Wednesday, February 10th, 7:30 PM at The Gatehouse. Tickets: $15. Acclaimed pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and celebrated poet/performer Mike Ladd, with Iraq veteran and poet Maurice Decaul, launch a new work-in-progress of music and poetry commissioned by Harlem Stage’s WaterWorks program. Continuing on the heels of their groundbreaking collaborations In What Language? (2003) and Still Life with Commentator (2006), Iyer and Ladd will collaborate directly with young American war veterans of color from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to create a new work with the working title Holding it Down. After interviewing veterans of color specifically about their dreams - be they harrowing, surreal, or mundane- Iyer and Ladd will build an evening of music, poetry, and song around soldiers' dream narratives. The Gatehouse Theater in Hamilton Heights is at 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street. Tel: 212.281.9240. Take the 1 train to 137th Street. Read more about the event at the Harlem Stage site and buy tickets: LINK
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