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Tell The Stories So That They May Know
Charlotte Blake Alston
September 12, 2007 7:00pm
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“I tell stories because I have been commanded by those ancestors whose collective toil, tears, pain‚ hopes, and dreams beckoned me into existence so that I might speak their stories and my own.”
Thus begins the opening praise song to this riveting program. Drawing on the ancient role of the jalimuso (female storyteller) of W. Africa Charlotte draws the audience across bridge of intercultural connections. With a melodic and mesmerizing speaking and singing voice, she brings to life stories ancient and new, hilarious and poignant, searching and hopeful.
Come walk that bridge to a new understanding of the oral culture and historical sensibility of a people and of our commonalities and interconnectedness as Americans; as human beings.
A local endorsement: Laura Facciponti, from UNC Asheville's Drama Department is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about Blake Alston's work. Read a note from Laura here.
