Lia Chang: BINTOU at the Harlem School of the Arts, 6/24-7/10

The Movement Theatre Company is presenting the North American Premiere of BINTOU, by Koffi Kwahule at the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 Saint Nicholas Ave in New York, from June 24-July 10th.

Bintou is an African immigrant girl immersed in the urban slums of modern Western society. At the age of 13, she runs with a pack of wild boys, plays with knives, and has bewitching dreams of becoming a belly dancer. With a budding display of overt sexuality and aggressive behavior consuming her, Bintou’s family attempts to save their daughter. When cultures and generations collide, will tradition cut through the confusion?

The cast of BINTOU features Adenike Thomas, Amen Igbinosun, Audrey Hailes, Cherrye Davis, Chinaza Uche, Hazelle Goodman, Jerry Ford, Jonan Everett, Joseph Covino, Joy Caldwell, Nneoma Nkuku, Shenelle Eaton Foster, Von Ali Wright, Willie Teacher, Zachary Webber, and Zainab Jah.

The production team includes sets by John Jalandoni, costumes by Jesca Prudencio, lights by T. Rick Hayashi, sound by Yusuke Namiki, choreography by Ani Niemann, fight choreography Willie Teacher , stage management by Jamal Jordan, with associate producers Kisa Willis and Brandon Kyle Goodman.

Tickets are $15, $12 for students with a valid ID. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information, check out the official website for the Movement Theatre Company.

Harlem School of the Arts
645 Saint Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10030
[Via Subway: A/C, B/D train to 145th Street in Harlem]
[This play contains graphic violence and adult content]

Lia Chang © Tami Chang

Lia Chang is an actor, performance and fine art botanical photographer and an award-winning multimedia journalist. Lia’s portraits and performance photos have appeared in Vanity Fair, Gourmet, German Elle, Women’s Wear Daily, The Paris Review, VIBE, TV Guide, Daily Variety, Interior Design, American Theatre, Life & Style, OUT, New York Magazine, InStyle, Timeout.com, Villagevoice.com, Playbill.com, Theatermania.com, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, New York Times and Washington Post. A former syndicated arts and entertainment columnist for KYODO News, Lia is the New York Bureau Chief for AsianConnections.com. She writes about culture, style and Asian American issues for a variety of publications and this Backstage Pass with Lia Chang blog. As a photographer and videographer, Lia is frequently tapped to collaborate with artists, organizations and companies in establishing their documentary photo archive. She has been documenting her colleagues and contemporaries in the arts, fashion and journalism since making her stage debut as Liat in the National Tour of South Pacific, with Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden.

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