Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Mr. TOL E. RAncE
Music by Jonathan Melville Pratt, Brandon McCune, Kurt “KC” Clayton, Scott Patterson
Fri-Sat April 11th-12th| 8 pm
$25 in advance/$30 day of show | Members: $18.75/$22.50
Post-show discussions led by Dr. James Peterson (Fri.) and Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild (Sat.)
This show is available for Student Rush tickets. Click here to learn about our student rush program.
Note: This show contains adult language that may not be suitable for viewers under 13. Parental discretion is advised.
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“Camille A. Brown & Dancers performance of “Mr. TOL E. RAncE” had it all – heart, mind, soul, passion, full-out dancing and introspective solos.” – The Herald-Sun
Two-time Princess Grace Award recipient, Camille A. Brown, a prolific choreographer who has achieved multiple accolades and awards for her daring works brings an evening-length dance theater work that celebrates African-American humor, examines “the mask” of survival and the “double consciousness” of the black performer throughout history and the stereotypical roles dominating current popular Black culture. Through comedy, animation, theater, soul-stirring live music and poignantly retrospective dance vocabulary, Mr. TOL E. RAncE speaks to the issue of tolerance- how much Black performers had to tolerate, and addresses forms of modern day minstrelsy we tolerate today.
The following have been moderators for “The Dialogue”:
Michael Eric Dyson
Kamilah Forbes
S. Renee Mitchell
Leslie Mones & Kevin Jones
Stacey Muhammad
Mark Anthony Neal
James Braxton Peterson
Richard J. Powell
Barake Sele
Kemba Shannon
Andrea E. Woods Valdés
Live Accompaniment by Scott Patterson
Musical Compositions: Brandon McCune, Kurt “KC” Clayton, Jonathan Melville Pratt, and Scott Patterson
Animation: Isabela Dos Santos
Dramaturgs: Talvin Wilks and Kamilah Forbes
Theater Coach: J. Michael Kinsey
Text: Camille A. Brown
Lighting Design: Burke Wilmore
Set Design: Philip Treviño
Costume Design: Carolyn Meckha Cherry
Supported by PECO
