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Edgar Arceneaux’s first live work, “Until, Until, Until…,” investigates the infamous 1981 performance of Broadway legend Ben Vereen, televised nationally as part of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration celebration.
Edgar Arceneaux’s first live work, “Until, Until, Until…,” investigates the infamous 1981 performance of Broadway legend Ben Vereen, televised nationally as part of Ronald Reagan’s inauguration celebration. Intended as an homage to vaudevillian Bert Williams–America’s first mainstream black entertainer–the final five minutes of the performance were censored for the television audience, causing Vereen’s biting commentary on the history of segregation and racist stereotypes in performance ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
FREE for students, $10.00 Brown faculty & staff, $20.00 general public. Seating is limited. For tickets and more information, please click the ticket link.
Phone: 401-863-1934
Email: artsinitiative@brown.edu
Website: https://events.brown.edu/bai/#!view/event/event_id/84053
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*
Additional time info:
There will be a talkback with the artists following the performance on Dec 1.
LOCATION
154 Angell Street, Providence, RI 02912