black Nativity will give you what you need |
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| Need a lift this season? Black Nativity will give you what you need | ||
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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer BLACK NATIVITY DIRECTED BY JACQUELINE MOSCOU WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY KABBY MITCHELL, III WITH THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE GOSPEL CHOIR AND THE BLACK NATIVITY CHOIR INTIMAN THEATER THROUGH DECEMBER 28 Whether or not you grew up as I did with Sundays being spent at Boynton Methodist Church, listening to the gold-robed choir sing Christmas songs when this time of year rolled around, there is something to stir everyone's soul in the performances of Black Nativity. Now in its 10th year at Intiman Theatre, the show presents a variety of spiritually uplifting numbers that'll have you dancing in your seat, or needing to stand up to have more room for "making a joyful noise." Written by Langston Hughes (who many people just found out was also a talented Gay poet/writer) the first half of the show tells the Christmas story, of the birth of a special child to a virgin and shepherd in Bethlehem, through song and dance. Weaving together traditional gospel songs and well-known seasonal favorites, Black Nativity had my friend and I laughing, clapping our hands and happily celebrating when we attended for the first time last week. The second half of the show reminded me of those days back in Houston, attending church and listening to my mom or grandmother sing "Ave Maria," and the time I attended a neighbor's Pentecostal church and was wowed by the music and people's reactions. With humor and warmth, the songs from African-American gospels and traditional hymns created a spontaneous "revival show" and had many in the audience on their feet before the show had ended, some even raising their hands as if they were really testifying in a Baptist church. Basically, it's a great time to be had by all, and believe me, as dark as this year has been, with so much violence on so many fronts, this show is a balm to anyone's needy soul. For information on tickets and times, call: 269-1900, or go online to www.intiman.org. |
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