Story originally published in The Guide and written by Gavin Stewart
The WCU Performance Series will resume Tuesday, Feb. 6, when “Urban Bush Women: Hair & Other Stories” comes to Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center.
The show, which features dance, music and text with the history, culture and spiritual traditions of African-Americans and the African diaspora, begins at 7:30 p.m.
Urban Bush Women, based in New York City, began in 1984. The dance group explores the transformation of struggle and suffering into the bittersweet joy of survival. Their production, “Hair & Other Stories,” address such matters at race, gender, identity and economic inequality through the lens of hair, primarily that of African-American women.
Urban Bush Women
UBW encourages cultural activity as an inherent part of community life by offering workshops, lecture demonstrations and long-term residencies that bring the histories of their communities forward through their performance.
During their visit to Cullowhee, UBW will work in collaboration with WCU’s Intercultural Affairs department to present a free interactive dance and leadership program for students that will be held in the A.K. Hinds University Center theater onMonday, Feb. 5, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets for the performance at the Bardo Arts Center are $25 for the general public, $20 for WCU and Southwestern Community College faculty and staff, and $5 for WCU/SCC students. For more information, visit arts.wcu.edu/ubw or call the ticket office at 828-227-2479.
