Haiti, Me and the World
December 13, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
This dramatic monologue by Gina Athena Ulysse considers how the past occupies the present. Ulysse weaves spokenword with Vodou chants to reflect on childhood memories, social (in)justice, spirituality, and the incessant dehumanization of Haitians.
Gina Athena Ulysse is an anthropologist/poet/performance artist. Born in Haiti, she migrated to the States in her teens. She has published in various places. She has presented her one- woman show, “Because When GOD is too Busy: Haiti, me and THE WORLD” at various colleges and universities throughout the States as well as Bluestockings, The Bowery, Brecht Forum, Brooklyn Museum, LaMaMa, Lyric Stage Theatre in Boston, Center Stage in Santa Barbara, among other places. When she is not expressing her eloquent rage on the stage, she is an associate professor of anthropology, african-american studies and feminist gender and sexuality studies at Wesleyan University in CT.
Written by Gina Athena Ulysse
With: Gina Athena Ulysse