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blessing the boats — a performance essay 
03.27.2005, 11:42 AM
Saw a remarkable piece last night — Blessing the Boats, written and performed by Sekou Sundiata, was billed as a Performance Essay. Sundiata is a fabulous poet with a stunning range of voices. This 90-minute work recounts Sundiata's life-saving kidney transplant with a torrent of beautiful words which affirm in surprising ways what it means to be alive. The reason i'm mentioning it here is that the work is so dense and rich that i really wanted to have a dvd recording so that i could savor it — it wouldn't do just to have a text transcription since hearing the many voices is a crucial aspect of the piece. it really was a genre-busting "performed essay." Terry Gross' interview with Sundiata on Fresh Air includes a brief excerpt from the piece.
Posted by bob stein at March 27, 2005 11:42 AM
tags: The Performing Book
