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 to be lost on viewers at home. “Until, Until, Until…” is based on the footage that never aired that night. This piece questions the truth of past narratives and creates an opportunity to reconsider our collective understanding of historic events.
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
2018/11/29 - 2018/12/01
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There will be a talkback with the artists following the performance on Dec 1.
Brown University - Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
154 Angell Street, Providence, RI 02912